Sr Pega Developer

NTT Data Americas, Inc.; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA in Dallas seeks a Senior Pega Developer / SSA to lead design, development, testing and rollout of BPM applications using Pega Smart Investigate.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate Payment Operations workflows, ensure secure transactions, and mentor engineers in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of dedicated Pega enterprise development experience.
• Hands-on experience with Pega Smart Investigate within financial workflows.
• PCSSA/SSA certifications are required.
• Strong BPM knowledge: ECS, Data Pages, UI rules, and case management.
• Familiar with OO concepts, algorithms, and data structures.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and ownership skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop full-stack applications with emphasis on security and SDLC.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to define requirements.
• Participate in system design consulting and platform management.
• Develop scalable, secure modules using cloud-native services.
• Architect, configure, and deploy end-to-end Pega solutions for investigations.
• Build scalable case management workflows and data models.
• Design secure integrations (REST, SOAP, Kafka) to banking systems.
• Enforce guardrails, review code, and optimize performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Pega PRPC

Pega Smart Investigate

Pega Certification (PCSSA/SSA)

Financial domain / payments

BPM & case management

Software architecture

Independent work

Education

PCSSA / SSA certification

CSSA / CLSA certification

Tools

AWS

REST/SOAP/Kafka

Job description

Company Overview:

Req ID: 392962

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization,

Job Description:

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and certified Senior Pega Developer with extensive hands‑on experience in financial frameworks to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead the design, development, testing, rollout of new features and implementation of robust business process management (BPM) applications using the Pega Smart InvestigateTM framework. You will collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to automate and optimize Payment Operations workflows, ensuring reliable, scalable, and secure transaction management.

Key Information

Job Title: Senior Pega Developer / Senior System Architect (SSA)

Total Experience: 7+ Years of hands‑on Pega development experience

Primary Location: Dallas. Texas, USA

Work Location: Client Office (Onsite / Hybrid as per company policy)

Mandatory Certification: Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PCSSA) and Pega Certified System Architect (PCSA)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop full stack applications with due consideration to security, design, validation and SDLC framework

• Collaborate with product managers, business operations, engineers to define product requirements, objectives

• Participate in system design consulting, platform management

• Develop resilient, scalable and secure modules using cloud native services

• Framework Development: Architect, configure, and deploy comprehensive end-to-end solutions leveraging the Pega Smart Investigate framework to streamline exceptions, disputes, and investigation workflows.

• Core Application Engineering: Build and maintain scalable case management workflows, business process rules, data models, and complex background processing components (Queue Processors, Job Schedulers).

• System Integration: Design and configure secure enterprise‑grade integrations (REST, SOAP, MQ, Kafka, and file listeners) to link Pega with external banking ledgers and core transaction systems.

• Code Quality & Best Practices: Enforce Pega guardrails, conduct detailed code reviews, and optimize application performance by troubleshooting code errors and processing bottlenecks.

• Technical Leadership: Provide subject‑matter expertise on architectural direction, and mentor junior engineers within an Agile/Scrum delivery environment.

Required Technical Skills & Qualifications

• Pega Expertise: Minimum 7+ years of dedicated experience developing enterprise applications on the Pega PRPC platform (Pega 8.x experience preferred).

• Smart Investigate & Financial Domain: Proven, direct hands‑on project experience working with the Pega Smart Investigate framework and a deep operational understanding of global Payment Systems and banking regulations.

• Mandatory Certification: Valid Pega Certified Senior System Architect (PCSSA / SSA) certifications.

• BPM Capabilities: Master‑level knowledge of Pega Case Management, Enterprise Class Structure (ECS) design, Data Pages, Declarative expressions, UI rules, and Report Definitions.

• Familiarity with object‑oriented programming concepts

• Proficiency with algorithms, data structures and software design

• Proven to work independently in a fast paced and often multi‑direction work environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Possess Pega certifications such as CSSA or CLSA

• Experience in financial services specifically corporate cash management desirable

• Strong communication skills, drive, and ownership

• Experience with AWS service

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About NTT DATA:

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start‑up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com

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