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Pega Development Lead

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Pega Certified Lead System Architect (LSA) certification (Part 1 or Part 2 required)
  • 10+ years of Pega development experience leading technical delivery end to end
  • Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale Pega applications in financial services or regulated environments
  • Deep understanding of Pega architecture, guardrails, performance tuning, integrations, and reusable enterprise assets

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end delivery execution including sprint planning, task breakdown, estimation, risk escalation, and technical unblocking
  • Design, develop, and oversee scalable Pega solutions aligned to enterprise architecture and security standards
  • Enforce engineering quality through peer reviews, guardrail compliance, performance best practices, and release readiness activities
  • Monitor application health using Pega Predictive Diagnostic Cloud (PDC), logs, and operational tooling

About the company

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Main Digital

IT Services & IT Consulting

Main Digital is a consulting firm focused on digital transformation services. We empower people to create new possibilities for themselves and their organizations by reimagining business processes to leverage intelligent technologies. Our Main () Method engagement framework includes Intelligent Automation, Agile Product Management, and Total Experience best practices to deliver scalable solutions. Our clients engage with us because we focus on achieving immediate results while always keeping an eye on the digital ecosystems of the future. We provide innovative engagement models to accelerate time to value for our clients. We work in diverse teams that blend management consulting, digital design, and product engineering, connected by the six core values that drive our award-winning culture. Celebrated by Inc. 5000 for our rapid growth, our workplace recognition includes the Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work, Great Place to Work-Certifiedâ„¢, and Best Places to Work in Virginia. Main Digital is proud to be a Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE). Learn how intelligent technology can transform your business at www.maindigital.com

Company details

IndustryIT Services & IT Consulting
Company size11 - 50

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Job description

This is a remote position.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are actively seeking a highly experienced Pega Lead Developer with deep expertise leading end-to-end technical delivery while partnering across Delivery and Operations teams to ensure production stability, operational readiness, and efficient issue resolution. This role is ideal for a senior technical leader who can drive delivery execution from design through deployment while serving as a critical bridge between development, platform operations, and enterprise support functions.


The ideal candidate combines strong Pega architecture and development experience with operational leadership capabilities, including production support coordination, release readiness, issue triage, and enterprise governance alignment within complex financial services environments.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Reporting to our Delivery Operations Manager, as a Full-Time Specialist on our team, you will work remotely and lead the design, development, deployment, and operational support of enterprise Pega solutions. You will collaborate with architects, delivery leads, operations teams, middleware partners, and enterprise dependency teams to ensure scalable, secure, and supportable implementations aligned to organizational standards and governance frameworks.


You will also play a key role in monitoring production health, triaging incidents, coordinating issue resolution, and ensuring platform stability across the delivery lifecycle.


QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Pega Certified Lead System Architect (LSA) certification (Part 1 or Part 2 required)
  • 10+ years of Pega development experience leading technical delivery end to end
  • Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale Pega applications in financial services or regulated environments
  • Deep understanding of Pega architecture, guardrails, performance tuning, integrations, and reusable enterprise assets
  • Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, release coordination, and DevOps practices
  • Proven ability to lead Agile delivery teams through sprint planning, estimation, execution, and release activities
  • Experience troubleshooting production issues using PDC, logs, and operational monitoring tools
  • Strong communication and coordination skills across Delivery, Operations, Product Engineering, Middleware, API, and platform support teams


RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead end-to-end delivery execution including sprint planning, task breakdown, estimation, risk escalation, and technical unblocking
  • Design, develop, and oversee scalable Pega solutions aligned to enterprise architecture and security standards
  • Enforce engineering quality through peer reviews, guardrail compliance, performance best practices, and release readiness activities
  • Leverage reusable enterprise assets, established patterns, connectors, and shared components to drive consistency and efficiency
  • Partner with teams including Middleware, API, and enterprise integration teams to complete cross-team delivery requirements
  • Onboard and implement enterprise layer connectors while ensuring development follows established standards and integration patterns
  • Follow client Pega Delivery Framework and execute required COE ceremonies, governance checkpoints, and security processes
  • Monitor application health using Pega Predictive Diagnostic Cloud (PDC), logs, and operational tooling
  • Serve as the Delivery to Operations bridge by triaging issues, classifying incidents versus enhancements, routing work appropriately, and driving issues to closure
  • Coordinate with Pega on platform upgrades, security fixes, hotfixes, and operational platform updates as required
  • Escalate issues appropriately to Pega Support, internal Product Engineering teams, and Account leadership when necessary

WHAT WE OFFER:


Celebrated by Inc. 5000 for our rapid growth and award-winning workplace, Main Digital invites you to be a part of our collaborative and forward-thinking team. As a Certified Women-Owned Small Business, we champion diversity in tech. Our diverse teams combine management consulting expertise, innovative digital design, and advanced product engineering. Driven by our six core values, we lead in intelligent automation, platform technologies, and Agile methodologies to create unparalleled digital experiences. Join us as we empower people to create new possibilities through process and technology, reimagining the ways of work and enhancing experiences with digital transformation.


Ready to innovate? Explore a career offering competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and extensive development opportunities. Apply today and shape the future with us!

Main Digital is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation because of age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), reproductive health decisions, marital status, personal appearance, matriculation, political affiliation, credit information, employment status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status, status as a victim or family member of a victim of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking, homeless status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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