Position: Principal System Architect Pega (Certified Lead System Architect CLSA, Intermediate)
Location: Toronto, Canada
Mode of Work: Hybrid (2-3 Days work from office)
This job posting is for an existing, active vacancy, and we are looking to hire a Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA Intermediate) with strong hands on experience in migration and upgrade projects.
Summary :
We are looking for an experienced Pega CLSA who will play a key leadership role in designing, upgrading, and modernizing Pega applications. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in Pega platform upgrades, cloud/on prem migrations, and architectural decision making, while mentoring development teams and ensuring adherence to Pega best practices.
Roles & Responsibilities :
- Lead and architect Pega application migration and upgrade projects (on prem to cloud, version upgrades, infrastructure modernization).
- Assess existing Pega applications and design upgrade/migration strategies with minimal downtime and risk.
- Define application architecture, integration patterns, data migration approaches, and performance optimization strategies.
- Ensure compliance with Pega Guardrails, best practices, and enterprise architectural standards.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, infrastructure, DevOps, and QA teams to deliver complex upgrades successfully.
- Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and mentorship to Pega development teams.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues related to upgrades, performance, security, and integrations.
- Support deployment activities and post upgrade stabilization.
Qualifications & Skills :
- Pega Certified Lead System Architect (CLSA) Mandatory
- 7+ years of overall IT experience with strong hands on Pega experience
- Proven experience in Pega version upgrades and migration projects
- Strong knowledge of:
- Pega Platform architecture
- Case Management, Data, UI, and Integration components
- Pega Deployment Manager / DevOps
- Performance tuning and production support
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) is a strong plus
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
