Pega Developer SME Job Clarksburg West Virginia USA,Software Development

Position Location

Clarksburg, WV (onsite preferred, remote work possible)

Security-cleared Professional

A DOD Secret Clearance is required to be considered for this position.

Education and Experience

You have a Bachelor's Degree with 12-15 years of experience or a Master's Degree with 10-13 years of prior experience.

Required Experience

Expertise in Pega Business Orchestration and Automation Technology
Expertise in backend development in one or more programming languages (Java, Spring Boot, automated testing experience with end‑to‑end testing, regression testing, integration testing, etc.)
Experience in Lean‑Agile development, Agile IT project management, planning, metrics review events
Experience with Agile project management software such as Jira, Confluence, etc.
Knowledge of working with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with version control systems such as Git
Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Gitlab
Knowledge of software architecture, design patterns, and system scalability
Must hold active Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)
One or more Pega Systems certifications (e.g.: Pega Systems Architect, Pega Senior Systems Architect)
Experience integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) into IT systems for enhanced performance and functionality
Experience building RESTful APIs and microservices interfaces
Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (Hashicorp Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible)
Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Watch, Elastic Search)
Automated testing with Smart Bear SoapUI and Selenium/Zalenium
A working knowledge and experience with the following are preferred as they will be used to complete Software Engineering tasks: SAFe 6, Git, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, SQL Developer, Jira, Git Lab, Java, Spring, Maven, NEIM XML, EBTS

What You'll Do

The ideal candidate has experience in utilizing Pega Business Orchestration and Automation Technology (BOAT) in the development and sustainment of systems. A demonstrated ability with cloud‑native architectures, testing, and modern CI/CD practices and tools, while also being comfortable contributing across the full stack when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Apply Pega Business Orchestration and Automation Technology in the ongoing development and operational sustainment of large, complex IT systems.
Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and PI planning events.
Responsible for performing software engineering functions: design, development, testing, troubleshooting, and debugging software programs for enhancements and new systems.
Apply appropriate principles, standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the software development life cycle.
Influence development of solutions that impact strategic project/program goals and business results.
Recommend and develop new technical solutions, products, and/or standards in support of functions' strategy and operations.
Lead and manage the work of other technical staff that has significant impact on project results/outputs.
Resolve highly complex problems using significant application of technical knowledge, conceptualization, reasoning, and interpretation.
Develop innovative solutions through research and integration of best practices.
Communicate with executive leadership (internally or client) regarding matters of significant importance to the organization/project.
Have in-depth understanding of technical principles, theories, concepts, and their application.
Serve as subject matter expert within technical domain area.
Design and develop scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, customers, and engineers to deliver new features.
Write clean, maintainable, well‑tested code following best practices.
Review code and mentor junior engineers.
Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
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