Senior Pega Developer (Certified Senior System Architect - CSSA)

Key Responsibilities

• Configure and deliver agreed business use cases from the prioritized WP6 backlog.
• Develop, configure, and maintain Pega applications using best-practice design principles.
• Conduct peer reviews and unit testing to ensure solution quality and compliance.
• Resolve defects and support user acceptance testing within established change control processes.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and development teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other Scrum ceremonies.
• Promote application changes through controlled environments and release processes.
• Produce sprint acceptance evidence and contribute to project documentation and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and technical debt remediation where required.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of IT and software development experience.
• 6+ years of hands-on Pega development experience.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Pega Application Configuration
  • Case Management & Workflow Development
  • Defect Investigation & Resolution
  • Unit Testing & Peer Reviews
  • Guardrail-Compliant Development
  • User Acceptance Testing Support
  • Agile & Scrum Delivery
  • Integration Development
• Experience delivering solutions within controlled release and change management environments.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Experience working within UK Public Sector programmes is desirable.

• Technical Expertise
• Pega Platform Development
• Case Lifecycle & Workflow Design
• Business Rules Configuration
• Pega Integrations & Services
• Application Testing & Quality Assurance
• Defect Resolution & Production Support
• Agile/Scrum Delivery Practices
• Release Management & Change Control
• Sprint Documentation & Acceptance Evidence

Certifications

• Pega Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) Pegasystems
• Pega Certified System Architect (CSA) Pegasystems