Job Title: Lead Appian Developer
Role Overview
- Lead and expand the use of the Appian platform across business functions
- Translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Provide technical leadership, strategic direction, and handson development
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to drive innovation and operational excellence
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of Appian applications
- Gather and analyze business requirements and convert them into technical solutions
- Design and build data models and robust integrations with external systems and middleware
- Define architecture and development standards aligned with Appian and WNS Vuram best practices
- Conduct regular code reviews and ensure highquality delivery
- Perform advanced troubleshooting and performance optimization, especially for highvolume applications
- Mentor and manage a team of Appian developers and analysts
- Manage key stakeholders and ensure alignment with business objectives
- Drive innovation by leveraging new Appian features, tools, and methodologies
- Handson experience with Appian capabilities:
- Process modeling, UI, expressions, plugins, sites, portals, records (Data Fabric)
- Embedded Appian, SSO/LDAP, Admin Console, logs
- Lead UAT, manage deployments, and oversee Appian upgrades
- Build PoCs, demos, and technical solution documents
- Estimate projects based on RFPs and highlevel requirements
- Coordinate with onshore and offshore teams
- Support infrastructure setup for onpremises environments
- Run Agile sprint ceremonies and follow Agile best practices
Technical Skills
- Strong experience with Appian BPM
- Proficiency in database concepts (stored procedures, views, triggers, performance tuning)
- Experience with J2EE, .NET, and RDBMS (Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server)
- Working knowledge of Networks and Operating Systems (Windows, Linux)
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum / Kanban)
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / MIS or related field
- 6+ years of total experience
- 45 years of handson Appian development experience
- 12 years of team leadership experience
- Strong analytical, logical reasoning, and problemsolving skills
- Excellent communication skills with global stakeholders
- Willingness to travel
Preferred Qualifications
- Appian Senior / Lead Developer Certification
- Exposure to GenAI, AI, RPA, IDP, DevOps, Process Mining
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead by example
