Senior System Architect Public Sector Pega Expert (Remote)

Pegasystems, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 141,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay + bonus incentive

Employee equity

Global benefits program

Job summary

Pegasystems, Inc. is seeking a Lead System Architect to own the end-to-end solution architecture for U.S. Public Sector engagements, including federal, state, and local agencies.

You will lead complex Pega implementations, align technical decisions with mission objectives, and ensure secure, scalable designs across delivery teams. You will collaborate with business architects to maintain alignment with business intent, governance, and architectural standards while guiding discovery and

Qualifications

• Maintain active Pega Lead and System Architect certification.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions for federal, state, or local government agencies.
• Knowledge of Blueprint, Constellation, Pega Cloud, case management, integrations, data, security, DevOps, performance, and governance.
• Ability to connect business objectives with architectural design and technical implementation.
• Strong communication with executives, program leaders, architects, security teams, and delivery organizations.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end solution architecture and technical direction for assigned client engagements.
• Lead architecture and client delivery for complex U.S. Public Sector Pega implementations.
• Align technical decisions with agency mission objectives, security requirements, and delivery constraints.
• Translate blueprint designs into secure, scalable, implementation-ready architectures.
• Partner during discovery to validate feasibility, scope, data, integrations, security, and nonfunctional requirements.
• Guide delivery teams through implementation while maintaining alignment with business intent and standards.
• Apply Pega capabilities like Blueprint, Constellation, Pega Cloud, and AI-assisted development.
• Establish technical governance through architecture reviews, guardrails, performance assessments, and risk management.

Skills

Pega Lead/System Architect cert

Public sector / government experience

Enterprise-scale architecture

Security & governance awareness

Tools

Pega Blueprint

Constellation

Pega Cloud

Case management

Job description

Pegasystems, Inc. is seeking a Lead System Architect to own the end-to-end solution architecture for U.S. Public Sector engagements, including federal, state, and local agencies.

You will lead complex Pega implementations, align technical decisions with mission objectives, and ensure secure, scalable designs across delivery teams. You will collaborate with business architects to maintain alignment with business intent, governance, and architectural standards while guiding discovery and