Lead Pega Systems Architect (LSA)

Lead Pega Systems Architect (LSA)

Company: Work Life Group NL

Location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Hybrid work: 1–2 days/week onsite

Languages: Fluent German & English required.

The Lead Systems Architect (LSA) is the senior technical authority responsible for designing, integrating, and scaling Pega CDH solutions. The role specializes in backend integrations enabling secure, real‑time, high‑volume data exchange between CDH and enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Architecture & Integration Design
  • Define integration patterns using REST/JSON, SOAP, Kafka, MQ, SFTP, ETL
  • Create architecture blueprints: data flows, sequence diagrams, integration specs
  • Ensure real‑time, high throughput, low‑latency integrations
  • Set standards for authentication, encryption, error handling, retries, and API versioning
• Technical Leadership
  • Lead integration workstreams across environments (Dev → Prod)
  • Review and approve integration design & mapping documents
  • Guide teams on scalable and reusable component development
  • Ensure alignment with enterprise security and governance
• CDH Enablement
  • Design data sourcing strategies for profiles, interaction history, decisioning data, and AI inputs
  • Collaborate with Decisioning and Data Architects to support eligibility, arbitration, and scoring
  • Optimize real‑time container behavior for inbound channel systems
• Client Engagement & Advisory
  • Conduct workshops with IT and architecture teams
  • Present technical recommendations and design patterns
  • Troubleshoot complex integration issues and drive resolutions
• Quality, Performance & Governance
  • Define NFRs (performance, throughput, resiliency)Oversee performance testing, failover, readiness, and capacity planning
  • Ensure maintainable, scalable solutions aligned with SDLC best practices

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years in enterprise architecture/integration engineering
• 5+ years in Pega Platform/CDH (LSA or senior integration role preferred)
• Deep knowledge of RESTful services, event‑driven architectures, microservices
• Experience with relational/NoSQL DBs, Kafka/Kinesis, middleware
• Strong understanding of security, high‑availability, and cloud‑native architectures

Preferred / Certifications

• CLSA (Certified Lead System Architect) — Mandatory
• Experience with marketing tech platforms, CDPs, CRMs
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP) are a plus

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment Type: Full‑time
• Job Function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting