Hybrid Pega Lead Developer — Cloud & Payments Automation

Cognizant

Vienna (VA)

Hybrid

USD 102,000 - 116,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Paid holidays
Paid time off
401(k) plan
Disability insurance
Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Pega Lead Developer to design, develop, and optimize scalable Pega applications and cloud-enabled integrations for cards and payments in a financial services context.

You will collaborate with analysts, product owners, and architects to deliver secure, high-quality digital process automation solutions, with a hybrid work model requiring three days per week at the client site in Vienna, VA.

Qualifications

  • 6-9 years of hands-on experience as a Pega Developer

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of Pega applications that support digital workflows, process automation, and cards and payments business operations.
  • Develop and optimize Pega data models, integrations, and reusable components to support scalable and maintainable enterprise solutions.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technical designs and application features.
  • Guide team members in resolving technical challenges while promoting Pega development best practices, quality standards, and consistent delivery approaches.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and enhance production applications through performance tuning, root cause analysis, testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Pega expertise
Case management
Rules configuration
UI development
Process automation
Cloud deployments
SDLC
Agile methodologies
Testing
Performance tuning

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Pega Lead Developer to design, develop, and optimize scalable Pega applications and cloud-enabled integrations for cards and payments in a financial services context.

You will collaborate with analysts, product owners, and architects to deliver secure, high-quality digital process automation solutions, with a hybrid work model requiring three days per week at the client site in Vienna, VA.

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