Pega Platform Architect - Engineering Excellence ad Experience

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters. The PositionAs the Lead System Architect (LSA) - Platform Architect, you will serve as the highest technical authority for the Pega Platform within the Workflow Automation team. In this strategic role, you define the enterprise class structure, lead the technical governance of the Digital Process Automation (DPA) ecosystem, and ensure all automation solutions are built for maximum reuse, scalability, and performance. You act as the primary technical consultant for the Product Owner and business stakeholders, transforming high-level business visions into robust, future-proof architectural blueprints. Define and enforce the Pega Enterprise Class Structure (ECS) and foundational architectural layers. Your Responsibilities Lead technical reviews for high-complexity initiatives and ensure strict adherence to development guardrails. Solve complex technical challenges and architectural ambiguities, conducting feasibility studies and performance impact assessments for enterprise-wide integrations. Act as the ultimate technical mentor for Senior System Architects (SSAs) and System Architects (SAs), fostering a culture of continuous learning and engineering excellence. Partner closely with the Product Owner to influence the DPA roadmap from a technical feasibility and sustainability perspective. Oversee system health, security compliance, and performance tuning using diagnostic tools. Drive the implementation of modern DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing strategies for the platform. Who You Are You are a visionary technical leader who balances immediate delivery needs with long-term platform stability. You possess a passion for challenging the status quo and driving continuous innovation in Digital Process Automation. You bring a minimum of 8–12 years in software engineering, with at least 5–7 years dedicated specifically to Pega platform architecture. Certification: A valid Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) certification is a mandatory requirement for this role. Track Record: You have proven experience leading the technical architecture for large-scale, multi-stream Pega implementations in a global environment. Technical Mastery: Deep expertise in Pega Infinity (8.x/24.x) Case Management, DevOps (Deployment Manager), and Security models. Integration & Performance: Expert knowledge of microservices, REST/SOAP, OAuth, and Kafka integrations, alongside advanced proficiency in diagnostic tools and database optimization. Infrastructure: Strong understanding of cloud-native Pega deployments (AWS/Azure) and containerization. Communication: Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence senior technical leaders and navigate complex team dynamics. At Roche, we aim high to deliver life-changing healthcare solutions. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact on patients and healthcare systems worldwide, this is the place for you. Who we areA healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact. Let’s build a healthier future, together. Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.