Pega Lead Developer

Title: Pega Lead Developer

Location: 1525 W W T Harris Blvd Charlotte, NC

Duration: 18 months

Work Engagement: W2

Work Schedule: 3 days in office/2 days remote

Benefits on offer for this contract position: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits

Summary:

We are seeking a hands-on Pega Lead Developer with strong expertise in Pega Case Management and system integrations. This role combines technical leadership with active development responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will design and build high-quality Pega solutions while helping team members, enforcing best practices, and partnering closely with architects, product owners, and integration teams.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Delivery

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Pega applications, with a strong emphasis on case management and workflow orchestration
• Actively contribute to development (rules, flows, integrations, UI, decisioning) as a hands-on lead, not just oversight
• Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable Pega designs
• Ensure solutions align with Pega Guardrails, performance standards, and enterprise architecture guidelines

Case Management Expertise

• Design and implement end-to-end case lifecycles, including stages, steps, SLAs, approvals, and escalations
• Leverage case types, subcases, spin-offs, and wait shapes effectively
• Optimize user experience for case workers using Pega UX (sections, views, dashboards)

System Integration

• Design and implement integrations using:

o REST and SOAP services

o Connectors and Services

o Pega Integration Patterns (Sync/Async, Queue Processors, etc.)

• Collaborate with downstream and upstream system teams to define interface contracts
• Troubleshoot and resolve integration and performance issues

Mentorship & Team Enablement

• Mentor and support junior and mid-level developers through code reviews, hands-on guidance
• Set coding standards and reusable assets to improve team efficiency

Quality, Performance & Operations

• Participate in code reviews, performance tuning, and defect resolution
• Support deployment activities and production troubleshooting when needed
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and operational standards

Qualifications:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

• 6+ years of proven Pega platform experience, with significant hands-on development

• Strong expertise in Pega Case Management

• Proven experience with Pega system integrations (REST/SOAP, services, connectors)

• Solid understanding of:

o Pega rules engine

o Flow rules, decision tables, data pages

o Performance tuning and troubleshooting

• Experience leading or mentoring development teams

• Pega certifications such as CSSA and/or CLSA

• Experience with Pega Infinity (latest versions preferred) (preferred)

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for Pega

• Knowledge of cloud

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

What We're Looking For:

• A hands-on leader who codes daily and leads by example
• Strong communicator who can work across technical and non-technical teams
• Problem-solver with a passion for building high-quality, scalable solutions