Appian Architect

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.
The architect will immediately support our Payment BU workflow intelligence and optimization Initiative using Appian, collaborating with Client architects on Client Inquiry and Payment workflow use cases, while also contributing to the long-term Center of Excellence (CoE) for low-code development.

This individual will help assess existing applications, shape future-state designs, and drive scalable, secure, and reusable solutions across business units.

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). This language is used to define logic in interfaces, process models, rules, and more.
• Designed and modeled relational databases (RDBMS) with a focus on normalization, indexing, and query optimization. Implemented caching strategies (e.g., Redis, Memcached) to enhance application performance and reduce database load.
• Knowledge about Appian UX design implementation Knowledge of Appian AI capabilities desired. Proficient in REST API design and integration, SSO, RBAC, and security best practices. Experience in building scalable, secure, and observable workflow solutions.
• Familiarity with Appian plugins, Appian RPA, Data Fabric, and Appian DevOps toolchain. Strong understanding of agile development practices, preferably SAFe.
• Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication skills; ability to communicate with both business and technical stakeholders.

• Preferred Qualifications Appian Senior Developer certification or higher.
• Background in Healthcare IT, especially payer systems or payment integrity solutions. Experience helping establish an Appian CoE or similar platform enablement model.
• Exposure to business architecture or experience translating business capabilities into technical solutions. Experience advocating for and socializing low-code strategy within an enterprise setting.