Appian Architect at Remote
Posted Today by 1759916747
Negotiable
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Remote
USA
Summary: The Appian Architect is responsible for the design, implementation, and optimization of low-code workflow and automation solutions within an enterprise context. This role requires a blend of technical expertise in Appian and strong application architecture skills. The architect will lead solution design initiatives, evaluate existing applications, and contribute to the development of the Appian Center of Excellence. Collaboration with various teams and providing technical mentorship are also key aspects of this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and maintain architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices for Appian and other workflow platforms.
- Partner with other application architects to evaluate existing applications and design modernized workflow solutions.
- Lead end-to-end Appian solution design for strategic initiatives, ensuring scalability, maintainability, security, and interoperability.
- Analyze and determine optimal use cases for Appian vs. traditional custom-code development.
- Champion and contribute to the development of the Appian CoE, including governance, reusability, performance tuning, and enablement.
- Evaluate and integrate complementary workflow technologies where appropriate.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless system design and integration.
- Support Appian-specific CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated testing frameworks.
- Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARBs), SAFe PI Planning, and other development activities.
- Provide technical mentorship, conduct code/design reviews, and promote a culture of engineering excellence.
- Contribute to strategic road maps and architectural decisions that support enterprise business goals.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of application architecture experience, including enterprise-grade design and solutioning.
- 3+ years of hands-on Appian architecture and development experience in production environments.
- Strong proficiency in application architecture patterns, integration design, and workflow orchestration.
- Experience with multiple workflow platforms: Appian required; others like JBPM, Drools, Camunda, or PowerFlow preferred.
- Hands-on in Appian Expression Language (AEL).
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Role: Appian Architect
Location: Remote
Duration: 12+ Months
Interview Mode: Video
Job Description
The Technical Architect specializing in Appian plays a pivotal role in steering the design, implementation, and optimization of low-code workflow and automation solutions across the enterprise.
This role blends deep technical expertise in Appian with strong application architecture and workflow design capabilities.
Responsibilities: Define and maintain architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices for Appian and other workflow platforms. Partner with other Client application architects to evaluate existing applications and design modernized workflow solutions focused on payment integrity and client-facing processes.
Lead end-to-end Appian solution design for strategic initiatives, ensuring scalability, maintainability, security, and interoperability. Analyze and determine optimal use cases for Appian vs. traditional custom-code development. Champion and contribute to the development of the Appian CoE, including governance, reusability, performance tuning, and enablement. Evaluate and integrate complementary workflow technologies where appropriate (e.g., JBPM, Drools, PowerFlow, Camunda).
Collaborate across team - product management, infrastructure, security, and data engineering-to ensure seamless system design and integration. Support Appian-specific CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated testing frameworks. Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARBs), SAFe PI Planning, and other development activities.
Provide technical mentorship, conduct code/design reviews, and promote a culture of engineering excellence.
Contribute to strategic road maps and architectural decisions that support enterprise business goals.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
10+ years of application architecture experience, including enterprise-grade design and solutioning. 3+ years of hands-on Appian architecture and development experience in production environments.
Strong proficiency in application architecture patterns, integration design, and workflow orchestration.
Experience with multiple workflow platforms: Appian required; others like JBPM, Drools, Camunda, or PowerFlow preferred. Hands-on in Appian Expression Language (AEL).