Senior Software Engineer, Pega, Chelmsford, Hybrid In-Office

Schedule

Monday-Friday 8-5 (40 hours) Hybrid 5 days/month in-office

Summary/Objective:

The Senior Pega Engineer/Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining Pega-based applications and solutions. The role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software that meets business needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Pega development, deployment automation, test automation, and general SDLC and Dev Ops practices.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Design, develop, and test features and functionality for new and existing applications or solutions as part of an Agile Scrum team.

• Build and configure applications and business processes using the Pega Platform, ensuring alignment with business requirements and performance standards.

• Communicate effectively with business stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure that development work aligns with business goals.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, QA, Dev Ops, and operations teams, to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Ensure Pega solutions are configured according to best practices, with a focus on scalability, maintainability, and performance.

• Conduct peer reviews of configurations and contribute to the development of best practices and standards.

• Become a subject matter expert on one or more areas of functionality within the Pega environment, providing guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

• Stay current with Pega technology updates, industry trends, and best practices, and advocate for their adoption.

• Accurately document configurations, rules, and any changes made within the Pega environment, ensuring that documentation is kept up-to-date and accessible.

• Provide regular development updates and status reports to teams and stakeholders, highlighting risks, issues, and progress.

• Perform unit and integration testing of Pega configurations as part of the SDLC process, ensuring that they meet functional and performance requirements before deployment.

• Collaborate with QA teams to define test strategies, automate testing where possible, and ensure comprehensive test coverage.

• Participate in the deployment of Pega applications to production environments, ensuring that deployments are smooth and without issues.

• Support and maintain Pega applications, applying patches, fixes, and enhancements as required.

• Implement and maintain security best practices within the Pega environment, ensuring compliance with relevant standards and regulations.

• Conduct regular security reviews and vulnerability assessments to identify and mitigate potential risks.

• Continuously seek opportunities to improve development processes, tools, and practices within the team.

• Actively participate in retrospectives and other team activities to drive process improvements.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, software engineering, or mathematics.

• 6+ progressive years of experience in building and implementing model-driven, enterprise-level business solutions and applications in Pega

• Must possess a Pega Certified Senior System Administration (CSSA) certification

• Possess an understanding of business management

• Big plus if prior/current .NET development experience

Additional Eligibility Requirements:

• Dedication to achieving results with a team-oriented drive and a demonstrated ability to lead by example

• Aptitude to pick up new concepts and technology rapidly and ability to explain it to both business & IS stakeholders

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate, partner, and collaborate

DCU is the largest credit union headquartered in New England - serving more than one million members in all 50 states. With over 1,700 team members, we strive to make DCU a great place to work with an excellent work-life balance and a community that cares.

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