Pega Senior Technical Lead
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Pega Senior Technical Lead
Decatur, Georgia

Job Summary

Role Summary The Senior PEGA Developer will support the end-to-end upgrade of the BenePath application from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in PEGA development, upgrade impact assessment, rules and custom-code remediation, integration validation, testing, deployment, and post-production support. Primary Responsibilities Upgrade and migrate PEGA applications from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26 using a side-by-side upgrade approach. Perform application assessment using PEGA Health Check and upgrade analysis tools. Analyze and remediate deprecated rules, APIs, activities, and framework components. Migrate and validate rulesets, case types, flows, data pages, decision rules, and application configurations. Refactor custom Java code and PEGA customizations for Infinity 26 compatibility and maintainability. Resolve applicable guardrail warnings and improve application compliance with PEGA best practices. Upgrade and validate UI Kit-based portals, sections, and custom screens. Constellation migration is not in scope. Remediate, rewire, and validate integrations involving Kafka, SFTP, SOAP, REST, and external enterprise systems. Perform unit testing and support functional testing, SIT, automated regression testing, performance testing, and UAT defect triage. Support CI/CD implementation and deployments using PEGA Deployment Manager. Use PEGA Predictive Diagnostic Cloud (PDC) for monitoring, analysis, and issue investigation. Participate in production cutover, rollback planning, go-live, hypercare, documentation, and knowledge transfer. Required Technical Skills PEGA Platform Strong hands-on experience with PEGA 8.x application development and maintenance. Experience with PEGA Infinity platform upgrades or migration programs. Strong knowledge of Case Management, Data Pages, Activities, Flows, Decision Rules, Security, and Access Groups. Experience with PEGA upgrade utilities, Health Check findings, guardrails, and PDC. Working knowledge of PEGA Deployment Manager and application packaging/deployment. Upgrade and Modernization Ruleset migration and application upgrade impact analysis. Deprecated API and rule remediation. Custom Java component remediation and code refactoring. UI Kit component upgrades and browser compatibility validation. Performance analysis and targeted optimization. Integration and DevOps REST and SOAP services, Kafka, SFTP, JSON, and XML processing. CI/CD concepts, PEGA Deployment Manager, Git or equivalent version-control practices. Integration troubleshooting, certificate/configuration validation, and end-to-end interface testing. Required Experience 6+ years of hands-on PEGA development experience. Experience in at least one major PEGA platform upgrade or migration engagement. Ability to independently analyze upgrade findings and implement remediation. Strong debugging, defect resolution, and production-support skills. Experience collaborating with architects, QA teams, integration teams, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications PEGA Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA); CLSA exposure is an advantage. Experience with PEGA Cloud SaaS environments. Healthcare, Medicaid, insurance, or government-domain experience. Experience with large-scale, highly customized PEGA applications and high-volume integrations. Exposure to PEGA Infinity 26 features, GenAI capabilities, Kubernetes, or AKS. Constellation knowledge for future modernization phases, although migration is not part of the current scope. Key Deliverables PEGA application and rulesets upgraded and validated on Infinity 26. Deprecated rules, APIs, guardrail findings, and custom Java components remediated. UI Kit components and external integrations validated for target-platform compatibility. Unit-test evidence and support for SIT, regression, performance testing, and UAT defect closure. Deployment packages, cutover inputs, rollback support, technical documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Key Responsibilities

