Pega System Architect / Development Lead

Description

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Are you ready for your next career challenge? The Digital Modernization Sector is focused on delivering performance-based IT services and repeatable solutions. Our team is solving the world's toughest security challenges for customers with "can't fail" missions.

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Pega System Architect to work in our Maryland office. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the US government customer operate, maintain, modernize and transform its legacy system.

Primary Responsibilities :

The Pega System Architect designs, develops, and implements applications using the Pega low-code platform to streamline business processes.

Responsibilities shall include, but are not limited to :

Ability to use Pega to design and build for reusability across multiple lines of business.

Apply best practices, understanding application debugging and performance tuning, and addressing security / access requirements in an application.

Gather business requirements, configuring Pega rules and workflows, integrating with the existing legacy and enterprise systems, and ensuring the scalability and performance of the application.

Configure Pega case management, rules, and workflows to automate and optimize business processes.

Provide technical guidance, mentor and support development teams.

Acts as the primary communication point, translating business objectives into actionable requirements for developers and explaining technical constraints to business users.

Analyze business requirements, define architectural strategy, design, build, and implement solutions using the Pega platform.

Work with business analysts, stakeholders, and developers to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Support accurate and transparent SLA / TPM / KPI metric reporting.

Reduce redundancies and implement improvements using industry standard processes.

Enhance performance with automation, AIOps and scalability methods.

Manage functional requirements throughout the software development lifecycle and participate in Agile / Scrum processes, including sprint planning and backlog grooming.

Collaborates with technology teams to design solutions that meet business objectives, often involving creating process flows, use cases, and wireframes.

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems or technical equivalent, 4 - 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 - 6 years of prior relevant experience.

Certified Pega Senior System Architect (CSSA) or Certified Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) certification.

Minimum 10 years of programming experience with Pega Platform.

At least 2 years as a Pega architect in a Pega Cloud development environment.

Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution.

A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected.

Experience in defining new architectures and ability to drive an independent project from an architectural standpoint.

Experience working within an Agile environment as a Dev Lead on a Scrum or team construct.

Knowledge of integrating Pega applications with enterprise level APIs and data service.

Strong background in business analysis, requirements gathering, and use case development.

Experience working in a software development environment, preferably with Pega, and a strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Proficiency with the Pega Platform, including Pega PRPC and related integration technologies.

Experience in enterprise-grade application development.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.

Ability to obtain Public Trust.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience with Pega Blueprint

Experience with SAFe

CRM migration experience

Certified AWS Architect

Data Quality and validation experience

Experience working on US government contracts

Experience with Pega Customer Service

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"-we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now."

If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2... good. You'll fit right in.

Original Posting : October 31, 2025

For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range :

Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com / careers / pay-benefits .

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Commitment to Non-Descrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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