Appian Architect

Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Task Description: Appian Architect
This role will design and develop Appian solutions. This will include:

• Implementing end to end process automation using cutting edge technologies
• In collaboration with more senior associates, lead different parts of solution delivery along with internal technology, vendor, and business partners
• Gather requirements through understanding of business users' needs and challenges
• Bring perspective on new technologies that could impact business and conduct proof of concepts to test the hypothesis
• Support initial set-up of Appian
• Coordinate with application support teams during the solution development, deployment, and support
• Test quality, troubleshoot, and support entire solution across all components
• Ability to work independently as well as in a highly collaborative, team-based environment

Required skills/Level of Experience:

• 3+ years of recent hands-on experience with Appian BPM
• 2+ years of experience developing Appian Plugin
• Good working knowledge of Application Servers like JBoss, WebLogic, IIS etc. as part of the installation
• 2+ year of experienced in configuring, debugging, and systems integration including configuring forms, reports, underlying logic, and interface components as a developer
• 1+ experienced with relational databases and SQL scripting
• 3+ years of experience in all phases of software development for large-scale business critical applications following Agile methodologies
• 3+ years of experience in the design and implementation of SOAP and REST Web Service
• Experience working with users to gather and refine requirements
• Broad-based general technology ecosystem and industry understanding

Nice to have skills:

• Certified Level 2 Appian Developer or Certified Level 3 Appian Developer
• 2+ years of recent work experience on a software development project in a Federal government setting
• Experience defining and documenting architecture for technology implementations leveraging different architectural views
• Exposure to common industry platforms and programming languages - Appian BPM, IBM WebSphere, Mule, LAMP/JBOSS, HADOOP, Java, Microsoft/.Net is preferred
• 3+ years of experience in Enterprise Application integration (SOA, ESB) and n-tier client-server architectures preferred
• Experience working with Appian Sites
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations
• Ability to translate business needs into solution architecture requirements
• Excellent analytical and technical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork and facilitation