Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) - Payments

Techstra Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Techstra Solutions in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a senior Pega Lead System Architect to provide enterprise technical leadership, architecture oversight, and guidance for delivery teams. You will design and steer Pega-based payment solutions, including PSI, and drive scalability, resilience, and governance across complex integrations.

The role requires 10+ years IT experience with deep Pega expertise, a current LSA certification, and experience in large banking environments focusing on payment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Active Pega LSA certification.
• Extensive experience with Pega design, architecture, and implementation in large banking environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide enterprise technical design, scalability planning and architecture for Pega-based payment solutions.
• Lead complex problem resolution across distributed integrations and high-load frameworks.
• Mentor development teams and architects; review enterprise design patterns and documentation.
• Ensure system resilience, performance tuning, and governance across implementations.

Skills

Pega architecture

Technical leadership

Enterprise architecture

Problem solving

Mentorship

Banking domain knowledge

LSA certification

Education

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

Tools

Pega Infinity

Pega Constellation

PSI framework

Kafka

REST/SOAP/MQ

Job description

Role Overview

The Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) role adds enterprise technical leadership, architectural oversight, complex problem resolution, guidance and support for technical teams, code and design reviews, and use of modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance financial operations and dispute management initiatives. Lead Pega LSA with deep architectural expertise, enterprise framework customization experience, and rigorous technical leadership.
Creates and leads the enterprise technical design, scalability planning, and overarching architecture of Pega-based payment solutions, specifically leveraging Pega Smart Investigate for Payments (PSI).Proposes & designs robust software solutions to address complex banking operational needs and high-volume transaction scaling. Prepares enterprise technical and architectural documentation required.Facilitates complex problem resolution across distributed enterprise integrations, database optimizations, and high-load frameworks.Provides technical guidance and mentorship to development teams and architects. Reviews enterprise design patterns, code, testing strategies, and technical documentation.Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance payment processing capabilities, system resilience, and architectural governance.

Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized banking solutions.

Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with enterprise architecture, secure data transmission, and high-volume transaction processing 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, architecture, and implementation, preferably in a large banking / financial institution environment focusing on payment exception processing.
• Active Pega Certified Lead System Architect (LSA) certification
• Pega Inifinity / Constellation Experience
• Deep expertise in Pega Smart Investigate for Payments (PSI) framework architecture and customization
• Enterprise Application Architecture and Design Patterns
• Performance Tuning, High Availability (HA), and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies
• Complex Enterprise Integrations (REST, SOAP, MQ, Kafka)
• Process Improvement
• Release Management
• Software Solutions and Design
• Application Development
• Design and architecture familiarity/experienceBusiness and Team Management
• Group Problem Solving
• Customer Engagement and Solutions Oriented

Preferred Qualifications

• Banking experience
• Financial institution experience
• Understanding regulatory and risk controls

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.