Senior Technical Lead - Pega BPM

Senior Technical Lead- Pega

About Our Company

Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 20 years. We are part of Ameriprise Financial Inc., a US financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence and diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection.

Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions, and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So, if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong, ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Job Description

Responsible for Designing, Coding, Testing, Implementing, Maintaining and Supporting application software that is delivered within scope, with high quality, on time and within budget.

Work closely with Business partners, & Technology team members to understand business requirements, perform analysis and design of quality technical solutions that comply with the organization's architectural standards. Provide technical guidance to the development team through the full software life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Planning 

• Work in partnership with the project team and business to fully understand project goals and requirements and use this knowledge to effectively plan and execute the development process. 
• Actively participate in the code review process to ensure development work adheres to standards and specifications (including peer review and code review external to team). 
• Provide technical guidance to the development team through the full software life cycle. 
• Expected to conduct analysis and impact assessments, define and provide options and effort /duration estimates to leaders for approval.

Design & Build 

• Create design documents (including code samples/outlines) and detailed engineering specifications based on complex business, user and non-functional (e.g., performance, reliability, balance and controls) requirements. 
• Write code, adhering to coding standards, procedures and techniques. 
• Maintain integrity of existing program logic according to specifications. Complete project deliverables using the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Conduct design reviews.
• Define and develop unit test plan and provide integration and business test planning input.

Review & Document 

• Write and/or revise system design documentation and operations documentation providing input into operation support manuals and user guides. 
• Create and properly archive all project / technical documentation.
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines.

Test & Execute

• Unit test all code and programs prior to releasing them to quality assurance. 
• Quickly resolve all unit test issues. 
• Assist quality assurance in identifying test cases and creating/mining test data to enable a thorough test of all development deliverables. 
• Respond to all inquiries and issues in a timely manner as developed code/program moves through the testing process and into production. 
• Provide implementation/production support as required.

Leadership

• Responsible for providing guiding, coaching and mentoring to team members and also accountable for performance appraisals.
• Develop and maintain a high-performing team through effective hiring, vendor partner management, coaching and performance management.

Asset Stewardship & Troubleshooting 

• Improve the health of system assets by identifying enhancements to improve performance, reliability, and resource consumption. 
• Process & Technical Guidance.

Maintain Skill Set & Relationships

• Maintain up-to-date business domain knowledge and technical skills in software development technologies and methodologies. 
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with business partners and project teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering.
• 9-15 years of relevant experience in Pega BPM tool.
• Experience coding and/or designing on Pega.
• Good knowledge of advanced Pega concepts like Pega GenAI Blueprint, Constellation UI architecture and case type design, Pega AI capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in providing second level Production support.
• Demonstrated experience coding and/or designing in multiple environments.
• Proven ability to successfully translate client/business needs into software designs.
• Proven analytical and business skills to reconcile conflicting objectives and find/design acceptable compromises within existing limitations.
• Understand and apply both current technical solution elements (specific tools, components, and frameworks) and abstract elements (algorithms and architectures).
• Strong communication skills.
• Proven ability to build relationship and collaborate with teams across organization.
• Proven ability to lead/manage technology team members.
• Flexibility in timings for installs and secondary prod support.

 
Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with financial services firms.
• Use AI tools like M365 copilot for daily tasks.
• Good understanding software tools like JIRA.
• Proven ability to successfully translate client/business needs into software designs.
• Proven analytical and business skills to reconcile conflicting objectives and find/design acceptable compromises within existing limitations.
• Understand and apply both current technical solution elements (specific tools, components, and frameworks) and abstract.

 

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least three (3) days per week, with flexibility to work from home two (2) days per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Timings

(2:00p-10:30p)

India Business Unit

AWMPO AWMP&S President's Office

Job Family Group

Technology

Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.

Experience Level

Senior Level