Principal Architecture Engineer (23988)

Our team lives and breathes the Pega delivery vision: quickly building high-quality, outcome-driven applications that evolve with the changing needs of business. As a key member of the Pega Consulting team, you will work with a passionate and driven project team, delivering new and innovative business and technical solutions using Pega technology. Our team lives and breathes the Pega delivery vision: quickly building high-quality, outcome-driven applications that evolve with the changing needs of business. As a key member of the Pega Consulting team, you will work with a passionate and driven project team, delivering new and innovative business and technical solutions using Pega technology.

Pega is changing the way the world builds software. In this role, you’ll help us design, develop, implement and test the next generation customer centric solutions. This is your chance to get your hands-on leading technology that figures out what people really care about.

At Pega, we actively explore and embrace emerging AI capabilities with curiosity, responsibility, and a drive for meaningful innovation. You will work in an environment where AI enabled tools are used to enhance learning, improve engineering efficiency, and support better decision making across the cloud platform.

We expect engineers to apply critical thinking to all AI generated outputs—validating accuracy, quality, and relevance before applying them in production environments. We view AI maturity as a spectrum, progressing from foundational adoption toward more strategic, advocacy driven integration, and you will play an active role in that journey.

Partner with our world leading clients to deliver high quality technical solutions across all phases of the software development lifecycle

Utilize your outstanding technical consulting skills to demonstrate new and innovative ways to implement software solutions

Mentor and train our clients in Pega technology

Leveraging your Thought Leadership skills, you’ll engage, educate and enable your clients’ resources on Industry and Pega Best Practices

Collaborating with a high performing Pega delivery team you will ensure the solution meets or exceeds your client’s expectations

You demonstrate a strong Growth Mindset—embracing curiosity, continuous learning, and adaptability in a fast changing technology environment. You are comfortable speaking about AI with confidence and conviction, and you view AI as an enabler to improve outcomes rather than a substitute for sound engineering principles.

You challenge assumptions, learn quickly from change, and apply critical thinking to validate outputs and make informed decisions. You bring a thoughtful, quality driven approach to your work and actively contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

You are a highly technical hands-on individual who is passionate about exploring and applying Pega technology to help solve business problems.

Minimum 6 years of Pega experience and CSSA certification (Pega certified Senior System Architect) and experience in building and implementing model-driven, enterprise-level business solutions

Excellent time management and organization skills, with the capability to manage multiple competing priorities

Driving and configuring GenAI and Agentic AI capabilities

Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate, partner and collaborate

Willingness to go the extra mile

Dedication to achieving outstanding customer results with a team-oriented drive and a demonstrated ability to lead by example

You’ve delivered solutions in Agile and Scrum methodologies.

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Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products

Continuous learning and development opportunities

An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment

Competitive global benefits program inclusive ofpay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company

AI in Action – Responsible Use of AI in Recruitment Pega embraces the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, consistency, and fairness across our business. We encourage thoughtful and ethical adoption of AI technologies that support people—not replace them. We may use AI‑enabled tools in our recruitment process. These tools are designed to assist us by providing insights and operational support.

All hiring decisions are made based on human review and judgment. You may have the right to request human review, provide additional information, or raise questions about how such tools are used.

Culture – At Pegasystems, we foster an environment where people feel valued and empowered to contribute their best. With global clients across industries and regions, we know our success depends on the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents of our people. Ours is a workplace where everyone can grow, collaborate, and deliver meaningful outcomes.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and experiences and focus on the core competencies and mindset needed to thrive in a role.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, Pegasystems will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran or disability status, or any other category protected by law.

This same mindset shapes how we work, encouraging curiosity, continuous learning, and smarter ways of working with AI. At Pegasystems, we believe the best ideas come from curious people who embrace change, learn continuously, and use AI to work smarter and move faster. Guided by our values, we bring a growth mindset to every challenge and create lasting impact together.

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