Pega Lead Systems Architect

  • Cognizant
  • Birmingham, Staffordshire
  • 26/05/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Eligibility
  • Preferred to be Pega CLSA Certified.
  • Must have extensive experience in IT and good Pega experience.
  • Preferred if certified on any non-generic Pega certification (e.g., CRSA, PCDC).
  • Should have played Pega LSA role previously.
Job Description Requirement Gathering and Analysis
  • Analyse functional/non-functional requirements and seek clarifications for better understanding of requirements keeping the Pega OOTB features.
  • Provide inputs on technical feasibility of requirements.
Design
  • Should be able create class structure.
  • Should be able understand high level architectural aspects of non-Pega technologies in Pega ecosystem.
  • Must have basic DB knowledge.
  • Must know about AES/ PDC and other non-functional aspects of a Pega project.
  • Understands Design patterns in Pega.
  • Should have ability to prepare high level and low level design keeping in mind the customer NFRs and constraints.
  • Should have Ability to Guide team in preparation of technical specification document and review the same.
  • Understand and ensure Guardrail compliance in the project.
  • Good to have knowledge and experience on at least one Pega Industry framework.
Coding and Code Review
  • Ability to perform hands on coding and guide team in coding as per agreed design.
  • Knowledge around complex Integrations.
  • Have good knowledge on REST/SOAP integrations.
  • Knowledge around conducting code review and the elements to check during code review.
General
  • Guide relevant stakeholders (clients/ internal teams) throughout during the execution of client projects and enterprise assets development WITH the objective of standardizing the overall solution architecture from a technology / infrastructure perspective within the limits of the EAS processes, standards and guidelines.
  • Ensures that the architecture leverages Pega's out-of-the-box functionality to the maximum extent.
  • Understands Design patterns.
  • Help create a scalable architecture capable of accommodating future requirements.
  • Coordinate between Business, QA and development team for defects triaging.