TISTA Science and Technology Corporation, a CMMI Maturity Level 3 company, focuses on delivering information technology and professional services to Federal and State agencies. TISTA was recognized in 2019 by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US, TISTA is also a recipient of 2019 Top Veteran-Owned Companies by the Washington Business Journal. TISTA also received a 2018 Moxie Award in the GovCon category.  TISTA is seeking an enthusiastic person to join our growing team. 

As a Junior System Architect, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary agile scrum team building, maintaining, and enhancing Pega applications that support NIH’s mission. Pega is a new technology to NIH and therefore your role is key in helping NIH staff become more efficient with a business process management tool. There will be opportunities to interface directly with the customer and educate them on Pega. 

This person must be resourceful, detail-oriented, and 100% client-focused, with a continuing passion for their profession. 

• Work as a development team member to assist with the evaluation of Pega modules and their relevance and suitability for the organization 
• Work as part of a development team to assess the client’s organization and delivery environment and recommend optimal Pega-based solutions tailored to the client 
• Participate as a development resource in execution of iterative releases of Pega-based applications driven by the program 
• Perform analysis, design and change management, as needed by individual projects 
• Support business-need assessments and Pega solution implementations tailored to fit organizational needs 
• Ability to think creatively and strategically with a focus on achieving outcomes 
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate, partner, and collaborate 
• Experience in a customer–facing role, understanding business need and solving complex problems, is beneficial 
• Flexibility to work with teams, individuals and executives and willingness to help with a wide variety of work products and people 
• Coordination with Pega technical support 

• Minimum of 2 years of work experience 
• 1-2 years of progressive experience on BPM Methodology (Analysis, Design, Modeling, Executing, Monitoring, Optimization) 
• 2+ years of experience in design and development of enterprise applications 
• Experience with Pega Systems and development of Pega-based solutions (Required) 
• Experience with Pega DevOps is a plus 
• Familiarity with Agile software development,  is desirable 
• Experience using Azure DevOps, and/or working on a Scrum team is a plus 

Education: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Technology or related field 
• Pega Certified System Architect Certification (Required) 

Location: 

• Remote 

Clearance:  

• The ability to obtain a government moderate background security clearance or Public Trust 

Salary Inforamtion: 

• The pay for this position ranges from $60,750 to $84,500.
• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.
• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/