Pega Lead Developer (contract)

**Title****:** Pega Lead Developer **Location****:** Charlotte, NC **Alternate Location:** Irving, TX or Chandler, AZ **Duration****:** 18 months **Work Engagement****:** W2 **Work Schedule**: 3 days in office/2 days remote **Benefits on offer for this contract position**: Health Insurance, Life insurance, 401K and Voluntary Benefits **Summary:** We are seeking a **Lead Pega Developer** who combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership and mentorship capabilities. This is a highly hands\-on role requiring an experienced Pega engineer who can actively design, develop, and support enterprise\-scale workflow automation solutions while guiding development teams through best practices and solution delivery. This position supports a portfolio of multiple enterprise applications and requires someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, can work across multiple initiatives, and is passionate about building scalable, high\-quality business process solutions leveraging the Pega platform. **Responsibilities:** **Technical Leadership \& Delivery** * Lead the design, development, and implementation of Pega applications, with a strong emphasis on case management and workflow orchestration * Actively contribute to development (rules, flows, integrations, UI, decisioning) as a hands\-on lead, not just oversight * Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable Pega designs * Ensure solutions align with Pega Guardrails, performance standards, and enterprise architecture guidelines **Case Management Expertise** * Design and implement end\-to\-end case lifecycles, including stages, steps, SLAs, approvals, and escalations * Leverage case types, subcases, spin\-offs, and wait shapes effectively * Optimize user experience for case workers using Pega UX (sections, views, dashboards) **System Integration** * Design and implement integrations using: o REST and SOAP services o Connectors and Services o Pega Integration Patterns (Sync/Async, Queue Processors, etc.) * Collaborate with downstream and upstream system teams to define interface contracts * Troubleshoot and resolve integration and performance issues **Mentorship \& Team Enablement** * Mentor and support junior and mid\-level developers through code reviews, hands\-on guidance * Set coding standards and reusable assets to improve team efficiency **Quality, Performance \& Operations** * Participate in code reviews, performance tuning, and defect resolution * Support deployment activities and production troubleshooting when needed * Ensure compliance with security, audit, and operational standards **Qualifications****:** * Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. * 8\+ years of overall IT experience. * 5\+ years of hands\-on Pega development experience. * Strong expertise in **Pega Case Management** and workflow automation. * Proven experience designing and imple