Pega Technical Architect

Role Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Own technical architecture and solution design across analysis, implementation, testing, deployment, and production readiness.
• Translate business and functional requirements into secure, scalable, reusable, and supportable Pega solutions.
• Define architecture patterns, application structure, integration approaches, and reusable components for enterprise adoption.
• Drive Pega design and coding best practices through design reviews, code reviews, technical governance, and Guardrail compliance.
• Provide technical direction to developers and collaborate with onsite, nearshore, and offshore delivery teams.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and performance considerations and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Support troubleshooting, defect resolution, release planning, deployment validation, and post-production stabilization.
• Partner with business architects, product owners, system architects, security teams, and other enterprise stakeholders.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 12+ years of IT experience, including 8-10 years of hands-on Pega PRPC experience across Pega 8.x and Pega Infinity 23.x or above.
• Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) certification on Pega 8.x or above.
• 8+ years of Banking and Financial Services experience, including at least 3 years in AML/KYC.
• Strong architecture and hands-on design expertise across Pega Platform, case management, application layers, data models, security, and integrations.
• Strong knowledge of Pega UI frameworks, including Cosmos and Constellation.
• Knowledge of Pega Customer Service, Smart Dispute, and Smart Investigate frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Pega Guardrails, performance, maintainability, coding standards, and design best practices.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall delivery models, with working knowledge of Jira.
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Exposure to Pega BIX, Pega Survey, and Robotic Process Automation.
• Pega Certified Lead System Architect (PLSA) certification.
• Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PSSA) certification.

Applicants will be asked to answer the following qualifying questions when applying for this position:

• 1Are you legally authorized to work in Canada without visa sponsorship?
• 2Do you have 8–10 years of hands-on Pega PRPC experience, including experience with both Pega 8.x and Pega Infinity 23.x or above?
• 3Do you hold a Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) certification on Pega 8.x or above?
• 4Do you have 8+ years of Banking and Financial Services experience, including at least 3 years of hands-on AML/KYC experience?