Job Description :
Position title: Sr. Pega Engineer
Location: Reston, VA
Duration: 12 Months+

H1 candidates ok
Prefer candidates local to VA/DC area

Phone interview followed by in-person interview

S/he is responsible for providing direction to client stakeholders and leadership regarding the design, implementation, architecture and hands-on development of Pega solutions. Demonstrating understanding and implementation knowledge of the most advanced Pega features (Certified Lead System Architect Provide technical guidance to junior developers, insure adherence to the Pega Systems development Guardrails as well as compliance with organizational standards.

This needs to be rephrased to say Pega Developer/Engineer.
Senior Pega Engineer. These individuals will work as part of the Claims Projects Requirements Team supporting the FEP Operations Center Year-end Benefit changes, Edit Standardization, and Audit Remediation and Monitoring Improvement projects to standardize and improve claims processing.

Principal Accountabilities:
Under the general direction of the FEP System Manager the incumbent''s accountabilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Pega software engineer will develop solutions in an Agile environment.
Works collaboratively in the scrum team to deliver sprints on time.
Working with the Pega Center of Excellence, Pega software Engineer will work with multiple delivery teams working on a variety of workforce productivity initiatives to provide consistent and performant applications that will be utilized by thousands of BCBS claims processors and customer service representatives across the country
Proactively analyzes and reviews emerging technologies, changes in the Insurance/Healthcare industry and the business functions of various clients, in order to determine if the advanced applications fit the needs of changing strategies, goals and objectives.
Develops and maintains technical knowledge through training.
Mentors new or junior staff members on business knowledge, system peculiarities, and complex technical issues.
Travel between all CareFirst locations may be required.

Required Skills
: Candidate must demonstrate solid knowledge of Health Care Claims processing.
: Candidate must have deep knowledge/experience in using various requirements analysis techniques such as:
o Authoring Business and Functional Requirements Documents
o Business Process Modeling
o Business Rules Development
o Context Data Flow Diagram
o Entity Relationship Diagram
o Glossary
o Process Decomposition Diagram
o Decision Tables
o Workflow Diagramming
o Use Case Modeling
o User Stories
o Prototyping
o Translate Business Rules into Decision Table Models
o Document "AS IS" and "TO BE" processes
: Candidate must demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills to:
o Conduct walkthroughs with internal and external teams.
o Elicit requirements
o Produce business functional requirements documents, user interface specifications, use cases, and/or data dictionaries
: Knowledge of or skills to perform data analytics, e.g., knowledge of basic SQL queries
: Candidate must have knowledge of and experience in leading requirements development work
: 8 Years'' experience
Software & Tools:
MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook Excel, Visio, HP ALM, Adobe Acrobat


Client : Federal