Pega Lead System Architect

** Eligibility to obtain US Top Secret Clearance required **

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) to lead architecture, design, and implementation efforts for mission-critical government projects. This role is ideal for a U.S. citizen with deep experience in Pega CDH, Pega Marketing, and strong infrastructure skills in AWS environments. You will provide technical leadership for both on-premises and cloud-based Pega deployments, guiding junior team members while ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance with federal security standards. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Architect and lead the design as well as development of scalable Pega applications, with a focus on Pega Customer Decision Hub (CDH) and Pega Marketing. 
• Design and deploy Pega infrastructure on AWS, including autoscaling, HA/DR strategies, and CI/CD pipelines. 
• Manage and execute on-premises deployments of Pega releases, patches, and hotfixes in secure government environments. 
• Lead technical solutioning efforts, architecture reviews, and design workshops with stakeholders and cross-functional teams. 
• Troubleshoot and resolve system and application issues across the full stack—infra, platform, and app layer. 
• Mentor junior developers and enforce best practices in Pega design, coding, testing, and deployment. 
• Implement and oversee integrations with external systems using APIs (REST/SOAP), Kafka, and SSO frameworks. 
• Drive performance tuning, optimization, and proactive monitoring of Pega environments. 
• Ensure adherence to federal security and compliance standards (e.g., FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST 800-53).

Required Qualifications: 

• U.S. Citizenship is required. 
• Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) certification is mandatory. 
• 8+ years of experience working with Pega platforms, including at least 3 years in a lead architect role. 
• Hands-on experience with Pega CDH, including strategy design, AI models, and NBA/NBO implementations. 
• Proven experience deploying and supporting Pega Marketing projects in secure environments. 
• Strong background in cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, IAM, etc.). 
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform), and containerization (e.g., EKS, Docker) is a plus. 
• Solid understanding of enterprise DevOps practices and automation tooling. 
• Prior experience working with or supporting U.S. government clients. 
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Active Public Trust or higher clearance. 
• Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, and agency-specific security frameworks. 
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Splunk, CloudWatch). 
• Agile/Scrum delivery experience and comfort working in fast-paced, iterative environments. 
• Experience integrating with Salesforce, Adobe, or third-party marketing platforms is a plus. 

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. 

Compensation:

The salary range listed is for informational purposes. Credera treats all applicants as individuals taking into consideration but not limited to their professional and academic experience, specialized training, certifications and associated responsibilities as it relates to our specific industry. The salary range listed is just one component of our total compensation package for each unique employee.

Salary: An estimated base salary of $170K – 185K plus a variable component is anticipated for this role in the US.