Senior Application Engineer, Pega CDH

Navy Federal Credit Union

Senior Application Engineer designing enterprise-scale Pega applications for Navy Federal. Focus on Customer Decision Hub (CDH), data ingestion, and cloud-based integrations.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeVienna • Florida, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $114,500 - $179,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudETLOraclePostgresSOAPSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and implement enterprise-level Pega solutions using Pega Platform and Customer Decision Hub (CDH).
Build and customize Pega components including data pages, data sets, data flows, activities, UI rules, reports, and job schedulers.
Design and implement data ingestion, ETL, extraction, archival, and transformation strategies.
Create and maintain REST/SOAP APIs, services, and connectors between Pega and external systems.
Integrate digital data from internal and external sources to support analytics and decisioning.
Perform advanced debugging, performance tuning, and root cause analysis using Pega tools.
Develop reusable, secure, and scalable Pega rules following guardrails and best practices.
Provide day-to-day operational and production support, including incident and change management.
Support DevOps and release management activities including packaging and deployment.
Collaborate with architects, analysts, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical standards and documentation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
5–7 years of experience in application or software development.
Pega Certified Senior System Architect (Must).
Pega Certified Lead System Architect (Desired).
Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant (Desired).
Strong experience with Pega 8.x, Customer Decision Hub (CDH), and Pega Cloud (Infinity 24.x).
Hands-on experience with data ingestion, data modeling, ETL, and SQL (PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.) within Pega.
Experience with REST/SOAP services, integrations, and cloud platforms such as AWS.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work on complex systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

Pega solutionsPega PlatformCustomer Decision Hubdata ingestionETLREST APIsSOAP APIsSQLdata modelingperformance tuning

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillsmentoringcollaboration

Certifications

Pega Certified Senior System ArchitectPega Certified Lead System ArchitectPega Certified Decisioning Consultant