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Pega Developer - Charlotte, NC

  • Hybrid
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
  • $60 - $65 per hour

Job description

Note: Only considering nearby/local candidates

  • W2 Candidates only

We are seeking an experienced Oracle PL/SQL Developer with a strong background in Hadoop, Informatica, Axiom, and Python to join our team in Charlotte, NC. This hybrid role requires both hands-on development and team leadership, working closely with product owners and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions that meet business needs.

  • Collaborate with the Product Owner to ensure product backlog and requirements are well-defined, prioritized, and have clear acceptance criteria.

  • Guide the team in work breakdown, estimation, and execution of development tasks.

  • Serve as a team lead and mentor (while remaining an individual contributor), supporting team members in planning, estimation, peer reviews, and best engineering practices.

  • Identify skill and role gaps within the team and work with the Technology Manager to address them.

  • Assist the Technology Manager in creating resource contingency plans when necessary.

  • Apply enterprise standards for solution design, coding, and quality assurance.

  • Ensure delivered solutions meet product acceptance criteria and maintain minimal technical debt.

  • Take ownership of compliance, security, and audit support at the team level.

  • Act as a liaison for production activities and issue resolution.

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of experience in system analysis, software design, and development.

  • Strong expertise in:

    • Oracle PL/SQL

    • ETL processes

    • Python

    • Informatica

    • Hadoop

  • Experience with data analysis and reporting tools.

  • Hands-on experience with large relational databases and ETL pipelines.

  • Proven ability to collaborate with technical product owners to prioritize technology initiatives and address technical debt.

  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills in an agile development environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Financial Regulatory Reporting Technology.

  • Prior experience using the Axiom tool.

Soft Skills:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

  • Ability to work effectively in a hybrid, collaborative team environment.

Job requirements

  • Serve as a Lead System Architect on Pega projects, owning solution architecture and application design

  • Provide technical input on development approaches, environment, and specifications

  • Take full ownership of assigned development tasks

  • Provide accurate development estimates and T-shirt sizing

  • Collaborate with functional teams to establish and refine requirements

  • Participate in backlog refinement and sprint planning

  • Guide client stakeholders on Pega solution design, implementation, and knowledge management

  • Architect scalable, multi-tier enterprise applications adhering to Pega Guardrails

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 10+ years of hands-on Pega experience delivering large, complex enterprise solutions

  • Strong communication skills for interacting with business and technical teams

  • Expertise in Pega 8, Pega PRPC, and Pega PRPC guardrails

  • Deep understanding of enterprise class structure, workflows, and design patterns

  • Advanced experience with:

    • Case management, data modeling, integrations, agents, and performance tuning

    • UX/UI design and Pega UI guardrails

    • Pega upgrades, server configurations, and troubleshooting

    • Agile development methodologies

    • High-level estimates and sizing

    • Packaging and deployment

    • Database modeling and SQL query optimization, particularly with Oracle SQL

Education & Certifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in any discipline

  • Pega LSA certification (mandatory)

Desired Skills:

  • 3–5 years as a Pega Lead System Architect

  • 5–8 years as a Pega System Architect working on multi-tier web applications

  • Experience creating frameworks and enterprise-wide applications

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Additional Details:

  • This role is hybrid — 3 days onsite in Charlotte, NC, 2 days remote

  • Only local or nearby candidates will be considered

    Only W2 applicants with at least 12 months visa validity will be considered

    TopTech Talent is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

    🚫 Third-party recruiters, please do not reach out for this role.

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