Certified PEGA Lead System Architects

techstrasolutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Techstra Solutions in Pittsburgh, PA seeks a Senior Pega Lead System Architect to provide enterprise technical leadership and governance for the Pega platform. You will design scalable architectures, govern reusable assets, and oversee complex integrations while mentoring delivery teams and enforcing COE standards.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years IT experience with 7+ in Pega, an active LSA certification, and strong problem-solving across enterprise applications in banking/finance environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field is required.
• 10+ years IT experience with 7+ years in Pega design and enterprise architecture.
• Active Pega LSA certification and COE governance experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise technical leadership and governance for Pega platforms.
• Lead architecture design, scalability planning, and reusable asset strategy.
• Perform code/design reviews and enforce Pega Guardrails and COE standards.
• Guide delivery teams, resolve complex issues, and ensure secure, resilient solutions.
• Oversee release management and DevOps practices across enterprise projects.
• Mentor teams and ensure alignment with enterprise transformation goals.

Skills

Pega design

Enterprise architecture

Platform governance

Release Management

DevOps

System integrations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Pega LSA certification

COE governance frameworks

Deployment Manager

Job description

Role Overview
The Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) role within the Center of Excellence (COE) adds enterprise technical leadership, governance oversight, platform architecture design, complex problem resolution, guidance and support for enterprise delivery teams, code and design reviews, and use of modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance enterprise-wide digital transformation and application delivery. Senior Pega LSA with deep architectural expertise, enterprise platform governance experience, and rigorous technical leadership.
Creates and leads the enterprise technical design, platform scalability planning, reusable asset strategy, and overarching architecture of core Pega platform services and shared enterprise frameworks. Proposes & designs robust software solutions to address complex enterprise-wide needs and multi-tenant scaling. Prepares enterprise technical guidelines, architectural blueprints, and procedural documentation required. Facilitates complex problem resolution across distributed enterprise applications, database optimizations, and platform integration layers. Provides technical guidance, mentorship, and architectural governance to enterprise development teams. Reviews enterprise design patterns, code, testing strategies, and technical documentation to enforce Pega Guardrails and COE standards. Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance platform capabilities, system resilience, and architectural governance.

Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align internal client needs, developer experience, and system satisfaction as primary considerations in all architectural decisions, leveraging that information to build robust platform services.

Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with enterprise software deployment, security compliance, and platform scaling to ensure they adhere to and support the company's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Troubleshooting - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• Application Delivery Process - Extensive Experience
• Application Design, Architecture - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• Application Development Tools - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• Application Testing - Extensive Experience
• Packaged Application Integration - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• System Development Lifecycle - Extensive Experience

Required Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ Years of overall IT experience with 7+ years specializing in Pega design, enterprise architecture, and platform governance, preferably in a large banking / financial institution environment supporting enterprise-scale operations.
• Active Pega Certified Lead System Architect (LSA) certification
• Deep expertise in establishing and governing Pega Center of Excellence (COE) frameworks, enterprise reusable assets, and shared platform services
• Advanced Enterprise Application Architecture and Design Patterns
• Performance Tuning, High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), and Pega Guardrail governance
• Complex Enterprise Integrations (REST, SOAP, Kafka, MQ)
• Process Improvement
• Release Management & Pipeline Automation (Deployment Manager / DevOps)
• Software Solutions and Design
• Application Development
• Design and architecture familiarity/experience
• Business and Team Management
• Group Problem Solving
• Customer Engagement and Solutions Oriented

Preferred Qualifications

• Banking experience
• Financial institution experience
• Understanding regulatory and risk controls in a shared platform environment

Locations:Pittsburgh, PA
AboutTechstraSolutions
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world‑class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Techstra Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. The Company makes its decisions on merit, and its policy of equal opportunity prohibits discrimination in all phases of the employment process, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, promotion, selection, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. The policy of equal opportunity applies without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, military status, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage or citizenship, domestic partnership status, arrest or conviction record, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other protected categories under federal, state, or local law. The Company also prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon the perception that a person has, or is associated with a person who has, any of these characteristics.