Principal Pega Architect — Enterprise Solutions Leader

Pegasystems; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits program

Employee equity

Job summary

Pegasystems in Waltham, MA is seeking a Principal Application Engineer to shape enterprise architecture on the Pega platform. You will define engineering standards, mentor delivery teams, and drive modernization across critical platforms. The role emphasizes hands-on development, architecture guidance, and collaboration with security, compliance, and production support teams. The position offers a competitive salary and full benefits.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building web applications for clients or enterprise users.
• 5+ years designing application components using object-oriented design, relational databases, integrations, and reusable architecture patterns.
• Experience working in Scrum teams of 5+ members to develop, test, and deploy application features.
• Experience with authentication, authorization, application integration, and enterprise integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise applications on the Pega platform.
• Define engineering standards and guide strategic solution designs.
• Mentor delivery teams and influence technology modernization across business-critical platforms.
• Review application designs, engineering deliverables, and reusable components for quality and scalability.
• Coordinate with business, product, infrastructure, security, compliance, and production support teams to ensure reliability and operability.

Skills

Pega platform

Enterprise app design

Object-oriented design

Relational databases

System integrations

Scrum

Authentication/Authorization

Job description

Pegasystems in Waltham, MA is seeking a Principal Application Engineer to shape enterprise architecture on the Pega platform. You will define engineering standards, mentor delivery teams, and drive modernization across critical platforms. The role emphasizes hands-on development, architecture guidance, and collaboration with security, compliance, and production support teams. The position offers a competitive salary and full benefits.