Appian Senior Consultant

Deft Consulting Inc.•Arlington, VA

8d•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for talented, driven individuals to join our team. The right candidate would be a Senior Appian Consultant who can lead an Agile team of developers to deliver the highest-value solutions for our customers. Deft is honored to hold the highest Appian Partner distinction, Elite Partner. Additionally, Deft is among Appian's select few partners in the Trusted Partner network reserved for partners with a proven track record.

Requirements

Minimum of three (3) years of experience in Appian software development
BS in Computer Science or related field
Experience throughout the software development life cycle
Strong grasp of Agile concepts, including understanding of terms and applicable ceremonies
Demonstrated dominance of Appian to the point of being an escalation point that more junior resources could look to for guidance
Strong analytical skills, experience designing and delivering complex, highly scalable software components
Capable of interpreting, analyzing, and communicating business requirements to the development team
Can successfully develop stories independently, requiring minimal feedback from Peer Reviews and QA
Capable of interacting with the client successfully, with no difficulties understanding or being understood
Strong leadership skills, capable of managing and delegating assignments to junior resources
Capable of properly executing Code Reviews and ensuring adherence to Best Practices, preventing bugs from moving forward to higher environments
Capable of monitoring and ensuring that all project stories and tasks stay on track to meet commitments
Demonstrated strong organizational skills, capable of preparing for and leading internal and client-facing Sprint ceremonies, including requirement gathering and Sprint planning sessions
Must be able to multitask efficiently and progressively, and work comfortably in an ever-changing data environment
Passion for technology and innovation
Knowledge of database management systems, such as MySQL, MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, etc.

Nice To Haves

Appian Certified Lead Developer Certification
IT consulting experience

Responsibilities

Design, develop, modify, integrate, test, deploy, and support enterprise-level BPM applications
Translate business process software requirement specifications into prototypes and solutions
Support data gathering and analysis to facilitate risk mitigation and issue resolution
May have the role of Team Lead in a development pod
Deliver projects using Agile development methodology
Explains key Agile terms and ceremonies to those newer to Agile, both internally and externally
Properly executes Code Reviews
Demonstrates dominance of Appian to the point of being an escalation point that more junior resources could look to for guidance
Monitors project and ensures that all project stories and tasks stay on track to meet commitments. Properly identifies any risks or blockers and properly documents and communicates them in order to prevent delays or unblock the development team.
Leads Sprint 0s, properly capturing scope and requirements for an engagement
As Team Lead, leads all sprint ceremonies and ensures that each meeting adds value and meets the objectives/agenda
Responsible for raising to the client any reprioritization of backlog, including any impact that reprioritization will have on the initial scope in the Release Plan
Works with the Project Manager to ensure all relevant stakeholders are present at the required meetings. If any Sprint Ceremonies are not scheduled, or do not have the appropriate participants invited; this is raised to the PM immediately.
Responsible for pushing all releases across environments
Appropriately escalates when necessary while clearly communicating impact and risk