Pega Developer – Pega Cloud Migration

Key Responsibilities

• Cloud Migration:
• Lead end-to-end migration of Pega applications from on-premise or private cloud to Pega Cloud or Azure/AWS.
• Assess current infrastructure, database (Oracle/PostgreSQL), and integrations for migration readiness.
• Ensure compliance with Pega Cloud standards and security best practices.
• Constellation UI Implementation:
• Design and implement Constellation-based UI for modernized user experience.
• Migrate legacy UI components to Constellation framework.
• Optimize performance and usability post-migration.
• Post-Migration Activities:
• Validate application functionality, integrations, and performance in the new environment.
• Conduct data integrity checks, archival job verification, and batch job refactoring.
• Pega Upgrade Expertise:
• Plan and execute Pega platform upgrades (e.g., from 8.x to latest version).
• Apply hotfixes, patches, and ensure backward compatibility.
• Perform regression testing and resolve upgrade-related issues.
• Integration & Database Handling:
• Configure Pega for new database connectivity and remove obsolete references.
• Build service layers (REST/SOAP) for external data retrieval when direct DB access is restricted.
• Testing & Validation:
• Validate case lifecycle, reports, agents, queue processors, and background jobs post-migration.
• Documentation & Governance:
• Ensure adherence to Pega guardrails and cloud best practices.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Pega Platform (8.x and above).
• Hands-on experience with Pega Cloud migration and Constellation UI.
• Experience in Pega upgrade projects and post-migration validation.
• Strong understanding of integration patterns (REST, SOAP, Kafka).
• Familiarity with DevOps pipelines for Pega deployments.

Excellent troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.