Pega Lead System Architect position

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC; San Ramon (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

MACHINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES LLC in San Ramon, CA seeks a Pega Lead System Architect with 15+ years of Pega experience to lead architecture, setup, and enterprise implementation of Pega applications. The role requires strong expertise in Pega architecture, design, and end-to-end project delivery, taking ownership from initiation to go-live.

You will set up new projects from scratch, define the technical architecture, lead the development team, and ensure successful delivery while aligning with

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Pega experience and lead architecture responsibilities.
• CLSA certification is required.
• Experience setting up Pega projects from scratch and leading implementations.
• Expertise in Pega Case Management, BPM, workflows, and business rules.
• Strong knowledge of Pega class structure, rulesets, inheritance and application design.
• Experience with enterprise integrations (REST/SOAP) and security models.
• Proven ability to mentor senior architects and developers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Pega applications.
• Set up new Pega projects from scratch including environments and development standards.
• Own Pega technical solution architecture and guide the development team.
• Translate business requirements into scalable Pega solutions.
• Define application structure, rules, security and governance.
• Design and implement Pega workflows, decision strategies, and integrations.
• Drive performance tuning, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
• Manage risks, deployments, and release management.
• Provide technical direction to architects and developers.

Skills

Pega development

Pega architecture

Pega CLSA

Case management

BPM workflows

Business rules

REST/SOAP integrations

Security architecture

Performance optimization

Team leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Tools

REST

SOAP

Job description

Job Description

Job Overview

Job ID: J53992

Job Title: Pega Lead System Architect position

Location: San Ramon, CA

Duration: 8 Months + Extension

Domain Exposure: Consumer Staples

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Employment Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other, H4-EAD

Bill Rate: $74/hour (C2C)

We are looking for a highly experienced Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) with 15+ years of overall Pega experience to lead the architecture, setup, and implementation of enterprise Pega applications. The ideal candidate must have strong expertise in Pega architecture, application design, solution development, and end-to-end project delivery. The candidate will be responsible for establishing the Pega project from the ground up, defining the technical architecture, leading the development team, and ensuring successful implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise Pega applications.
• Set up new Pega projects from scratch, including application architecture, environments, frameworks, and development standards.
• Own the overall Pega technical solution architecture and provide architectural direction to the development team.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, reusable, and maintainable Pega solutions.
• Define application structure, class hierarchy, rulesets, access groups, application rules, and security architecture.
• Design and implement Pega case management, workflows, decision strategies, integrations, and business rules.
• Establish best practices for Pega development, performance optimization, reusability, and application governance.
• Lead technical discussions with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, and project leadership.
• Guide and mentor Pega developers, Senior System Architects, and System Architects.
• Review technical designs, code quality, and implementation deliverables.
• Oversee integrations with REST/SOAP APIs, external systems, databases, and enterprise applications.
• Drive performance tuning, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, deployment strategies, and release management.
• Ensure adherence to Pega architecture standards and implementation best practices.
• Take ownership of technical delivery throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation through go-live.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Pega development and architecture.
• Valid Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) certification.
• Strong experience in Pega application architecture and enterprise solution design.
• Proven experience setting up and leading Pega implementation projects from scratch.
• Expertise in Pega Case Management, BPM, workflows, and business rules.
• Strong knowledge of Pega class structure, rulesets, inheritance, circumstancing, and application design.
• Experience with Pega integrations using REST, SOAP, and other enterprise integration technologies.
• Strong understanding of Pega security, access groups, roles, and privileges.
• Experience with Pega performance optimization and troubleshooting.
• Experience leading and mentoring technical teams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Pega Platform 8.x and Pega Infinity versions.
• Knowledge of Pega Customer Decision Hub (CDH) and Pega Customer Service.
• Experience with Pega DevOps, deployment automation, and CI/CD.
• Knowledge of cloud-based Pega implementations.
• Experience in enterprise-scale Pega transformation programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.