Pega System Architect

For our premier client

Actively seeking a Pega Certified System Architect to join our team as we implement an End-to-End Warranty Solution using the Pega platform and Pega Warranty. The Pega CSA will need to have a solid background and experience developing software on the Pega platform. This person will be relied upon as a subject matter expert of the technology, its capabilities, and best practices.

Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Design and develop new Pega applications

• Integrate Pega applications with external APIs, web services, and legacy data sources

• Estimate level of effort based upon requirements and design

• Divide large, complex tasks into actionable, iterative subtasks 

• Assist in planning, architecture, analysis and design of PEGA PRPC/related workflow applications and integrate with legacy systems

• Develop, test, modify, and implement application code; make standard modifications to existing software applications and modules in accordance with high-level specifications, application support and industry standards.

• Must adhere to architecture standards, mentor less experienced team members, perform code reviews, and lead presentations in architecture review, strategic technology directions, and best practice development 

Lead cross-functional development/integration projects requiring interaction with end-users and external technology clients. 

• Assist the team in supporting the application in QA and production environments.

• Develop, design and analyze initiatives, ability to apply prescribed methodologies and follow the company QA process in the creation of work products. 

 Education and Experience: 

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree

• At least 5 years’ experience supporting software development efforts

• At least 3 years’ specific experience as a Pega developer

• Hands-on experience with Pega 7.X versions of Pega 

• Pega CSA certification 

• Experience with Warranty and Manufacturing Foundations preferred

 Required Skills and Competencies: 

• Proven experience developing enterprise-class Pega applications

• Experience in all phases of software development lifecycle including analysis, design, implementation, testing and deployment

• Experience creating Pega workflows, defining rules, creating classes, developing templates, streams, data pages, activities, and UI's in PRPC

• Demonstrates an advanced knowledge of the PRPC Architecture and all PRPC design and implementation features

• Experience implementing Business Intelligence Exchange (BIX) 

• Strong Object-Oriented design and implementation skills

• Exceptional communication skills in English both written and oral

• Experience in Agile Development Methodology

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues

• Strong experience in developing custom reports, stored procedures, functions and other queries in SQL / Oracle database

• Ability to design configuration management procedures applicable to the PEGA system environment which ensures quality and leverage the industry's best practices.

• Perform detailed requirements gathering, analysis and process and data flow diagramming for processes of moderate complexity.

• Evaluate and test new/modified programs, applications and/or operating systems.

• Working knowledge of JVM memory issues.

• Monitor system functionality, document and track product defects, coordinate problem resolutions with development and/or product vendors.

• Expertise and good understanding of Relational Database Management Systems including architecting and designing for performance and scalability and working with Object to Relational Mapping schemes for distributed data access

• Excellent skills in any of the RDBMS tools like Oracle. Should be proficient in SQL commands

• Experience in client side technologies like HTML, Java Script, CSS

• Experience working with any of the Servlet containers or Enterprise containers like WebSphere, BEA WebLogic or JBOSS. Should have knowledge in using any of the mentioned servers like deployment, configuring & troubleshooting

Non-Local candidates are OK 

Phone + Video Interview can be requested

No 3rd Party Candidates

Start Date: 05/09/2016

End Date: 11/08/2016

Candidates MUST be US Citizens or GC Holders, must be open to converting to Full-Time.