Pega Solution Architect

ThoughtLabs Belgium; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtLabs Belgium in Amsterdam is seeking a senior Pega architect to ensure the business and technical architecture aligns with customer requirements and enterprise standards.

You will own the Pega PRPC solution design, mentor SSAs and leads, drive API-first integrations, microservices choices and governance across multiple teams on a two-year hybrid contract in the Netherlands. Fluent Dutch speaking and writing are mandatory; immediate availability or within two weeks.

Qualifications

• Dutch speaking and writing proficiency mandatory.
• Overall experience of ~15+ years with Pega LSA certification.
• Owns the overall Pega solution architecture for implementation.
• Defines case design, application layering, reuse strategy and guardrails.
• Drives complex technical decisions on performance, security and integrations.
• Provides governance and technical assurance across teams and releases.
• Reviews design artifacts and ensures compliance with Pega best practices.
• Acts as primary technical authority for stakeholders and leadership.
• Mentors SSAs and leads to build Pega capability.

Responsibilities

• Develops and demonstrates advanced knowledge of PRPC architecture and features.
• Size, manage scope and risk with the project manager.
• Ensure business and technical architecture meets customer requirements.
• Oversee work of a team and ensure code quality and mergers.
• Provide architecture and design guidance to project teams.
• Lead multi-team governance and integration strategy.
• Mentor senior staff and sponsor long-term capability.

Skills

Pega PRPC architecture

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

API-first integrations

Security by design

Mentoring SSAs

Microservices design

OAuth2 / API security

Event-driven integration

Dutch (speaking/writing)

Job description

• Develops and demonstrates an advanced knowledge of the PRPC Architecture and all PRPC design and implementation features
• Works in conjunction with the project manager to size, manage scope and risk
• Accountable for ensuring the business and technical architecture of the delivered solution matches customer technical and functional requirements, and commits to Customer Success (realization of business benefit)
• Participates in the development of additional consulting opportunities within the customer base
• Responsible for overseeing work of a team and responsible for code quality and mergers.

Required experience and skills

• Dutch Speaking, Writing Proficiency
• Overall Experience of ~15 Years or more Years of Experience, Pega LSA Certified
• Owns the overall Pega solution architecture for implementation, ensuring alignment with business outcomes, NFRs, and enterprise standards
• Responsible for architecting and designing business applications using Pega PRPC and other Pega solution frameworks.
• Defines case design, application layering, reuse strategy, and guardrails across the CRM program.
• Drives complex technical decisions(performance, security, scalability, integrations, data strategy).
• Provides governance and technical assurance across multiple Pega teams and releases.
• Reviews and approves design artifacts, code quality, and compliance with Pega best practices.
• Acts as the primary technical authority for stakeholders, leadership, and platform escalation.
• Provides architecture and design guidance to project teams
• Provides thought-leadership to clients across business and technical project dimensions solving complex business requirements
• Develops and demonstrates an advanced knowledge of the PRPC Architecture and all PRPC design and implementation features.
• Mentors SSAs and technical leads, building long term Pega capability in the organization
• Experience in designing solution architecture, taking into account, amongst other things: microservices, API-first integrations, synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns
• Experience in designing APIs, event-driven integration and API contract management
• Experience with security and compliance by design (OAuth2, API security, logging, auditing, privacy by design)
• Experience in modelling and designing Pega Case Management in combination with the integration of bespoke components such as microservices, front-ends and databases

Dutch speaking and writing proficiency mandatory. Hybrid in the Netherlands. Two-year contract. Immediate availability or maximum two weeks notice.