Senior Pega Integration/Support Developer------Need Full GC and USC------Need Locals

Company Description

Businesses face challenges every day building responsive and agile IT capabilities to grow and stay ahead. Since everyone has access to the same tools, your competitive advantage directly depends on how you apply technology – on the people leading, supporting and optimizing your IT initiatives. USM Business Systems, established in 1999, is an industry-leading private talent management firm, specializing in providing unique IT turnkey solutions, IT staffing solutions, and Talent management insights, enabling you to sustain a truly competitive advantage in this fast-moving environment. USM has offices throughout the US and offshore delivery centers in India. USM is a certified Minority Business Enterprise and is a CMMi Level 3 Organization.

USM is recognized as one of the fastest growing IT Temporary Staffing firms in the US and most recently was ranked #3 on the list of the Top Temporary Staffing firms in the DC Metro Area – Washington Business Journal (2016).

Job Description

Position Title: Senior Pega Integration/Support Developer

Location: Reston, VA

Duration: 12 Months

Need Full GC and USC

Need Locals

Background:

Support for analysis, development integration, testing, implementation, and support of various technical solutions related to NextGen projects, principally FEPExpress Enhancements. Provide Tier 1 and 2 support for any NextGen application issues and coordinating Tier 3 support with the NextGen project Scrum teams.

Support for integration of Production PEGA changes back into all NextGen environments.

Support for Pilot Plan integration and general issues resolution.

Tasks:

Under the general direction of the Manager, NextGen System Development, the incumbent’s accountabilities include:

· Review, update and test application Software Code.

· Support the changes & analysis that are needed for support/maintenance & code synchronization.

· Integration Support for developed software.

· Create and update Production system turn-over documentation.

· Analyze and provide recommendation to improve, create or eliminate process and/or procedures currently being used or followed by the development team.

· Support testing teams and Plans in the NextGen environments.

· Analyze database changes for application operational efficiency.

Required Skills:

This position requires a BA/BS in computer science or similar discipline or equivalent experience and 5-8 years of industry experience as a Senior Developer developing in object-oriented programming languages. Specific requirements include, but are not limited to:

· Demonstrated experience within the healthcare insurance industry. Knowledge of claims systems a plus, specifically FEP claims.

· 3+ years of development experience with the Pega Rules & BPM engine

· Experience with object oriented analysis and design patterns and techniques with emphasis on Java/J2EE technology

· Minimum 5 years of extensive hands on experience with Java, J2EE, EJB, JSP, JDBS, Hibernate, JMX, JMS, Log4J, AJAX, and JSF

· Wide breadth of knowledge across many Java Open-Source technologies including Ant, Struts, Spring, XML Parser, SOA based infrastructure, Junit and HTTPUnit

· Extensive experience with J2EE application servers (WebSphere, WebLogic, Jboss, etc.)

· Experience with RDBMS specifically DB2, but also Oracle, Sybase, and/or MS SQL

· Pega System Architect (CSA) and Senior System Architect (CSSA) certification is preferred.

· Pega PRPC 6.2 or higher platform experience for at least 3 years is a must.

· Excellent communication skills

Preferred:

Working knowledge of Web Services, Scripting and Automation. Certification in the use of Pega is highly desirable as is experience in the insurance and/or healthcare industry. Hands-on PRPC developer (experience with Healthcare and SPM framework is a plus), familiar with PRPC v7.1.6

Qualifications

Additional Information

If you are interested in the below position please forward your profile to preethib@usmsystems(dot)com or call me on 703 468 0398.