**Job Description** Job Summary Molina Healthcare is seeking a Principal Engineer, Applications (Pega) to lead and elevate our enterprise application landscape. We are looking for a highly experienced, self-motivated professional with 20+ years of technology and software development experience, including deep expertise in Pega-based solutions and enterprise system design. As a senior technical leader, you will drive architectural decisions, mentor engineering teams, and ensure that our applications are scalable, secure, and aligned with strategic objectives. Key Responsibilities: + Designs and builds company specific enterprise application systems and technology expertise across multiple disciplines for enterprise-level Pega applications. + Applies and promotes key principles (e.g. stability, scalability, performance, security, compatibility, re-use), helping ensure a balance between tactical and strategic technology solutions. + Considers business problems “end-to-end”: including people, process, and technology, both within and outside the enterprise, as part of any design solution. + Promotes use of industry and enterprise technology standards. + Monitors emerging technologies for potential application within or across the Corporation. + Adheres to design and application development standards, methodology and, framework within Architectural compliance and governance. + Guide and mentor development teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to long-term digital transformation efforts. **Knowledge/Skills/Abilities** + Extensive hands-on experience with Pega application development, including architecture and design patterns. + Practices and leads SW and applications design and development methodologies in adherence to SW development standards. + Designs and develops SW applications or systems solving specific business or processing problem. + Experience and hands on AI/ML development + Gathers business requirements and develops conceptual design and technical design for multiple projects concurrently. + Works closely with Architects and business teams to align application systems design and development with the enterprise strategic direction. + Builds relationship with IT leadership, technical teams (applications, infrastructure and others), vendors etc. to understand and solve problems. + Provides leadership and direction to the engineers in the team and across the enterprise. + Develops software (hands on code development) to meet key business objectives. + Conducts peer review of other developers (internal and contract staff) to ensure standards and quality. + Responsible for quality deliveries for self and application engineers. Participates in build vs. buy evaluation process. + Leads architecture and design discussions in adherence to SW development standards. + Provides design and architectural expertise on application systems / technologies, to both technical teams and business partners. + Responsible to support the application system / service owner for system performance, budgeting and planning. + Responsible for application system stability and scalability related activities. + Responsible for alignment with project methodologies and change management processes. + Responsible to organize, manage and lead cross-team project tasks and deliverables. + Responsible for designing and building enterprise level application systems. + Responsible for presentations and solutions submitted to technical and business review committees. + Responsible for understanding the business area being supported by the team and the company's overall business. + Ownership to provide cross-organization teamwork, collaboration, communication and leadership. + Provides constructive feedback on people, process and technology for continuous improvement. **Job Qualifications** **Required Education** • Bachelor's Degree in relevant field **Required Experience** + 2+ years of demonstrated leadership experience. + 5+ years of hands-on technical implementation experience in mid to large IT Enterprise environments. + 8+ years of IT technical experience with IT enterprise infrastructure. + Pega LSA Certified is highly preferred + Pega Decisioning and Gen AI knowledge preferred **Required License, Certification, Association** • Industry certifications required. To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the intranet job listing. Molina Healthcare offers a competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V. Pay Range: $117,731 - $275,491 / ANNUAL *Actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level.