**Req ID:** 324360 NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Pega Lead System Architect to join our team in Bangalore, Karnātaka (IN-KA), India (IN). **Specific responsibilities of the new Pega Lead System Architect will be:** 1. 10+ years of hands-on experience working on Pega BPM 2. Proficient in application design and development using Pega Infinity 8.7 or higher 3. Proficient in SQL with working knowledge of designing relational databases in Oracle 4. Hands on experience on Pega Cosmos is must. 5. Experience on Pega Smart Dispute, Pega DX APIs, Survey will be a big plus 6. Knowledge of cloud technology or Pega deployment on containers is a plus 7. Experience in Agile methodology is a plus. 8. Should have LSA certification 9. **Lead and drive the architectural design and integration strategy for a Pega application implementation, in alignment with transformational initiatives.** 10. **Formulate the overall data strategy for the business solution, based on the client’s business needs and enterprise strategy.** 11. **Provide architectural guidance and act as the subject matter expert for integration strategy.** 12. **Drive and instill best practices and concepts as a thought leader for Pega methodology.** 13. **Maintain knowledge of current and emerging technologies / products / trends related to architectural solutions.** 14. **Ensure alignment of solutions with business and IT goals / objectives.** 15. **Identify and quantify scope and impact of Business requirements and changes on systems.** 16. **Communicate solution options to business owners/stakeholders (e.g. architecture reviews).** 17. **Incorporate software and system architecture (e.g. infrastructure, network) into conceptual designs for highly scalable and performing solutions.** 18. **Ensure alignment with enterprise technology standards (e.g. solution patterns, application frameworks, technology roadmaps, capital plans).** 19. **Provide strategic thinking, solutions and roadmaps while driving enterprise recommendations and ensuring adherence to established standards and practices including the development of standards and practices where they may not yet exist.** 20. **Provide ownership for all requirement and solution definition artifacts throughout the project lifecycle including TOM and Traceability Matrices.** 21. **Facilitate open communication and fact - based decision making.** 22. **Review the work of others, providing guidance, mentoring and support both Development and Business Architect team.** 23. **Develop innovative approaches to challenging and complex assignments.** 24. **Anticipate customer needs and proactively develops solutions to meet them.** 25. **Research, identify, and recommend industry best practices for solving business problems.** 26. **Forecast and plans resource requirements.** 27. **Excellent interpersonal skills and should motivate and lead other team members.** **Education and Experience:** 1. 10+ years’ experience with architecting and developing integration solutions. 2. 8+ years’ experience with Pega implementations 3. LSA certification is mandatory 4. Use proven communication skills to collaborate with the business to understand/influence business requirements and presentation skills. 5. Exposure to product development practices and methodologies. 6. Master / Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or related field. 7. Ability to successfully run end-to-end delivery of Pega PRPC based solutions / projects from technical perspective. 8. Need to possess excellent skills to Identify and drive process optimization and process streamlining for client Business processes. 9. Excellent knowledge and experience on Pega PRPC Enterprise class structure design and application profiling. 10. Strong knowledge on various Pega PRPC concepts and rule types like Activities, Functions, Data Transforms, Authentication Service, Reporting, Agents and Ruleset Management. 11. Familiar with the Pega Customer Service framework 12. Experience with multi-language and localization of application interfaces. 13. Experience configuring NLP rules. 14. Experience working with Knowledge Management. 15. Experience with the UI framework and creating skins. 16. Expertise in rule management in decision tables, decision trees, etc. 17. Experience with DevOps processes and familiar with Pega Deployment Manager 18. Experience with email listeners and routing email via workbaskets 19. Experience with SSO integration 20. **Experience on security privileges access roles.** 21. Experience with RDA and RPA Pega solutions 22. Deep knowledge of architectural fundamentals and integration principles 23. Proven project successes and ability to lead a team through the architecting process to delivery. 24. Expertise on object-oriented design and implementation 25. Expertise on various integration approaches such as micro services, messaging, queuing, API patterns, etc. 26. Strong knowledge across a variety of skills, including but not limited to, J2EE, .Net, Oracle, DB2, and MS/SQL. 27. Expertise in various software delivery methodologies (Agile/Waterfall). 28. Adept at formulating conceptual frameworks and distilling and communicating these ideas elegantly. 29. Experience with working within a collaborative environment, with matrixed and virtual teams. 30. Exposure to HealthCare, Insurance, airlines, travel & hospitality sectors a plus **Nice to Have; (But not a must)** + Knowledge of Pega Capabilities + Knowledge of Pega Express Methodology + Knowledge of creating UML diagrams for business process modeling. + Knowledge of requirement management tools like JIRA, DevOps + Knowledge of Agile Methodologies + Knowledge in industries Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Utilities, **About NTT DATA** NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. 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