Role Summary The Senior PEGA Developer will support the end-to-end upgrade of the BenePath application from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in PEGA development, upgrade impact assessment, rules and custom-code remediation, integration validation, testing, deployment, and post-production support. Primary Responsibilities Upgrade and migrate PEGA applications from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26 using a side-by-side upgrade approach. Perform application assessment using PEGA Health Check and upgrade analysis tools. Analyze and remediate deprecated rules, APIs, activities, and framework components. Migrate and validate rulesets, case types, flows, data pages, decision rules, and application configurations. Refactor custom Java code and PEGA customizations for Infinity 26 compatibility and maintainability. Resolve applicable guardrail warnings and improve application compliance with PEGA best practices. Upgrade and validate UI Kit-based portals, sections, and custom screens. Constellation migration is not in scope. Remediate, rewire, and validate integrations involving Kafka, SFTP, SOAP, REST, and external enterprise systems. Perform unit testing and support functional testing, SIT, automated regression testing, performance testing, and UAT defect triage. Support CI/CD implementation and deployments using PEGA Deployment Manager. Use PEGA Predictive Diagnostic Cloud (PDC) for monitoring, analysis, and issue investigation. Participate in production cutover, rollback planning, go-live, hypercare, documentation, and knowledge transfer. Required Technical Skills PEGA Platform Strong hands-on experience with PEGA 8.x application development and maintenance. Experience with PEGA Infinity platform upgrades or migration programs. Strong knowledge of Case Management, Data Pages, Activities, Flows, Decision Rules, Security, and Access Groups. Experience with PEGA upgrade utilities, Health Check findings, guardrails, and PDC. Working knowledge of PEGA Deployment Manager and application packaging/deployment. Upgrade and Modernization Ruleset migration and application upgrade impact analysis. Deprecated API and rule remediation. Custom Java component remediation and code refactoring. UI Kit component upgrades and browser compatibility validation. Performance analysis and targeted optimization. Integration and DevOps REST and SOAP services, Kafka, SFTP, JSON, and XML processing. CI/CD concepts, PEGA Deployment Manager, Git or equivalent version-control practices. Integration troubleshooting, certificate/configuration validation, and end-to-end interface testing. Required Experience 6+ years of hands-on PEGA development experience. Experience in at least one major PEGA platform upgrade or migration engagement. Ability to independently analyze upgrade findings and implement remediation. Strong debugging, defect resolution, and production-support skills. Experience collaborating with architects, QA teams, integration teams, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications PEGA Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA); CLSA exposure is an advantage. Experience with PEGA Cloud SaaS environments. Healthcare, Medicaid, insurance, or government-domain experience. Experience with large-scale, highly customized PEGA applications and high-volume integrations. Exposure to PEGA Infinity 26 features, GenAI capabilities, Kubernetes, or AKS. Constellation knowledge for future modernization phases, although migration is not part of the current scope. Key Deliverables PEGA application and rulesets upgraded and validated on Infinity 26. Deprecated rules, APIs, guardrail findings, and custom Java components remediated. UI Kit components and external integrations validated for target-platform compatibility. Unit-test evidence and support for SIT, regression, performance testing, and UAT defect closure. Deployment packages, cutover inputs, rollback support, technical documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Skill Requirements

Role Summary The Senior PEGA Developer will support the end-to-end upgrade of the BenePath application from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in PEGA development, upgrade impact assessment, rules and custom-code remediation, integration validation, testing, deployment, and post-production support. Primary Responsibilities Upgrade and migrate PEGA applications from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26 using a side-by-side upgrade approach. Perform application assessment using PEGA Health Check and upgrade analysis tools. Analyze and remediate deprecated rules, APIs, activities, and framework components. Migrate and validate rulesets, case types, flows, data pages, decision rules, and application configurations. Refactor custom Java code and PEGA customizations for Infinity 26 compatibility and maintainability. Resolve applicable guardrail warnings and improve application compliance with PEGA best practices. Upgrade and validate UI Kit-based portals, sections, and custom screens. Constellation migration is not in scope. Remediate, rewire, and validate integrations involving Kafka, SFTP, SOAP, REST, and external enterprise systems. Perform unit testing and support functional testing, SIT, automated regression testing, performance testing, and UAT defect triage. Support CI/CD implementation and deployments using PEGA Deployment Manager. Use PEGA Predictive Diagnostic Cloud (PDC) for monitoring, analysis, and issue investigation. Participate in production cutover, rollback planning, go-live, hypercare, documentation, and knowledge transfer. Required Technical Skills PEGA Platform Strong hands-on experience with PEGA 8.x application development and maintenance. Experience with PEGA Infinity platform upgrades or migration programs. Strong knowledge of Case Management, Data Pages, Activities, Flows, Decision Rules, Security, and Access Groups. Experience with PEGA upgrade utilities, Health Check findings, guardrails, and PDC. Working knowledge of PEGA Deployment Manager and application packaging/deployment. Upgrade and Modernization Ruleset migration and application upgrade impact analysis. Deprecated API and rule remediation. Custom Java component remediation and code refactoring. UI Kit component upgrades and browser compatibility validation. Performance analysis and targeted optimization. Integration and DevOps REST and SOAP services, Kafka, SFTP, JSON, and XML processing. CI/CD concepts, PEGA Deployment Manager, Git or equivalent version-control practices. Integration troubleshooting, certificate/configuration validation, and end-to-end interface testing. Required Experience 6+ years of hands-on PEGA development experience. Experience in at least one major PEGA platform upgrade or migration engagement. Ability to independently analyze upgrade findings and implement remediation. Strong debugging, defect resolution, and production-support skills. Experience collaborating with architects, QA teams, integration teams, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications PEGA Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA); CLSA exposure is an advantage. Experience with PEGA Cloud SaaS environments. Healthcare, Medicaid, insurance, or government-domain experience. Experience with large-scale, highly customized PEGA applications and high-volume integrations. Exposure to PEGA Infinity 26 features, GenAI capabilities, Kubernetes, or AKS. Constellation knowledge for future modernization phases, although migration is not part of the current scope. Key Deliverables PEGA application and rulesets upgraded and validated on Infinity 26. Deprecated rules, APIs, guardrail findings, and custom Java components remediated. UI Kit components and external integrations validated for target-platform compatibility. Unit-test evidence and support for SIT, regression, performance testing, and UAT defect closure. Deployment packages, cutover inputs, rollback support, technical documentation, and knowledge transfer.

