Senior Appian Developer

Job Description: Senior Appian Developer

Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced Senior Appian Developer to provide expert oversight and leadership in infrastructure, requirements gathering, design, and implementation of key business initiatives and core engineering projects. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of Appian technologies, data modeling, system integrations, and application testing, and will play a crucial role in ensuring the operational readiness of solutions before they go into production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversight of Requirements Gathering: Lead and provide oversight for gathering and interpreting infrastructure requirements across the portfolio pipeline. Clarify requirements and ensure all teams understand the business objectives behind them.
• Design & Implementation Reviews: Lead and participate in design and implementation reviews for key projects. Ensure operational readiness and best practices are maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Technology Expertise: Provide expertise in data modeling, system integrations, best practices, and application testing to support business initiatives.
• Collaboration with Teams: Partner with architecture and development teams during business planning sessions to align technology solutions with strategic business goals.
• Solution Review & Improvement: Review existing solutions to identify and remediate issues and gaps in resiliency, risk, and performance. Provide technology guidance to enhance strategic plans.
• Hands-on Development: Perform coding, peer reviews, and design solutions using Appian, ensuring robust and scalable implementations.
• Appian Expertise: Utilize deep knowledge of Appian objects and tools, including Sites, Records, Reports, Expression Rules, Web APIs, Process Models, and more, to deliver comprehensive solutions.
• Framework Building: Develop frameworks and leverage BPM concepts for Appian solutions. Contribute to the architecture of Appian Process/Solution and Infrastructure, including in-memory KDB engines, scaling, and sizing.
• User Interface Development: Lead the development of cross-browser and cross-device compliant user interfaces using the latest UI frameworks such as Angular JS, React JS, and others.
• Agile Methodologies: Apply experience with agile methodologies to ensure timely and efficient delivery of solutions.
• Plugin Development: Develop and maintain Appian plugins, including Smart Services, Function Plugins, Servlet Plugins, and Connected Systems.

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 12 years of IT experience, with at least 7-8 years focused on delivering solutions using Appian.
• Appian Expertise: Extensive experience with Appian versions 20x/21x/22x, including the ability to write complex Appian SAIL code beyond basic drag-and-drop functionality.
• Implementation Experience: Proven track record of leading three or more end-to-end Appian BPM implementations (Design/Develop/Deploy/Package).
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of Appian architecture, including App Servers (JBOSS, TOMCAT), Web Servers (Apache), and in-memory KDB engines.
• UI Development: Expert in user interface development, with experience in modern UI frameworks like CSS3/HTML5/JavaScript/Angular JS/React JS.
• Programming Skills: Hands-on experience in writing Appian Plugins, and familiarity with J2EE Design Patterns, JMS Messaging Services, Spring Security Framework, and Hibernate Technologies.
• Automation Tools: Exposure to RPA, AI, and intelligent automation tools.
• Database Skills: Proficiency in SQL coding using SQL Server, MySQL, or Maria DB.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Appian Certifications: Relevant Appian certifications are highly desirable.
• Innovative Thinking: Ability to think strategically and provide technology guidance that aligns with business strategies.

This role requires a dynamic and experienced professional who can lead complex projects, mentor teams, and deliver high-quality solutions that drive business success. If you are a seasoned Appian developer looking for a challenging opportunity to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

• Provide oversight of requirements gathering and interpretation for all infrastructure impacts across the portfolio pipeline
• Provide oversight of the requirements process on key projects by clarifying requirements where and when necessary, ensure all teams understand the business reasons for the requirements.
• Provide oversight of design and implementation reviews, participate in, and lead as appropriate, design and implementation reviews during the lifecycle of a project for key business initiatives and core engineering projects before they go into production to ensure Operational Readiness
• Provide expertise in data modeling, system integrations, best-practices, and application testing.
• Partner with architecture/development teams on business planning sessions
• Provide reviews of existing solutions including tracking/remediating issues and gaps for resiliency, risk, and performance
• Provide technology guidance into strategic plans and business strategies.
• Able to do coding, pee review and design solution in Appian.
• Minimum 12 years of IT experience with at least 7-8 years delivering solutions using Appian.
• Experience with Appian 20x/21x/22x versions, Ability to write complex Appian SAIL Code. Just not drag and drop.
• Strong understanding of Appian Objects such as Sites, Records, Reports, Tasks, News, Actions, Expression Rules, Constants, Query Rules, Web API, Interface Rules, CDTs, Process Models. Constants, Decisions, Integrations, Connected Systems, Data Stores, Groups, Feeds etc.
• Have worked on three or more end to end Appian BPM implementation (Design/Develop/Deploy/Package)
• Experience in building frameworks and BPM concepts.
• Sound Knowledge of Appian Process/Solution and Infrastructure Architecture (Infrastructure Architecture must include knowledge of Appian In-Memory KDB Engines, Sizing, Scaling Vertically/Horizontally)
• Sound Knowledge App Servers such as JBOSS, TOMCAT etc. and Web Servers such as Apache etc.
• Expert in user interface development, engineering cross-browser, cross device compliant code
• Experience with application delivery using agile methodologies.
• Hands- On Experience in writing Appian Plugins (includes Smart Services, Function Plugins and Servlet Plugins), Connected Systems and Component UI Plugins (Preferred)
• Experience with Embedded SAIL
• Experience with J2EE Design Patterns such as JSPs, Java Servlets, EJBs, JDBC etc.
• Strong understanding of JMS Messaging Services, Spring Security Framework and Hibernate Technologies.
• Broad and deep experience with technologies such as CSS3/HTML5/JavaScript/Angular JS/React JS or latest UI Framework
• Expert in user interface development, engineering cross-browser, cross device compliant code
• Exposure to RPA, AI and intelligent automation tools
• Experience with SQL coding using SQL server/MySQL/Maria DB