PEGA DevOps Engineer

Techstra Solutions; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Techstra Solutions in Pittsburgh, PA seeks a Pega DevOps Engineer to lead automated CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins orchestration, and reusable deployment frameworks for enterprise-grade Pega delivery.

The role emphasizes release governance, environment synchronization, and collaboration with development and architecture teams to improve velocity and reliability.

Candidates should have 6+ years IT experience with 4+ years in Pega, including migration tools and Deployment Manager integration.

Qualifications

• 6+ years IT experience with 4+ years in Pega deployment automation.
• Proven expertise creating automated CI/CD pipelines for Pega platforms.
• Hands-on Jenkins pipeline scripting and plugin management.
• Deep understanding of Pega deployment mechanics and migration tools.
• Experience with Git-based version control and branching strategies.
• Ability to design reusable deployment frameworks.
• Knowledge of release governance and risk controls.
• Strong collaboration with development and architecture teams.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot build, release, and environment synchronization issues.
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines for Pega applications.
• Develop reusable deployment frameworks and provisioning workflows.
• Provide guidance on branch strategies and release automation best practices.
• Document build guides and release procedures.
• Support enterprise-scale release velocity and reliability.

Skills

CI/CD automation

Jenkins pipelines

Pega deployment automation

Release governance

Troubleshooting & debugging

Team leadership

SRE concepts

Banking domain experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Git

Bitbucket

Deployment Manager

Job description

Role Overview

The Pega DevOps Engineer role within the Center of Excellence (COE) adds specialized technical execution for automated continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), pipeline orchestration via Jenkins, automated build frameworks, release governance, and foundational tooling support to advance enterprise-wide Pega application delivery. Pega-focused DevOps Engineer with strong automation skills, Jenkins pipeline expertise, and reusable deployment framework experience. Creates, builds, and maintains automated CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and modern build tools to streamline Pega software packaging, testing, and deployment. Proposes & designs reusable deployment frameworks and automated provisioning workflows to address complex enterprise release needs. Prepares technical build guides and release documentation required. Facilitates complex problem resolution across build failures, environment synchronization, code promotion bottlenecks, and deployment logging. Provides technical guidance and support to development and architecture teams regarding build standards, branch strategies, and release automation best practices. Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance release velocity, deployment reliability, and platform operational efficiency.

Customer Focused - Knowledgeable of the values and practices that align developer experience, release stability, and deployment frequency as primary considerations in all engineering decisions, leveraging that information to build robust platform pipelines.

Managing Risk - Assessing and effectively managing all of the risks associated with automated code promotions, release compliance, and pipeline security controls to ensure they adhere to and support the company's Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Troubleshooting - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• Application Delivery Process - Extensive Experience
• Application Design, Architecture - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• Application Development Tools - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• Packaged Application Integration - Subject Matter Depth and Breadth
• System Development Lifecycle - Extensive Experience

Required Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
• 6+ Years of overall IT experience with 4+ years specializing in Pega deployment automation, CI/CD pipeline building, and release management, preferably in a large banking / financial institution environment supporting enterprise-scale operations.
• Proven expertise in creating automated CI/CD pipelines and reusable deployment frameworks specifically for Pega platforms
• Hands-on production experience with Jenkins (pipeline scripting, job creation, webhook integration, and plugin management)
• Deep understanding of Pega deployment mechanics (rule archiving, product rule generation, migration tools, and Deployment Manager integration)
• Familiarity with Pega COE architectural concepts, reusable component architecture, case management patterns, data modeling, and modern UI paradigms (such as Constellation)
• Version control management (Git, Bitbucket, branching strategies for Pega rulesets)
• Process Improvement
• Release Management
• Software Solutions and Design
• Application Development
• Design and architecture familiarity/experience
• Business and Team Management
• Group Problem Solving
• Customer Engagement and Solutions Oriented

Preferred Qualifications

• Banking experience
• Financial institution experience
• Understanding regulatory and risk controls in automated deployment pipelines

Locations:

Pittsburgh, PA

AboutTechstraSolutions

Techstra Solutions is a certified woman-owned (WBENC) management consulting firm specializing in strategy, technology, and implementation services for large organizations undergoing digital and talent transformation. Our experienced team partners with clients to co-create innovative solutions in applications, data, AI, and automation that accelerate measurable, sustainable change. From advisory consulting through technical execution, we are dedicated to driving world-class business solutions that fit your strategic requirements and deliver results. For more information: www.techstrasolutions.com

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Techstra Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. The Company makes its decisions on merit, and its policy of equal opportunity prohibits discrimination in all phases of the employment process, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, promotion, selection, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, compensation, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment. The policy of equal opportunity applies without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, military status, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, alienage or citizenship, domestic partnership status, arrest or conviction record, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other protected categories under federal, state, or local law. The Company also prohibits discrimination or harassment based upon the perception that a person has, or is associated with a person who has, any of these characteristics.