The Health Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Pega Certified Senior Systems Architect (CSSA). The customer is primarily located in the Washington DC area, but the position is telework. It’s an exciting opposition to help shape the future technology roadmap for a large government agency.

**Primary Responsibilities.**As a key member of the development team, the Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) will be part of a team that collaboratively produces quality systems that meet and surpass customer expectations in these tasks: develop and configure Pega applications according to best practices; implement and manage application configurations; help set the technical direction and design for key features; and participate in a collaborative, Agile team environment to deliver high-quality solutions.

Basic Qualifications.

Pega Senior System Architect Certification.

Bachelors’ Degree with 8 years of applicable experience.

Must have a Public Trust (MBI) clearance.

Must have 8+ years of hands-on Pega development experience.

Strong grasp of Pega rules, case design, data modeling, and UI.

Experience working in Agile teams.

Experienced in Pega application design and system architecture.

Experience leading technical implementation.

Preferred Qualifications.

Exposure to Pega v8.x and current Pega features

Experience designing and implementing API integrations (SOAP/REST).

Experience in Cloud operations such as AWS, GCP, and Azure

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Original Posting:

March 3, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.