Senior Pega Developer

Job Title: Pega Developer (Senior)
Location: Remote
Contract: USDA OMNI – NRCS Operations & Maintenance
Security Clearance: USDA Public Trust

AttainX is seeking a Pega Developer to support Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and authorized Development, Modernization, and Enhancement (DM&E) activities for Pega-based applications within the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) IT ecosystem. This role focuses on stabilizing, maintaining, and improving Pega implementations while collaborating with cross-functional teams working in .NET, SQL Server, and AWS environments.

The NRCS Pega environment includes applications where business logic is partially externalized into .NET services and SQL Server stored procedures. A key aspect of this role is refactoring these implementations toward Pega best practices while supporting the broader team’s modernization and cloud migration objectives.

Essential Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• Senior-Level: Minimum 8 years of IT experience, including 5+ years of advanced Pega architecture and development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Pega Platform case management, workflows, UI configuration, data pages, decision rules, and SLA configurations.
• Experience with Pega class structure design across Work, Data, and Integration layers.
• Experience with Pega integration services (REST, SOAP, RDBMS connectors).
• Working familiarity with SQL Server environments, including the ability to read and understand stored procedures and cross-database queries in order to support refactoring efforts.
• Working familiarity with .NET-based systems sufficient to understand integration points and collaborate with .NET developers on shared services.
• Experience deploying Pega applications in AWS-hosted or hybrid cloud environments.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipeline concepts and willingness to integrate Pega deployments into FPAC-approved pipelines (AWS CodeBuild, CodePipeline, Jenkins).
• Pega Certified System Architect (CSA) or Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA).
• Ability to obtain USDA Public Trust Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting USDA, FPAC, NRCS, or other federal civilian agencies.
• Experience with Pega Constellation UI architecture and component-based design.
• Familiarity with Pega guardrail compliance and application quality scoring.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate certification.
• Experience working within large-scale O&M contracts with active cloud migration.
• SAFe, Scrum, or equivalent Agile certification.
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements as applied to Pega UI components.
• Experience with Pega Application Management Services (AMS), including incident management and root cause analysis.

Core Responsibilities:

Pega Application Development & Maintenance:

• Design, configure, and maintain Pega case management workflows, UI components, and business process automation in alignment with Pega guardrails and best practices.
• Perform corrective, adaptive, preventive, and perfective maintenance on Pega-based applications per PWS-defined maintenance categories and SLAs.
• Triage and resolve production defects in Pega applications, including root cause analysis, regression testing, and documentation in Government-approved tracking systems (Jira).
• Refactor existing Pega implementations where business logic has been externalized into .NET services or embedded in SQL stored procedures, working toward clean separation of concerns within the Pega platform.
• Develop and maintain reusable components at Framework and Organization levels to reduce duplication and maintenance cost.
• Optimize application performance using Pega diagnostic tools (PAL, PLA, Tracer, SMA).

Modernization Support:

• Participate in modernization assessments to evaluate Pega applications for refactoring, re-platforming, replacement, or retirement.
• Provide subject matter input on Pega application complexity, technical debt, and dependencies to support the Enterprise Lead Architect’s modernization roadmap and scoring model.
• Support incremental migration of Pega applications from on-premises (DISC) to AWS-hosted environments, collaborating with the platform team on deployment and configuration issues.
• Identify and document integration points and dependencies between Pega applications and shared services (e.g., Core Services, CSAPI, Z Roles) to inform decoupling efforts.

 Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with .NET developers, database teams, and the platform team to resolve cross-system issues affecting Pega applications.
• Coordinate with the Release Manager and delivery teams to ensure Pega deployments follow FPAC-approved CI/CD pipelines and pass automated quality gates (SonarQube, Fortify).
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, working with Government stakeholders to validate delivered functionality meets business requirements.
• Contribute to knowledge transfer activities, including maintaining troubleshooting playbooks, runbooks, and knowledge articles for Pega applications.

Security & Compliance:

• Follow secure coding practices and FPAC security standards in all Pega development and maintenance activities.
• Remediate security vulnerabilities in Pega applications within established SLAs (14 days for critical/high).
• Support Section 508 accessibility compliance within Pega UI components.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation for all Pega-related work activities.

About Us:

AttainX Inc. is a Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMC Level 2, CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SAFe Partner. For more than 15 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products, and high-quality services that meet the needs of our Federal Government customers.

The last 4 years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the “Best in Class” contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business and 8(a) Pools 1, 2 and 3. In addition, we are prime on several Agency Specific IDIQs and BPAs with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Energy, Navy, Health and Human Service, USCIS and the Defense Intelligence Agency.

AttainX is dedicated to quality and best practices for the services we provide. We understand our people are the key ingredient to ensuring our customers Mission and Goals are met with excellence.

Benefits:

Competitive compensation and benefits packages including paid vacation, medical, dental, vision, matching 401K plan, tuition/training reimbursement, and Long & Short-Term Disability.

 EEO Commitment:

AttainX is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, VEVRAA and Section 503, or other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law. These protections also extend to applicants.

Accommodations:

Individuals with a disability who would like to request a reasonable workplace accommodation may send an email to Human Resources indicating the specifics of the assistance needed.

Physical Demands:

Sitting and working on a computer for long, continuous periods each day; effective communications by telephone, email, and face-to-face; standing, walking, and sitting; handling and feeling objects or controls; reaching; talking and hearing; lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds; and specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.

Work Environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.