Strategic Public Sector Solution Architect (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Innovative work environment

Equity for employees

Bonus potential

Job summary

Pegasystems, Inc. in the United States (California remote) seeks a Lead System Architect to act as the senior technical advisor on federal, state, and local engagements, translating business intent into secure, scalable Pega solutions.

You will own the end-to-end architecture, lead complex public sector deliveries, and ensure alignment with security and mission goals while guiding delivery teams and applying Pega Blueprint, Constellation, Pega Cloud, and AI-assisted development.

Qualifications

• Active Pega Lead and System Architect certification and ongoing commitment to latest Pega platform innovations.
• Consulting-minded technical leader with experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions for federal, state, or local government agencies.
• Skilled in blueprint, cloud, case management, data, security, integrations, DevOps, performance, and governance.

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, and implementation-ready solution architectures.
• Partner during discovery to validate feasibility, scope, data, integrations, security, and nonfunctional requirements.
• Guide delivery teams through implementation while maintaining alignment with approved business intent and architectural standards.
• Apply modern Pega capabilities, including Blueprint, Constellation, Pega Infinity, Pega Cloud, and AI-assisted development.
• Establish technical governance through architecture reviews, guardrail compliance, performance assessments, risk management, and production readiness.
• Partner with Business Architects to ensure business intent, solution design, and technical architecture remain aligned throughout delivery.
• Serve as a trusted advisor by practicing active listening, leading difficult stakeholder discussions, and communicating architectural recommendations, tradeoffs, and risks to executive and technical audiences.
• Build trusted relationships with agency executives, program leaders, and technical stakeholders while serving as a strategic advisor throughout the engagement.

Skills

Pega Blueprint

Constellation

Pega Cloud

Case management

Integrations

Data security

DevOps

Performance

Technical governance

Tools

Pega Infinity

Job description

Pegasystems, Inc. in the United States (California remote) seeks a Lead System Architect to act as the senior technical advisor on federal, state, and local engagements, translating business intent into secure, scalable Pega solutions.

You will own the end-to-end architecture, lead complex public sector deliveries, and ensure alignment with security and mission goals while guiding delivery teams and applying Pega Blueprint, Constellation, Pega Cloud, and AI-assisted development.