Pega Lead Business Architect (LBA)

Role- Pega Lead Business Architect (LBA)

Lead business architecture requirements and functional solution design for enterprise Pega transformation initiatives in banking serving as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical delivery teams.

• Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or related field.
  

• 10 years of IT experience including 8-10 years of hands-on Pega PRPC experience across Pega 7.x/8.x and Pega Infinity 23.x/24.x/25.x.
  

• 8 years in Banking and Financial Services including at least 3 years in AML/KYC compliance customer due diligence or related operations.
  

• Pega Certified Lead Business Architect (CLBA) required; PCBA and CSSA are preferred.
  

• Experience delivering enterprise workflow case management and globally distributed programs.
  

MUST-HAVE TECHNICAL & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

• Pega Constellation UI Pega Blueprint Case Management workflow automation decisioning and business rules.
  

• Customer Service framework experience; exposure to Smart Investigate and Smart Dispute.
  

• Business process modeling journey mapping requirements elicitation user stories use cases gap analysis and process reengineering.
  

• Working knowledge of Pega flows UI rules data pages correspondence data models and REST/SOAP integrations.
  

• Agile Scrum Waterfall Jira Kanban sprint planning backlog refinement and UAT.
  

• Strong banking knowledge across AML/KYC compliance onboarding investigations disputes and customer service operations.
  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead discovery workshops stakeholder interviews and requirements sessions; translate business needs into scalable Pega features and prioritized backlogs.
  

• Define current-state and future-state processes journey maps business rules user stories use cases acceptance criteria and traceability.
  

• Partner with Product Owners Pega System Architects and developers to align functional design with enterprise architecture and delivery standards.
  

• Configure and validate workflows case types UI components data pages data models and integrations; support Constellation-based modernization.
  

• Conduct gap analysis and recommend automation process control and customer-experience improvements.
  

• Ensure adherence to Pega Guardrails governance standards and delivery best practices throughout the lifecycle.
  

• Manage Jira and Kanban structures; participate in planning refinement reviews retrospectives and dependency/risk tracking.
  

• Coordinate daily with onsite nearshore and offshore teams and communicate status risks dependencies and recommendations to stakeholders.
  

• Support system integration testing UAT defect triage release readiness deployment and validation against business requirements.
  

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES

• Strong leadership facilitation stakeholder management communication and presentation skills.
  

• Analytical and solution-oriented mindset with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions.
  

• Proven delivery experience across enterprise-scale banking compliance workflow and case management solutions.
  

Required Skills:

Java