Pega Technical Lead Location : Worcester, MA Duration : This position is Temp to Hire Description: Pega Technical Lead Strong understanding of Pega Architecture and able to lead the team to build out the framework for the companies applications. Temp to Perm role - ensure your candidates will convert to a full time role. Client does NOT sponsor Visa holders. POSITION OVERVIEW: • Provide technology-enabled solutions to address complex business problems. • Apply technical knowledge, capabilities, and development skills to design and build efficient solutions to enable business strategies. • Work closely with other information technologists to produce high-quality, IT-enabled applications, products and services. • Responsible for the overall technical implementation of applications, and frequently interact with internal and external partners, onshore and offshore staff. IN THIS ROLE, YOU MAY: • Interpret simple to complex technical designs and create technical specifications or oversee the creation of technical specifications. • Develop, maintain, troubleshoot, enhance and document components • Assist Project Manager in project coordination • Provide technical direction for the development team • Create and coordinate the developer tasks and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements. • Be responsible for managing technical risks throughout the project. • Communicate and enforce coding standards • Work with technical leadership to perform evaluations and feasibility reviews of creative concepts and technology solutions. • Work closely with quality assurance resources to create test plans and ensure that issues are properly assigned, fixed, and regressed • Seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships • Keep project managers well informed of status of development effort. • Easily recognize system deficiencies and implements effective solutions. • Promote code and support setup of multiple test environments. • Drive collaboration between project team members, including external and offshore resources, during development process. • Contribute to technical approach and design. • Provide subject matter expertise to individuals and projects • Troubleshoot problems across domains and integration points. • Drive process improvements efforts • Foster and encourage an environment that practices calculated risk taking WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY: • Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline • 7+ years of experience developing web-based Java/J2EE applications • Strong understanding of Object-Oriented design and methodologies • JavaScript, AngularJS, React, AJAX, JQuery, CSS and HTML5. • Industry Certifications are a plus • Experience with devops tools. • 5+ years of experience designing, building, and implementing Business Process Management solutions on one or more technology platforms. • 5+ years of work experience with Pega RULES Process Commander (PRPC) Version 8 and beyond. • Experience programming and troubleshooting RESTful web service API's. • Experience fixing guard-rail scores in Pega based apps. • Knowledge of system integration architecture using publish and subscribe pattern. • Experience migrating application to different Pega versions. • Experience developing SQL Queries. • Awareness of data security principles and best practices, including access control, data encryption, and privacy regulations. • Experience migrating Pega apps from on-premise to private Cloud will be plus • Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations • Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers • Ability to analyze and creatively solve complex problems • Ability to effectively prioritize, lead, and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment • Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills • Initiative, adaptive, and willingness to learn • Understands how to tactfully communicate difficult/sensitive information. • Ability to elicit cooperation from a variety of sources • Ability to juggle multiple projects/customers simultaneously. • Versatile; comfortable performing a variety of roles and tasks within the company • Strong written and oral communication skills • Thrives on learning and learns quickly. Dedicated to self-improvement and professional development. Takes advantage of various resources to self-educate.