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.

ThunderYard Solutions is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our community, and our customers.

All applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination of race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, protected veteran status, family medical history or genetic information.

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