Pega Software Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK banking group is seeking a PEGA Engineer to lead a skilled team focused on delivering high-quality customer-driven software. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Pega, with experience in agile environments, REST API development, and cloud-based applications. This role offers a chance to innovate while mentoring junior team members and working within a dynamic environment. Benefits include substantial pension contributions and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping options

30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in Pega.
• Experience with Pega 8.x in either Business or Technical Environment.
• Must have experience in building REST APIs.
• Strong understanding of Pega architecture and infrastructure.
• Experience in supporting Pega applications on cloud-based architecture.
• Knowledge of Pega application frameworks like CLM, Customer Service, etc.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and guide the engineering team within Pega.
• Facilitate code reviews and mentor team members.
• Handle broader delivery aspects like risk assessment and project planning.
• Provide support for off-hours implementations.
• Leverage Generative AI to enhance automation.
• Seek and implement innovative approaches.

Skills

Agile Delivery

Clear Communication

Team Building

Leadership

Workshop Facilitation

Growth Mindset

Education

Certified Lead System Architect / CSSA

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

We believe that people don’t always fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone’s individual skills. We believe that people don’t always fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone’s individual skills, experience, and knowledge – it’s what makes you unique! We’re looking to recruit a PEGA Engineers to deliver the highest quality customer driven software whilst continually challenging, motivating, mentoring and supporting their engineering teams. What you’ll do…

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Oversee and guide the engineering team within Pega, collaborating closely with business, development, and UK onsite teams to foster innovative solutions.
• Technical Oversight: Facilitate code reviews, resolve defects, and mentor team members, including junior engineers and partner resources.
• Project Management: Handle broader delivery aspects such as risk assessment, project planning, and maintaining documentation.
• Implementation Support: Provide support for off‑hours implementations.
• GENAI Integration: Leverage Generative AI (GENAI) to enhance automation and drive innovation within the team.
• Innovation Focus: Continuously seek and implement innovative approaches to improve processes and solutions.

Qualifications

• Certified Lead System Architect / CSSA: with at least 5 years of experience in Pega.
• Experience with Pega 8.x: Required in either Pega Business or Pega Technical Environment.
• REST API Development: Must have experience in building REST APIs.
• Pega Architecture: Strong understanding of Pega architecture and supporting infrastructure.
• Cloud‑Based Pega Applications: Experience in supporting Pega applications on cloud‑based architecture.
• Pega Application Frameworks: Knowledge of working with Pega application frameworks like CLM (Customer Lifecycle Manager), Customer Service, Smart Disputes, etc.
• Application Design: Experience in designing applications from scratch within Pega, including class structure and organisational design.
• Solution Development: Previous experience in analysis and design of solutions, prototyping, building, testing, implementation, and application support.

Wider Skills

• Agile Delivery: Experience working in an Agile delivery environment.
• Clear Communication: Familiar with communicating with business stakeholders, confident in challenging and driving solutions forward with business counterparts.
• Team Building: Proven experience in bringing together individuals to form a highly effective team with a strong team identity.
• Leadership: Experience in leading and directing teams of up to 15 engineers, with a strong focus on coaching and mentoring junior team members.
• Workshop Facilitation: Comfortable driving workshops with established facilitation skills, able to analyse existing processes and identify areas for improvement.
• Growth Mindset: Keen desire to learn and develop further, adaptable when required.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Front‑End Development: Understanding of React and front‑end development.
• Tools and Techniques: Experience with JIRA/Confluence and other tools and techniques such as DevOps.
• Sustainable Solutions: Keen focus on sustainable and cost‑effective technical solutions.
• Performance Tuning: Experience in performance tuning and analysis via PDC (Predictive Diagnostic Cloud).

Like the modern Britain we serve, we’re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever‑changing needs of our 26 million customers. We’re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too…, At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

Benefits

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance‑related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares.
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping.
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We’re focused on creating a values‑led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under‑represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.