Other Requirements

Role Summary The Senior PEGA Developer will support the end-to-end upgrade of the BenePath application from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26. The role requires strong hands-on expertise in PEGA development, upgrade impact assessment, rules and custom-code remediation, integration validation, testing, deployment, and post-production support. Primary Responsibilities Upgrade and migrate PEGA applications from PEGA 8.7.6 to PEGA Infinity 26 using a side-by-side upgrade approach. Perform application assessment using PEGA Health Check and upgrade analysis tools. Analyze and remediate deprecated rules, APIs, activities, and framework components. Migrate and validate rulesets, case types, flows, data pages, decision rules, and application configurations. Refactor custom Java code and PEGA customizations for Infinity 26 compatibility and maintainability. Resolve applicable guardrail warnings and improve application compliance with PEGA best practices. Upgrade and validate UI Kit-based portals, sections, and custom screens. Constellation migration is not in scope. Remediate, rewire, and validate integrations involving Kafka, SFTP, SOAP, REST, and external enterprise systems. Perform unit testing and support functional testing, SIT, automated regression testing, performance testing, and UAT defect triage. Support CI/CD implementation and deployments using PEGA Deployment Manager. Use PEGA Predictive Diagnostic Cloud (PDC) for monitoring, analysis, and issue investigation. Participate in production cutover, rollback planning, go-live, hypercare, documentation, and knowledge transfer. Required Technical Skills PEGA Platform Strong hands-on experience with PEGA 8.x application development and maintenance. Experience with PEGA Infinity platform upgrades or migration programs. Strong knowledge of Case Management, Data Pages, Activities, Flows, Decision Rules, Security, and Access Groups. Experience with PEGA upgrade utilities, Health Check findings, guardrails, and PDC. Working knowledge of PEGA Deployment Manager and application packaging/deployment. Upgrade and Modernization Ruleset migration and application upgrade impact analysis. Deprecated API and rule remediation. Custom Java component remediation and code refactoring. UI Kit component upgrades and browser compatibility validation. Performance analysis and targeted optimization. Integration and DevOps REST and SOAP services, Kafka, SFTP, JSON, and XML processing. CI/CD concepts, PEGA Deployment Manager, Git or equivalent version-control practices. Integration troubleshooting, certificate/configuration validation, and end-to-end interface testing. Required Experience 6+ years of hands-on PEGA development experience. Experience in at least one major PEGA platform upgrade or migration engagement. Ability to independently analyze upgrade findings and implement remediation. Strong debugging, defect resolution, and production-support skills. Experience collaborating with architects, QA teams, integration teams, DevOps teams, and business stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications PEGA Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA); CLSA exposure is an advantage. Experience with PEGA Cloud SaaS environments. Healthcare, Medicaid, insurance, or government-domain experience. Experience with large-scale, highly customized PEGA applications and high-volume integrations. Exposure to PEGA Infinity 26 features, GenAI capabilities, Kubernetes, or AKS. Constellation knowledge for future modernization phases, although migration is not part of the current scope. Key Deliverables PEGA application and rulesets upgraded and validated on Infinity 26. Deprecated rules, APIs, guardrail findings, and custom Java components remediated. UI Kit components and external integrations validated for target-platform compatibility. Unit-test evidence and support for SIT, regression, performance testing, and UAT defect closure. Deployment packages, cutover inputs, rollback support, technical documentation, and knowledge transfer.
Maximum Salary (US):  151000
Minimum Salary (US):  95000
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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 223,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending June 2026 totaled $14.8 billion. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

A candidate’s pay within the range will depend on their skills, experience, education, and other factors permitted by law. This role may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses subject to company policies. In addition, this role is eligible for the following benefits subject to company policies: medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 401(k) retirement plan; 10 days of paid time off per year (some positions are eligible for need-based leave with no designated number of leave days per year); and 10 paid holidays per year.