Pega Architect

Job Title: Pega Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) – Payments & Smart InvestigateRole Overview

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The Pega Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) role adds hands-on technical design, configuration, and development, complex problem resolution, guidance and support for junior team members, code and documentation reviews, and use of modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance financial operations and dispute management initiatives.
Lead Pega CSSA with strong technical implementation skills, framework customization experience, and team collaboration.
8+ Years of overall IT experience with 5+ years specializing in Pega design and development, preferably in a large banking / financial institution environment focusing on payment exception processing.
Creates and leads the technical design, configuration, and implementation of Pega-based payment solutions, specifically leveraging Pega Smart Investigate for Payments (PSI).
Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex banking operational needs. Prepares technical and procedural documentation required.
Facilitates complex problem resolution within application data structures, integrations, and case workflows.
Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues. Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software.
Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance payment processing capabilities and system performance.
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 their business objectives and activities to ensure they adhere to and support the companies Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Banking operations familiarityPayment processing flows and clearing mechanismsControls and audit standardsCompliance considerations for financial messagingRisk management processes
Key Responsibilities / CompetenciesTechnical Troubleshooting - Subject Matter Depth and BreadthApplication Delivery Process - Extensive ExperienceApplication Design, Architecture - Subject Matter Depth and BreadthApplication Development Tools - Subject Matter Depth and BreadthApplication Testing - Extensive ExperiencePackaged Application Integration - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
Required Qualifications/SkillsPega Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) certificationPega Smart Investigate for Payments (PSI) framework configuration and supportConstellation ExperienceObject-Oriented Programming and Pega GuardrailsData Pages, Activities, Flows, and Case Management designAPI and Service Integration (REST/SOAP/MQ)Process ImprovementRelease ManagementSoftware Solutions and DesignApplication DevelopmentDesign and architecture familiarity/experienceBusiness and Team ManagementGroup Problem SolvingCustomer Engagement and Solutions Oriented
Strongly Preferred QualificationsBanking experienceFinancial institution experienceUnderstanding regulatory and risk controls
Ideal candidates would have experience with:Large banksBanking competitorsFinancial services technology organizationsBanking operationsControlsCompliance considerationsRisk management processes
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