Job Title: Senior Pega System Architect (Pega Infinity / PRPC)
Location: Minneapolis, MN | Denver, CO | Texas | Atlanta, GA (Hybrid Preferred)
Duration: 6 months+
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Pega System Architect to design, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale applications built on the Pega Infinity (PRPC) platform. The ideal candidate will have strong architecture and hands-on development experience, be capable of designing reusable frameworks, mentoring development teams, and driving best practices across Agile and DevOps environments.
This role requires someone who can collaborate with business stakeholders, solution architects, developers, QA, and offshore teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing Pega solutions while supporting production applications and continuous platform improvements.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable enterprise applications using Pega Infinity / PRPC.
Develop reusable frameworks, components, and application architecture to support multiple business applications.
Lead technical design discussions and provide architectural guidance to development teams.
Mentor Pega developers and establish development best practices.
Build and support integrations with enterprise applications using REST, SOAP, APIs, JMS, and service interfaces.
Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and optimize application performance.
Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and solution design sessions.
Work closely with business analysts and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Support Agile delivery, release planning, source code management, and DevOps processes.
Coordinate with offshore development teams and provide technical leadership throughout the SDLC.
Identify opportunities for automation, framework improvements, and platform modernization.
Required Skills
Pega Platform
6–9+ years of overall IT experience.
5+ years of hands-on experience with Pega PRPC / Pega Infinity.
Strong experience designing enterprise-grade Pega applications.
Experience developing reusable frameworks and shared components.
Deep understanding of Pega Case Management, Data Pages, Flow Rules, Decision Rules, UI Rules, Activities, and Integrations.
Strong knowledge of Pega security, performance tuning, debugging, and application optimization.
Architecture & Design
Experience designing scalable enterprise application architecture.
Strong understanding of object-oriented design principles and design patterns.
Ability to create technical designs and solution documentation.
Experience reviewing application architecture and providing technical leadership.
Integration
REST APIs
SOAP Web Services
JSON/XML
Enterprise Integration
Service Bus concepts
Database integration
Batch processing
Agile / DevOps
Agile Scrum methodology
CI/CD concepts
Release Management
Source Code Management (SCM)
Branching strategies
Code reviews
Version control (Git preferred)
Production Support
Root Cause Analysis
Performance Tuning
Application Monitoring
Incident Resolution
Defect Analysis
Production Deployments
Leadership
Technical mentoring
Code reviews
Solution ownership
Cross-functional collaboration
Offshore team coordination
Stakeholder communication
Preferred Skills
Pega Certified Lead System Architect (LSA) (Highly Preferred)
Pega Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA)
Experience with the latest Pega Infinity 8.x+ platform
Financial Services or Banking domain experience
Experience working in large enterprise environments
Cloud deployment experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift is a plus
SQL knowledge and database optimization
Experience with Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions
Knowledge of enterprise security and authentication (SSO, OAuth, LDAP)
Familiarity with BPM, Case Management, and Digital Process Automation