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supporting Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrations of case management, knowledge integration, AI features, and external system integrations.\nOwn the technical architecture for the AI Feature Roadmap, ensuring AI capabilities are designed for scalability, security, and governance.\nDefine and enforce Definition of Done criteria related to architecture, integration, and security scanning across all Pega development teams.\nLead technical design reviews, architecture governance boards, and code/configuration quality standards across sprints.\nPartner with the Modernization Lead, Solution Architect, Release Train Engineer, and Product Manager to align Pega architecture decisions with the technical roadmap, PI planning, and Go/No-Go Gate criteria.\nEnsure the Pega solution architecture supports FedRAMP authorization, Zero Trust principles, and CMS ATO requirements.\nDesign for data ownership, portability, and vendor lock-in protection, ensuring open APIs, non-proprietary data export capabilities, and documented integration points.\nMentor and provide technical leadership to Pega Lead Business Architects, Pega and API Developers, and Pega AI & CDH Leads across delivery teams.\nDocument architecture decisions, integration patterns, and design standards to support requirements traceability and the Transition-Out Plan.\nSupport performance and scalability architecture to meet requirements for 20,000 concurrent CSR sessions and peak Open Enrollment Period (OEP) volumes.\nEnsure Pega development and architecture decisions comply with Section 508 accessibility standards.\nCommunicate technical status, risks, and architecture dependencies to CMS leadership, and Leidos management.\nActively participate in planning sessions, requirements gathering activities, design sessions, Agile sessions, and other events supporting the CRM modernization effort.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree and a minimum of 10-12 years of relevant experience, including significant Pega 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At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nSeptember 24, 2026For 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.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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