Role Overview
The Pega Lead Business Architect (LBA) role within the Center of Excellence (COE) adds enterprise-level business architecture leadership, governance oversight, enterprise reuse strategy, requirements standardization, guidance and support for delivery teams, design reviews, and use of modern principles, methodologies, and tools to advance enterprise-wide digital transformation. Lead Pega LBA with deep expertise in enterprise business architecture, cross-functional governance, and stakeholder alignment.
Creates and leads the functional design, enterprise requirements standardization, and overarching business architecture of core Pega platform services and shared enterprise frameworks. Proposes & designs standardized business workflow solutions to address complex enterprise-wide operational needs. Prepares functional, operational, and governance documentation required. Facilitates complex problem resolution between diverse business units, enterprise stakeholders, and technical development teams. Provides guidance and support to business analysts, project teams, and system architects. Reviews user stories, case designs, and functional documentation to ensure alignment with COE standards. Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance enterprise automation capabilities and operational efficiency.
Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align internal business units, end-user adoption, and operational satisfaction as primary considerations in all architectural decisions, leveraging that information to build robust platform services.
Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with enterprise workflow deployment, regulatory compliance, and process standardization to ensure they adhere to and support the company's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
Key Responsibilities
Perform Agile Ceremonies as a Scrum Master
Application Delivery Process - Extensive Experience
Application Design, Architecture - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
Application Development Tools - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
Application Testing - Extensive Experience
Packaged Application Integration - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
System Development Lifecycle - Extensive Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- 8+ Years of experience preferably in a large banking / financial institution environment, focusing on enterprise platform governance, reusable business components, and cross-departmental workflow standards.
Pega Business Architect (LBA) certification / expertise
Deep experience in establishing Pega Center of Excellence (COE) governance, reusable business assets, and enterprise intake processes
Advanced Business Process Analysis, Direct-as-Design (DAD), and Requirements Standardization
Process Improvement
Release Management
Software Solutions and Design
User Experience / Case Design
Application Development Life Cycle Familiarity
Design and architecture familiarity/experience
Business and Team Management
Group Problem Solving
Customer Engagement and Solutions Oriented
Preferred Qualifications
Banking experience
Financial institution experience
Understanding regulatory and risk controls in a shared platform environment
Locations: Pittsburgh, PA
About Techstra Solutions
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world-class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience, preferably in a large banking or financial institution environment
- Pega Business Architect LBA certification or equivalent expertise
- Experience establishing Pega Center of Excellence governance, reusable business assets, and enterprise intake processes
- Advanced business process analysis, Direct-as-Design, and requirements standardization experience
- Process improvement experience
- Release management experience
- Software solutions and design experience
- User experience and case design experience
- Application development lifecycle familiarity
- Design and architecture experience
- Business and team management experience
- Group problem-solving skills
- Customer engagement and solutions-oriented skills
- Banking experience
- Financial institution experience
- Understanding of regulatory and risk controls in a shared platform environment
What We Do
Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned consulting firm that provides strategy, technology and implementation support to large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. The rapid pace of technology innovation required to remain competitive, juxtaposed with the slow rate of change in many organizations, causes most to struggle. To be successful companies must drive new ways of working including the use of technology/analytics and new skillsets (hard/soft) deep into their culture so that they are able to rapidly and continuously react to change. They must also apply new approaches that empower their employees, ensuring its sustainability. At Techstra Solutions we focus on four key areas, otherwise known as the 4 A’s: Automation (Robotic Process Automation (RPA)/Intelligent Automation), Analytics (Reporting/Analytics/AI/ML), Application Modernization (Cloud, Mobility, etc), and Agile-based solutions (DevOps).
