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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Pega Lead Systems Architect - **Company:** THE JUDGE GROUP, INC. - **Location:** Irving, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $125,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Applications Architecture, Application Integration Architecture, Application Layers, Automation of Tests, System Configuration, DevOps, Job Scheduling, Role-Based Access Control, Systems Integration, Management of Software Versions, Pega, Data Logging, Api Design - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/934550c1-3698-4467-b014-d6d166951610 ## About the Role Must Have Technical/Functional Skills o Define the end-to-end application architecture following Pega's best practices and guardrails. o Design and develop responsive user interfaces using the Constellation framework, specifically utilizing Portals, Views, and out-of-the-box (OOTB) DX components. o Experience in background processing rules like Agents, Listeners, Job Schedulers and Queue Processors o Define foundational architectural decisions across application layers, rulesets/ruleset versions, reuse patterns, and guardrails that balance enterprise consistency with business unit autonomy. ## Description o Stand up and maintain enterprise "golden paths" including templates, common components, and reusable assets. o Implement and maintain SSO integrations and enterprise identity alignment. o Design and implement RBAC standards (roles, access groups, privileges) across personas (developers, architects, tech leads, operations, business stakeholders, auditors). o Build and evolve CI/CD pipelines with automated gates for promotion across environments. o Define versioning/release strategy and enforce repeatable promotion patterns o Ensure security auditing and platform controls meet enterprise policies. o Define the platform integration approach and reference architectures for common enterprise integrations including: o AWS services such as S3, KMS o Configuring Internal APIs / eventing patterns o Establish governance mechanisms (design reviews, reuse intake, exceptions process) Roles & Responsibilities o Pega platform architecture: application layering, reuse design, ruleset strategy, governance models, and enterprise guardrails. o Enterprise authentication/authorization: SSO, identity integration, and robust RBAC design for regulated environments. o Integration architecture: API design patterns, security, resiliency, and integration lifecycle management across enterprise systems. Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies. o DevOps for Pega: pipeline-driven promotions, automated testing strategy, Lead a team of Pega developers/engineers across the delivery lifecycle: discovery, estimation, design, implementation, testing, release, and operations. o Partner with product owners to scope and sequence work to deliver outcomes with speed and quality. o Mentor engineers and influence engineering culture toward standardization, reliability, and automation-first execution. o quality/compliance gates, release controls, and repeatable deployment patterns. o Production readiness: performance/scalability, resiliency patterns, logging/monitoring, operational runbooks, and incident management. o Strong communication skills and ability to lead and mentor engineers. ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - CSS is DOOMed](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1838-wearedevelopers-live-css-is-doomed) - [Headless by Design: Building Enterprise Systems That Agents Can Actually Use](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100092-headless-by-design-building-enterprise-systems-that-agents-can-actually-use) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [When Should You Use an Agent? 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