Pega Lead Engineer: SCE, Kafka & Healthcare Claims

Cognizant

Norfolk (VA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 140,000

Full time

34 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life 보험

Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan with Company Contributions

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a highly skilled Pega Development Lead to guide the design, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-grade Pega solutions, including the Pega Smart Claims Engine for healthcare claims processing. You will drive development, architecture, and secure, scalable implementations while ensuring adherence to Pega best practices across complex integrations.

You will lead Agile/SAFe teams, conduct code reviews, optimize performance, and establish reusable components and interfaces

Qualifications

Pega Lead System Architect (LSA) with proven hands-on leadership across large-scale Pega implementations.
Hands-on experience with Pega Smart Claims Engine (SCE), including healthcare claims processing solutions.
Experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying secure, scalable Pega applications including class structures, case management workflows, UI models, and reusable frameworks.
Strong expertise integrating Pega applications with enterprise platforms using REST APIs, microservices, and other modern integration technologies.
Experience with event-driven architectures and Kafka-based integrations (Apache Kafka preferred, Confluent Kafka acceptable).
Ability to conduct code and technical reviews, monitor application quality and performance, mitigate technical risks, and ensure compliance with Pega guardrails and development standards.

Responsibilities

Lead the development, configuration, testing, and optimization of Pega applications following best practices.
Design and deliver claims solutions using the Pega Smart Claims Engine (SCE) model.
Architect scalable Pega class structures, case types, workflows, UI models, integrations, and reusable components.
Lead the development of scalable, resilient integrations between Pega SCE and enterprise platforms, APIs, microservices, data sources, and messaging technologies.
Provide hands-on technical leadership through code reviews, design reviews, troubleshooting, and development guidance.
Collaborate within Agile/SAFe teams, participate in sprint ceremonies, technical reviews, and continuous improvement.