Pega Senior System Architect (IRS Clearance Preferred)- IRS

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Pega-based applications following Pega best practices
• Serve as a technical authority on Pega architecture, integrations, performance, and security
• Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable Pega solutions
• Guide and mentor junior developers and system architects
• Ensure solutions comply with IRS and federal security, compliance, and governance standards
• Perform design reviews, code reviews, and performance tuning
• Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, QA, and infrastructure teams
• Support system upgrades, enhancements, and production issue resolution
• Contribute to documentation, standards, and architectural artifacts

Required Qualifications

• Pega Senior System Architect (SSA) certification – required
• Active IRS clearance (or previously held and eligible to be reactivated)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Pega PRPC development and architecture
• Strong experience with:
• Case Management
• Integration (REST/SOAP, JMS, file-based, DB)
• Decisioning and rules-driven development
• Performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Solid understanding of secure application development in a government or highly regulated environment
• Experience working in Agile / Scrum teams
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government or IRS systems
• Pega certifications beyond SSA (e.g., LSA)
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-hosted Pega environments
• Familiarity with accessibility (508), auditing, and compliance requirements

Why Join Us

• Work on high-impact IRS systems that serve millions of users
• Collaborate with experienced architects and engineers
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Long-term stability in a federal program environment

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Compensation:

The salary is budgeted at $120,000-$130,000 annually, plus benefits. ThunderYard offers benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k matching, PTO, certification reimbursement and more.

Vetting:

· Candidates selected will be subject to a background investigation for clearance eligibility by our government client.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $120,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Pega PRPC: 5 years (Required)
• supporting federal government or IRS system: 5 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Pega Senior System Architect (SSA) certification (Required)

Work Location: Remote