Please Note: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance which requires 5 years continuous UK address history, typically including no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK.
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Role Overview
As a Principal System Architect (PSA), you will lead the end‑to‑end architectural design, development, and implementation of complex, enterprise‑grade solutions on the Pega platform. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders to ensure that technical solutions align with business objectives, industry standards, and client expectations.
Key Responsibilities
* Architect, design, and oversee the implementation of scalable, high‑performance Pega solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
* Define and enforce Pega development standards, methodologies, guardrails, and reusable frameworks to drive consistency and technical excellence.
* Partner with senior stakeholders and clients to define technical strategies, solution roadmaps, project scope, and architectural direction.
* Guide, mentor, and support teams of system architects and developers throughout the full solution lifecycle, ensuring quality, compliance, and best‑practice implementation.
* Maximize solution portability and maintainability by leveraging Pega best practices, reusable assets, and platform capabilities.
* Lead performance tuning, scalability assessments, and system optimization initiatives to ensure robustness, efficiency, and production‑grade stability.
* Technical problem solving and risk management.
* Stay current with Pega roadmap developments, ecosystem trends, and emerging technologies; apply this knowledge to enhance client solutions and delivery practices.
* Facilitate workshops, design sessions, and technical meetings; ensure clear communication of complex concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
Required Skills and Experience
* 12+ years of experience designing and implementing enterprise‑level solutions, with significant focus on Pega, including at least 4 years working as Pega LSA.
* Deep expertise in Pega architecture, center‑out architecture, Pega Infinity, case management, integration patterns, and BPM concepts.
* Proven experience leading large‑scale Pega implementations in complex enterprise environments.
* Strong knowledge of object‑oriented concepts, solution design principles, and enterprise integration strategies.
* Hands‑on leadership experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
* Demonstrated ability to mentor architects and developers, fostering technical growth and quality delivery.
* Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision‑making skills.
* Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) V Infinity 23 or 24.
* Industry or functional domain expertise (government, financial services, telecom).
* Experience with intelligent automation, customer engagement, or AI‑driven decisioning using Pega capabilities.
* Prior consulting or professional services experience working directly with clients.
* Experience deploying Pega solutions on cloud platforms (Pega Cloud, AWS, Azure).
* Experience mentoring and developing junior technical staff.
Benefits
Competitive basic salary, 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance, and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work.
Additional Requirements
Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role, including time onsite with clients and partners to enable delivery of first‑class services.
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