Pega Business Architect Lead

The role

You will act as a Pega-focused Agile Scrum specialist driving project delivery. You will manage sprint planning, execution, and reporting while facilitating Scrum ceremonies.

What you will do

• Manage sprint planning, execution, and reporting activities
• Translate project plans into structured sprint backlogs
• Ensure tasks are clearly defined, properly estimated, and assigned to resources
• Facilitate daily scrum calls
• Maintain visibility into team progress
• Lead core Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Kick-Offs, Reviews, and Lessons Learned sessions
• Monitor sprint and release performance
• Identify risks or blockers
• Communicate updates to leadership and stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Pega Certification
• 3+ years of experience supporting Agile/Scrum teams or managing sprint operations
• Experience creating and managing sprint backlogs, including estimating hours, assigning resources, and tracking task progress
• Ability to facilitate daily scrum calls and lead Scrum Ceremonies such as Sprint Kick-Off, End-of-Sprint Reviews, and Lessons Learned sessions
• Strong understanding of Agile project management principles and sprint governance
• Proficiency in reporting sprint and release progress to leadership and stakeholders

Nice to have

• Experience working in a Pega development environment or supporting Pega-based projects
• Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, SAFe, etc.)
• Experience using Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Rally, or VersionOne
• Background supporting federal or government clients in Agile delivery environments
• Experience facilitating cross-team Agile events and large-scale planning efforts
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks and timelines

Benefits

• hands-on experience
• certifications
• industry training

Before you apply

• Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must be eligible to obtain a government Public Trust Clearance
• Applicants must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States
• Candidates currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.