Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) - Payments
Role Overview
The Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) role adds enterprise technical leadership, architectural oversight, complex problem resolution, guidance and support for technical teams, code and design reviews, and use of modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance financial operations and dispute management initiatives. Lead Pega LSA with deep architectural expertise, enterprise framework customization experience, and rigorous technical leadership.
Creates and leads the enterprise technical design, scalability planning, and overarching architecture of Pega-based payment solutions, specifically leveraging Pega Smart Investigate for Payments (PSI). Proposes & designs robust software solutions to address complex banking operational needs and high-volume transaction scaling. Prepares enterprise technical and architectural documentation required. Facilitates complex problem resolution across distributed enterprise integrations, database optimizations, and high-load frameworks. Provides technical guidance and mentorship to development teams and architects. Reviews enterprise design patterns, code, testing strategies, and technical documentation. Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance payment processing capabilities, system resilience, and architectural governance.
Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and able to leverage that information in creating customized banking solutions.
Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with enterprise architecture, secure data transmission, and high-volume transaction processing to ensure they adhere to and support the company's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Troubleshooting - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
Application Delivery Process - Extensive Experience
Application Design, Architecture - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
Application Development Tools - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
Application Testing - Extensive Experience
Packaged Application Integration - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
System Development Lifecycle - Extensive Experience
Required Qualifications/Skills - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ Years of overall IT experience with 7+ years specializing in Pega design, architecture, and implementation, preferably in a large banking / financial institution environment focusing on payment exception processing.
Active Pega Certified Lead System Architect (LSA) certification
Pega Inifinity / Constellation Experience
Deep expertise in Pega Smart Investigate for Payments (PSI) framework architecture and customization
Enterprise Application Architecture and Design Patterns
Performance Tuning, High Availability (HA), and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies
Complex Enterprise Integrations (REST, SOAP, MQ, Kafka)
Process Improvement
Release Management
Software Solutions and Design
Application Development
Design and architecture familiarity/experience
Business and Team Management
Group Problem Solving
Customer Engagement and Solutions Oriented
Preferred Qualifications
Banking experience
Financial institution experience
Understanding regulatory and risk controls
Locations: Pittsburgh, PA
About Techstra Solutions
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world-class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Techstra Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. The Company makes its decisions on merit, and its policy of equal opportunity prohibits discrimination in all phases of the employment process, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, promotion, selection, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. The policy of equal opportunity applies without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, military status, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage or citizenship, domestic partnership status, arrest or conviction record, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other protected categories under federal, state, or local law. The Company also prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon the perception that a person has, or is associated with a person who has, any of these characteristics.