Lead Systems Analyst – Pega

N Consulting Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

N Consulting Global is seeking an experienced Lead System Architect to design and implement high‑scale Pega-based solutions for diverse clients. You will lead a technical team, manage scope, schedule, resources, and budgets, and ensure delivery on time and within budget.

You will govern, report, and manage financials across portfolios, working with global stakeholders to secure alignment and transparent escalation. A strong focus on delivery excellence and stakeholder communication is essential.

Qualifications

• Outstanding project and programme management experience.
• Strong experience delivering technology infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to lead delivery in a matrix environment.
• Solid knowledge of PM methodologies (Waterfall and Agile).

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from initiation through delivery and implementation.
• Develop an integrated delivery plan with milestones and dependencies.
• Drive delivery cadence with clear priorities and blockers removal.
• Produce executive updates and governance documentation.
• Coordinate cross-team handoffs and ensure operational readiness.

Skills

Project management

Programme management

Delivery leadership

Waterfall & Agile

Financial discipline

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Clarity

Excel

Job description

Mandatory : Looking for Active SC Clearance

Roles and RESPONSIBILITIES

The Lead System Architect (LSA) will design, develop, and implement exceptional technical solutions built on the latest Pega platform for our clients in any industry. In this role, you will manage a team of technical resources and their technical implementation tasks to ensure work is delivered on-time and on-budget.

Delivery leadership (end-to-end)

• Lead projects from initiation through delivery and implementation, including scope, schedule, resources, quality and outcomes.
• Build and maintain an integrated delivery plan that reflects constraints, milestones, delivery approach, and cross-team dependencies (including third parties where relevant).
• Drive delivery cadence and transparency: clear priorities, accurate status, active removal of blockers, and timely decisions/escalations.

Governance, control and reporting

• Run effective governance using standard project disciplines (e.g., RAID, change control, action/decision tracking and dependency management).
• Produce concise, executive-ready updates for senior stakeholders, steering forums and portfolio governance.
• Ensure delivery aligns to portfolio direction and adheres to required Technology governance and control expectations.

Financial management and portfolio hygiene

• Manage project financials, including forecasting, tracking and variance management across operating/capital spend (as applicable).
• Use Clarity and Excel to maintain accurate plans, financials, resourcing and status reporting.
• Identify and escal financial risks/opportunities early, presenting options, impacts and recommendations.
• Build strong working relationships with global stakeholders across Infrastructure teams, Architecture, Service Management/Operations, Finance, Risk and Portfolio leadership.
• Secure sponsor and stakeholder alignment on baseline plans and manage change transparently when scope/approach shifts.
• Coordinate across multiple teams to manage delivery hand-offs and ensure operational readiness.

Operational readiness and handover

• Plan and manage implementation and cutover activities to minimise service risk.
• Ensure appropriate handover into operations (support model, documentation, readiness checks, acceptance criteria) so outcomes are sustainable after the project closes.

Capture lessons learned and feed continuous improvement back into the portfolio and PM practice

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Outstanding project and programme management experience which include communications capabilities, decision making and problem solving skills, lateral thinking, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Strong experience delivering technology infrastructure projects (data centre, storage and/or core infrastructure), ideally with global stakeholders.
• Proven ability to lead delivery in a matrix environment (no line management), influencing outcomes through pace, clarity and collaboration.
• Solid working knowledge of project management methodologies (Waterfall and Agile) and the ability to apply them pragmatically for infrastructure delivery.
• Strong financial discipline: forecasting, variance management, and translating financial data into clear delivery actions.
• Strong tooling capability including Clarity and Excel, plus standard project artefacts and reporting.
• Confident communication skills- able to translate complex technical delivery topics into clear updates, decisions and actions for senior stakeholders