WNS | Appian

Appian Developer / Lead Developer / Technical Architect
Location Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and across India locations.
Company Description
WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co-create innovative, digital-led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries. We enable businesses in Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare, and Utilities to re-imagine their digital future and transform their outcomes with operational excellence. We deliver an entire spectrum of BPM services in finance and accounting, procurement, customer interaction services and human resources leveraging collaborative models that are tailored to address the unique business challenges of each client. We co-create and execute the future vision of 400+ clients with the help of our 44,000+ employees.
Job Description
Appian developer / Lead Developer / Technical Architect
As a Lead Developer, you will spearhead initiatives to optimize and expand our use of the
Appian platform across various business functions, this leadership role demands a deep
understanding of Appian’s platform capabilities, strategic vision, and the ability to translate
complex business requirements into efficient technical solutions. You will lead a team of
developers and collaborate closely with business stakeholders to drive innovation and
operational excellence.
Role and Responsibilities:
● Build and oversee the design, development, and implementation of projects in Appian
● Requirement gathering and analysis.
● Build robust Integrations with other peripheral systems, middleware, application.
● Build and Design Data Models.
● Defining architectural & development standards for the project in adherence to
Appian and WNS-Vuram best practices.
● Performing frequent code reviews & ensuring quality of the overall delivery.
● Conduct sophisticated troubleshooting and problem-solving across the Appian
platform.
● Direct and mentor a team of Appian developers and analysts, fostering a culture of
continuous improvement and professional growth.
● Manage key stakeholder relationships, translating complex business needs into
technical specifications and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
● Drive innovation in Appian, leveraging new technologies and methodologies to enhance
service delivery.
● Hands-on on Appian key capabilities like process modelling, user interface,
expressions, plugin analysis, sites, embedded Appian, portals, records (data fabric),
SSO/LADP, Admin Console, Logs etc.
● Proficient on database concepts like stored procedures, views, materialized views,
triggers, explain statement etc.
● Estimate projects based on high level requirements / RFP
● Build applications with performance optimization guidelines, especially for high
volume / usage applications.
● Build demos, PoCs, PoVs for customer stakeholders and internal team on need basis
● Build high-level technical specifications for the solutions.
● Manage Appian upgrade process, ensuring compatibility and minimal disruption
● Lead User Acceptance Testing with business users, BA
● Ability to perform Application deployments
● Oversee infrastructure set up in case of On-Premises projects.
● Working with the on-shore or off-shore team during the development phase
● Working knowledge of Networks and OS platforms (Windows, Linux).
● Knowledge of agile development methodologies.
● Running all major sprint ceremonies.
Minimum Requirements:
● Degree in Computer Science, MIS, IT, or other related fields.
● 6+ Years of Total experience
● 4-5 years of experience in the development of enterprise-level web applications using Appian .
● At least 1-2 years of experience in leading a team of developers.
● Experience in developing on J2EE platforms, .Net platforms, RDBMS platforms (Oracle,MySQL, SQL Server)
● Fluent English communication and social skills to interact with a global customer base.
● Knowledge of GenAI, AI, RPA, IDP, DevOps, Process Mining tools and technologies willbe an added advantage.
● Working knowledge of Networks and OS platforms (Windows, Linux).
● Knowledge of agile development methodologies.
● Appian Senior/Lead Developer Certification.
● Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead by example in developing solutions and managing teams. Experience in designing, developing and architecting via, Appian platform. Must have played architect role in end-to-end execution of 3-4 Appian projects.Exposure to scalable design patterns using Java, J2EE, Micro services-based architecture.
Other Preferred Skills
o Previous leadership role in an IT focused consulting services company
o Project Management experience
o Strong understanding of User Experience (UX) concepts as it relates to
applications.
o Certified in agile framework and associated scrum methodology.
o Low Code / No Code Development experience in other technologies like, Mendix, Out Systems etc.

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