Pega Business Architect Lead

Position Overview

At Leidos, you will join our Digital Modernization Sector as a Pega Business Architect Lead in our Maryland office. In this critical role, you will act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technology teams, helping the US government customer modernize and transform legacy systems while delivering innovative, security-driven IT solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into technical requirements and manage the software development lifecycle.
• Act as the primary communication point by converting business objectives into actionable requirements for developers and explaining technical constraints to business users.
• Elicit, analyze, and document business requirements and work with leadership to define business and technical strategies.
• Manage functional requirements throughout the SDLC and participate in Agile/Scrum processes including sprint planning and backlog grooming.
• Collaborate with technology teams to design solutions that meet business objectives, including creating process flows, use cases, and wireframes.
• Mentor junior business analysts and promote best practices within the team.
• Create and perform analysis of SLA/TPM/KPI metrics for reporting and delivery.
• Perform business process modeling, workflow development, and diagram creation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field with 8-12 years of relevant experience.
• At least 5 years’ experience with Pega, including a minimum of 2 years using Pega Cloud.
• Ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
• Certified Pega Business Architect.
• Strong background in business analysis, requirements gathering, and use case development.
• Experience in a software development environment with a deep understanding of the Pega Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Proven ability to enhance performance through automation, AIOps, and scalability methods.
• Experience in large system design, management, data migration, and integration using Pega.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience in business process modeling and change management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum SAFe methodologies.
• Data quality and validation experience.
• Pega Certified Lead System Architect.
• Experience with HCD and UI/UX.
• Experience working on US government contracts.
• Experience with Pega Customer Service.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive Compensation: $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement