Pega Infrastructure Analyst

Veriipro; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro is seeking a Pega Infrastructure Analyst to manage enterprise Pega environments and drive cloud-native deployment automation in Minneapolis. The role emphasizes Pega administration, upgrades, and disaster recovery across Kubernetes and AWS OpenSearch ecosystems.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Kafka DR architectures, Helm charts, Docker-based deployments, and strong troubleshooting skills to ensure production stability and performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Pega Platform administration and upgrades.
• Experience with Kafka architecture, externalization, replication, and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch and AWS OpenSearch integration.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS administration.
• Experience with Helm charts, Docker, and containerized deployments.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) pipelines and automation.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking, ALB, Ingress, and load balancing.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and perform performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support Pega platform environments across development, testing, and production.
• Execute Pega platform upgrades and validate application stability.
• Implement Kafka externalization and DR architecture with failover mechanisms.
• Integrate Pega services with AWS OpenSearch for search capabilities.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts for automated deployments.
• Support Kubernetes/EKS clusters, workloads, networking, RBAC, and application availability.
• Create technical documentation, deployment guides, and DR runbooks.

Skills

Pega Platform administration

AWS cloud

Kubernetes / EKS

IaC / automation

OpenSearch / Elasticsearch

Helm / Docker

Kafka disaster recovery

Networking & load balancing

Troubleshooting & performance

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenSearch

Docker

Helm

AWS

Job description

We are looking for a Pega Infrastructure Analyst with strong experience in Pega Platform administration, AWS cloud, Kubernetes, and enterprise deployment automation. The candidate will be responsible for managing Pega infrastructure, performing platform upgrades, implementing DR solutions, and supporting containerized deployments.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Pega Platform administration and upgrades.
• Experience with Kafka architecture, externalization, replication, and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch and AWS OpenSearch integration.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Amazon EKS administration.
• Experience with Helm charts, Docker, and containerized deployments.
• Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) pipelines and automation.
• Strong understanding of AWS networking, ALB, Ingress, and load balancing.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and perform performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support Pega platform environments across development, testing, and production.
• Execute Pega platform upgrades and validate application stability.
• Implement Kafka externalization and DR architecture with failover mechanisms.
• Integrate Pega services with AWS OpenSearch for search capabilities.
• Develop and maintain Helm charts for automated deployments.
• Support Kubernetes/EKS clusters, workloads, networking, RBAC, and application availability.
• Create technical documentation, deployment guides, and DR runbooks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud-native enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of AWS, Kubernetes, and DevOps automation practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills.