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# Pega Senior System Architect (SSA)

- **Company:** Sensiple Inc.
- **Location:** St. Louis, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Application Performance Management, Business Software, Software Debugging, Design of User Interfaces, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Pega, Advanced Reports, Pega PRPC Application Development, Performance Monitor, Enterprise Integration
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/71f7adc4-be4c-4702-94e5-946f3dee3895

## About the Role

* Complex application designs
 * Reusable functions
 * User interfaces
 * Complex reporting solutions
 * Integration solutions
 * Pega multi-process applications

Strong design and implementation skills

Deep knowledge of:

 * Pega application design concepts
 * Case design principles
 * Pega development best practices
 * System architecture and administration

Proven track record of successful Pega application implementations

Experience working in an Agile development environment

Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary and dynamic team

Experience in functional service delivery roles such as:

 * Team Leader
 * Content/Domain Expert
 * Senior Domain/Module Consultant
 * Lead Business Analyst
 * Lead Systems Analyst

Lead or support:

 * Requirements analysis
 * System design
 * Application development
 * Implementation
 * Project workstreams and deliverables

Ability to lead project modules or work activities as required

Ability to formulate solutions for specific business or technical issues

Deep understanding of the Pega Platform, including application debugging tools and features

Experience enforcing Pega best practices and guardrails across development teams

Experience analyzing application performance using:

 * Alerts
 * Logs
 * Advanced SMA
 * Other Pega performance-monitoring tools

Experience with PRPC integration services

Experience implementing:

 * Rule Utility Functions
 * Reporting rule types
 * Agents
 * SLAs
 * Flows
 * Portals

Strong knowledge of:

 * Product creation
 * Ruleset management
 * Application deployment to higher environments

Experience implementing a wide range of Pega functionality, including:

 * High-quality user experiences
 * Complex case management requirements

Deep knowledge of Pega class structure design

Ability to create reusable application functions and features

Apply Pega application design concepts, case design principles, and development best practices

Analyze requirements and develop application designs

## Description

* Responsible for implementing business applications using Pega PRPC and other Pega frameworks
 * Provide technical guidance to team members developing BPM/BRE solutions using Pega
 * Pega Senior Systems Architect (SSA) Certification required


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