PEGA Architect

HCL Technologies Limited; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited in Chennai seeks a PEGA Architect to design, develop, and maintain enterprise PEGA applications. You will lead hands-on implementation and provide technical guidance across delivery teams.

You will own application quality, drive case management and integration strategies, and mentor PEGA developers through reviews while collaborating with business stakeholders and QA. The role emphasizes secure, scalable solutions and adherence to PEGA best practices throughout the

Qualifications

• Extensive PEGA development experience across case types, flows, and assignments.
• Strong SQL knowledge and data mappings in PEGA environments.
• Experience with REST/SOAP integrations and external systems.
• Ability to guide design reviews and mentor PEGA developers.
• CSA/CSSA certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable PEGA applications aligned with business requirements.
• Define integration architectures using REST/SOAP services and connectors.
• Oversee production support, performance tuning, and upgrades.
• Coach team via design and code reviews and provide technical guidance.
• Support estimation, sprint planning, and deployment governance.

Skills

PEGA expertise

Agile delivery

Stakeholder collaboration

Code reviews & mentoring

Tools

REST

SOAP

Data Pages

Tracer

PAL

Job description

The PEGA Architect will design, develop, integrate, and maintain enterprise applications on the PEGA platform. The role combines hands-on implementation with technical guidance, collaboration with business and delivery teams, and ownership of application quality throughout the development and release lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Application Design and Development: Lead the design and delivery of scalable PEGA applications using case management, workflow, decisioning, and reusable components aligned with business requirements.
• Integration and Technical Implementation: Define integration architecture and guide implementation using REST/SOAP services, connectors, data pages, and enterprise systems while ensuring security and reliability.
• System Maintenance and Optimization: Oversee production support, performance tuning, defect resolution, and application upgrades to improve stability, scalability, and compliance with PEGA best practices.
• Collaboration and Mentorship: Partner with business stakeholders, architects, QA, and delivery teams while mentoring PEGA developers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance.
• Project Planning and Documentation: Support estimation, sprint and release planning, risk management, and preparation of solution designs, technical specifications, deployment plans, and governance documentation.

Certifications: Certified System Architect (CSA), Senior System Architect (CSSA)

Skill Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience developing PEGA applications, including case types, stages, processes, flows, assignments, routing, service-level agreements, and correspondence.
• Proficiency in PEGA rule development, including activities, data transforms, decision tables, decision trees, validations, declarative rules, and reusable application components.
• Experience with application layering, class structures, inheritance, rulesets, rule resolution, and development guardrails.
• Ability to implement data models, data pages, data types, report definitions, and database mappings, with working knowledge of SQL.
• Experience building and troubleshooting REST/SOAP integrations, connectors, services, authentication, error handling, and external system interfaces.
• Experience developing user interfaces using the UI architecture adopted by the project, with attention to usability, accessibility, and consistency.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and performance analysis using tools such as Tracer, Clipboard, and Performance Analyzer (PAL).
• Experience implementing access controls, roles, privileges, and secure handling of application data.
• Ability to create unit tests, support integration testing and user acceptance testing, resolve defects, and contribute to deployment and release activities.
• Strong analytical, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills, with experience working in Agile delivery teams.

Experience - 10+above