Senior Systems Architect; Pega Job Penarth area,Wales UK,Software Development

Position: Senior Systems Architect (Pega)

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Role:

The Senior Systems Architect to assists with extending Pega 7 in-line with business requirements. As a senior role within the team, it requires the ability to articulate vision and architecture whilst maintaining a very hands‑on approach. The role will work closely with permanent and contract Pega specialists, and also includes significant exposure to teams across the business; therefore requiring the ability to articulate progress and issues to a non‑technical, and often senior audience.

Responsibilities

Operate in a hands‑on, development role – the majority of time will be invested in coding rules;
Writing feature definitions and technical specifications in accordance with our development standards;
Working with the business to write detailed specifications for assigned development tasks;
Development and implementation of Pega solutions in Pega 7 to a high and bug free standard utilising latest recommended Pega 7 methods and practices;
Provide support and guidance to the business / business analysts in terms of shaping requirements;
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Senior Systems Architect (Pega) – Technology Development
Provide guidance on best use of Pega technology including using OOTB features where applicable;
Being guardrail compliant in all development activities;
Writing unit tests and conducting peer reviews within the development team;
Provide technical / functional quality assurance over all Pega development;
Ensure delivered work products meet and perform to technical and functional requirements;
Ensure work is completed on time / budget and provide proactive updates to management if timelines or effort estimates are in jeopardy;
Provide regular updates to management on progress and outstanding issues;
Occasionally provide onsite assistance with release weekends;
Maintain personal / professional development to meet the changing demands of the role, including all relevant regulatory and legislative training;
When dealing with all customers, clients or colleagues ensure that we provide a clear, fair and consistent high quality service that presents a professional and positive image of CMC Markets;
Take all reasonable steps to ensure appropriate confidentiality;
Undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this role.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Professional accreditation / education

PRPC SSA Certification;
Pega 7 Certification (e.g. SSA Essentials, UI Specialist course);
Degree in a numerate subject such as Computer Science, Maths, Physics or equivalent.

Skills and experience

Proven lead experience in analysis, design, development, and deployment of PRPC based enterprise systems;
Experience with PRPC in a java-centric SOA, particularly where PRPC is not the master data source;
Recent Pega 6.
* experience;
Recent Pega 7.
* experience;
Strong user experience design;
Recent experience in a Pega 6 to Pega 7 upgrade project is desirable;
Good understanding of Databases and Java Application Servers;
Comfortable with contributing to complex technical / architectural discussions;
Recent practical hands‑on development experience in a highly agile commercial environment;
Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
Experience with Pega Customer Service framework.

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