Job Title: Pega Developer (Senior)
Location: Remote
Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
Security Clearance: USDA Public Trust
AttainX is seeking a Pega Developer to support Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and authorized Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DM&E) activities for Pega-based applications within the USDA IT ecosystem. This role focuses on stabilizing, maintaining, and improving Pega implementations while collaborating with cross-functional teams working in .NET, SQL Server, and AWS environments.
The USDA Pega environment includes applications where business logic is partially externalized into .NET services and SQL Server stored procedures. A key aspect of this role is refactoring these implementations toward Pega best practices while supporting the broader team's modernization and cloud migration objectives.
Essential Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
- Senior-Level: Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including 5+ years of advanced Pega architecture and development experience.
- Hands-on experience with Pega Platform case management, workflows, UI configuration, data pages, decision rules, and SLA configurations.
- Experience with Pega class structure design across Work, Data, and Integration layers.
- Experience with Pega integration services (REST, SOAP, RDBMS connectors).
- Working familiarity with SQL Server environments, including the ability to read and understand stored procedures and cross-database queries in order to support refactoring efforts.
- Working familiarity with .NET-based systems sufficient to understand integration points and collaborate with .NET developers on shared services.
- Experience deploying Pega applications in AWS-hosted or hybrid cloud environments.
- Understanding of CI/CD pipeline concepts and willingness to integrate Pega deployments into FPAC-approved pipelines (AWS CodeBuild, CodePipeline, Jenkins).
- Pega Certified System Architect (CSA) or Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA).
- US Citizen or Permanent Resident with the ability to obtain USDA Public Trust Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience supporting USDA, FPAC, NRCS, or other federal civilian agencies.
- Experience with Pega Constellation UI architecture and component-based design.
- Familiarity with Pega guardrail compliance and application quality scoring.
- AWS Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate certification.
- Experience working within large-scale O&M contracts with active cloud migration.
- SAFe, Scrum, or equivalent Agile certification.
- Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements as applied to Pega UI components.
- Experience with Pega Application Management Services (AMS), including incident management and root cause analysis.
Core Responsibilities:Pega Application Development & Maintenance:- Design, configure, and maintain Pega case management workflows, UI components, and business process automation in alignment with Pega guardrails and best practices.
- Perform corrective, adaptive, preventive, and perfective maintenance on Pega-based applications per PWS-defined maintenance categories and SLAs.
- Triage and resolve production defects in Pega applications, including root cause analysis, regression testing, and documentation in Government-approved tracking systems (Jira).
- Refactor existing Pega implementations where business logic has been externalized into .NET services or embedded in SQL stored procedures, working toward clean separation of concerns within the Pega platform.
- Develop and maintain reusable components at Framework and Organization levels to reduce duplication and maintenance cost.
- Optimize application performance using Pega diagnostic tools (PAL, PLA, Tracer, SMA).
Modernization Support:- Participate in modernization assessments to evaluate Pega applications for refactoring, re-platforming, replacement, or retirement.
- Provide subject matter input on Pega application complexity, technical debt, and dependencies to support the Enterprise Lead Architect's modernization roadmap and scoring model.
- Support incremental migration of Pega applications from on-premises (DISC) to AWS-hosted environments, collaborating with the platform team on deployment and configuration issues.
- Identify and document integration points and dependencies between Pega applications and shared services (e.g., Core Services, CSAPI, Z Roles) to inform decoupling efforts.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:- Collaborate with .NET developers, database teams, and the platform team to resolve cross-system issues affecting Pega applications.
- Coordinate with the Release Manager and delivery teams to ensure Pega deployments follow FPAC-approved CI/CD pipelines and pass automated quality gates (SonarQube, Fortify).
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, working with Government stakeholders to validate delivered functionality meets business requirements.
- Contribute to knowledge transfer activities, including maintaining troubleshooting playbooks, runbooks, and knowledge articles for Pega applications.
Security & Compliance:- Follow secure coding practices and FPAC security standards in all Pega development and maintenance activities.
- Remediate security vulnerabilities in Pega applications within established SLAs (14 days for critical/high).
- Support Section 508 accessibility compliance within Pega UI components.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation for all Pega-related work activities.
Benefits:Competitive compensation and benefits packages including paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, matching 401K plan, tuition/training reimbursement, and Long & Short-Term Disability.
Physical Demands:Sitting and working on a computer for long, continuous periods each day; effective communications by telephone, email, and face-to-face; standing, walking, and sitting; handling and feeling objects or controls; reaching; talking and hearing; lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds; and specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.
Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
