Senior Principal Application Development Engineer

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We are currently seeking a Senior Pega Systems Architect to work in Fort Collins, CO, or Remotely.
ROLE OVERVIEW
• Responsible for strategic and tactical conversion of technical vision and departmental policy and mandates into designs and plans regarding the Pega Platform and transition planning from current on-prem data center to AWS data centers.
• Collaborate across internal development teams, other vendors and government stakeholders to ensure overall priorities and requirements are understood.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Design and Planning: Develop cloud solution architectures that meet business requirements, including cost optimization, integration with external systems, and support for application design
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Manage and provision cloud infrastructure using best practices for security, scalability, and high availability
• Security and Compliance: Design and implement solutions that adhere to security policies and regulatory compliance standards
• Optimization: Continuously analyze and optimize technical and business processes for improved performance and cost efficiency
• Reliability and Operations: Ensure the reliability, availability, and resilience of cloud solutions, including disaster recovery planning
• Technology Evaluation: Stay current with emerging Pega technologies and trends, recommending and implementing improvements
• Collaboration: Work closely with IT, development, and business teams to align cloud strategies with organizational goals
• Implementation: Lead Pega architecture and feature implementations, ensuring smooth integration and minimal disruption

Required Skills and Competencies:
A successful candidate must have the following experience/competencies
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), all recent versions of Pega, cloud architecture, networking, virtualization, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
◦ Cloud Service Expertise: Deep knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including their services, deployment models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), and best practices
◦ Networking: Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, VPNs, and security protocols
◦ Security and Compliance: Ability to design and implement secure architectures, manage identity and access, encryption, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
◦ Programming: Experience with design and development of UI’s using JavaScript, HTML and custom CSS Stylesheets
◦ Data: Strong understanding of relational database design concepts and how Pega stores data under-the-covers
◦ Scalability and Performance Optimization: Ability to design Pega solutions that scale efficiently and optimize for performance and cost
• Strategic and Soft Skills
◦ Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and collaborate across teams
◦ Proactivity: Actively collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver key functionality and new features on expected timelines.
◦ Problem-Solving: Sharp troubleshooting abilities to identify and resolve complex technical issues and ensure system resilience
◦ Project Management: Ability to manage projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with business goals
◦ Continuous Learning: Staying updated with the latest cloud technologies, trends, and best practices
• Software Development
◦ Expertise with React (or Angular front-end frameworks) and .NET/Java back-end programming languages.
◦ Strong understanding of application and system architecture, especially around multi-tiered distributed applications
◦ Expertise in UI/UX and building for 508 compliance.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills to address technical challenges and optimize cloud environments
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or similar degree
• At least 10 years of general experience of which 5 years were hands-on experience in a similar role
• Candidates with a Master’s degree are only required to have 10 years of experience of which only 3 years are hands-on experience
• Certification: Certified Pega Lead System Architect

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