Pega Architect

NTT DATA North America; Bengaluru Urban; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA North America in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Pega Developer / Senior System Architect to lead enterprise Pega initiatives. You will design end-to-end solutions, align with payment operations, and guide a team within an Agile/Scrum setting.

The role requires 7+ years of Pega development, PCSSA/PCSA certifications, and strong hands-on experience with Smart Investigate, case management, and integrations (REST/SOAP/MQ/Kafka). Onsite or hybrid work applies as per policy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Pega development experience.
• Experience with Pega Smart Investigate framework and banking-domain knowledge.
• PCSSA and PCSA certifications are mandatory.
• Expertise in Pega Case Management, ECS design and data pages.
• Strong SQL, data mapping and middleware integration experience.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD and Agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end Pega solutions leveraging the Smart Investigate framework.
• Design and implement payment operations automation across core systems.
• Build scalable case management workflows, business rules and data models.
• Configure secure integrations (REST, SOAP, MQ, Kafka) with external systems.
• Enforce Pega guardrails, perform code reviews, and optimize performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers in an Agile environment.

Skills

Pega PRPC

Pega SSA/PCSSA

System architecture

Agile/Scrum

Payment operations

Tools

REST

SOAP

MQ

Kafka

SQL

Job description

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

Key Information

• Job Title: Senior Pega Developer / Senior System Architect (SSA)
• Total Experience: 7+ Years of hands-on Pega development experience
• Primary Location: Bengaluru, India
• Work Location: GS Office (Onsite / Hybrid as per company policy)
• Mandatory Certification: Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PCSSA) and Pega Certified System Architect (PCSA)

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Development: Architect, configure, and deploy comprehensive end-to-end solutions leveraging the Pega Smart Investigate framework to streamline exceptions, disputes, and investigation workflows.
• Payment Operations Automation: Design and implement technical solutions tailored to core Payment Operations, managing SWIFT messages, ACH, wire transfers, and cross-border payment investigations.
• Core Application Engineering: Build and maintain scalable case management workflows, business process rules, data models, and complex background processing components (Queue Processors, Job Schedulers).
• System Integration: Design and configure secure enterprise-grade integrations (REST, SOAP, MQ, Kafka, and file listeners) to link Pega with external banking ledgers and core transaction systems.
• Code Quality & Best Practices: Enforce Pega guardrails, conduct detailed code reviews, and optimize application performance by troubleshooting code errors and processing bottlenecks.
• Technical Leadership: Provide subject matter expertise on architectural direction, and mentor junior engineers within an Agile/Scrum delivery environment.

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Pega Expertise: Minimum 7+ years of dedicated experience developing enterprise applications on the Pega PRPC platform (Pega 8.x experience preferred).
• Smart Investigate & Financial Domain: Proven, direct hands-on project experience working with the Pega Smart Investigate framework and a deep operational understanding of global Payment Systems and banking regulations.
• Mandatory Certification: Valid Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PCSSA / SSA) certifications.
• BPM Capabilities: Master-level knowledge of Pega Case Management, Enterprise Class Structure (ECS) design, Data Pages, Declarative expressions, UI rules, and Report Definitions.
• Database & Integrations: Strong experience handling SQL queries, database indexing, data mapping, and standard middleware connectivity protocols.
• Agile Delivery: Familiarity with DevOps pipelines, CI/CD tools, and modern Scrum frameworks.

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