Senior Lead Appian Developer

Description & Requirements

Maximus continues to grow our Digital Solutions organization to better serve the needs of our organization and our customers in the government, health, and human services space. Digital Transformation is one of our primary strategic pillars and is a significant part of our long-term corporate strategy. We are a group of skilled practitioners who are laser-focused on continuing to introduce differentiated solution offerings aligned with the mission requirements of our customers to improve overall service delivery across our operations. We believe that great outcomes define our success. We use an approach grounded in design thinking, lean, and agile to help solve complicated problems and turn bold ideas into delightful solutions.

Highly skilled, experienced Development Lead with strong technical background in Appian platform (primary), Java, JavaScript, COTS integration and robust communication skills. The successful candidate will lead a Appian development team, driving the implementation of cutting-edge solutions to meet business objectives. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, leadership acumen, and strategic thinking.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, test, and debug new software or enhancements to existing software independently.

- Perform requirement analysis, interact with various teams to iterate functionality in alignment with customer needs. Present application demo to the project team and customer.

- Create technical design specifications, present technical design to fellow team members.

- Perform maintenance on existing software products and contribute knowledge of business applications. Investigate and resolve bugs and deficiencies in the product codebase independently.

- Participates in agile ceremonies. Builds stories, maintains data on PM tools (e.g JIRA) to streamline the software development process and enhance productivity.

- Provide development estimates for new development initiatives and enhancement requests.

- Triage issues by performing data analysis using SQL queries, application logs. Document root cause analysis (RCA) and presents it to the team.

- Coach and review the work of lower level professionals.

- Participate in collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to launch new products, features, and services on time and within budget.

1. Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical guidance and oversight for the Appian development.

• Collaborate with architects and other engineers to design and implement scalable, secure, and efficient Appian solutions.

• Stay abreast of industry trends and advancements in technologies to drive continuous improvement.

2. Team Management:

• Delegate and monitor work of offshore Appian developers.

• Mentor junior developers.

3. Project Development Management:

• Collaborate with product owners, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to understand project goals and requirements.

• Develop work break down structures for project planning.

• Participate in project standups and address challenges to keep development team on track. Proactively drive resolution of any blocking issues.

• Conduct regular project code reviews.

4. Process Improvement:

• Identify areas for process improvement and implement best practices to enhance development efficiency.

• Be open to learning other new technologies.

5. Collaboration and Communication:

• Foster effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Collaborate with other departments to ensure alignment between technical solutions and business objectives.

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in related field.

- 7-10 years of relevant professional experience required.

1. Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years of experience in Software Development

• 3+ years of experience working as Technical Lead/Architect or Development Lead in a client facing or consulting role

2. Technical Skills:

• Proven expertise in Appian Platform and implementing complex Appian solutions.

• Proficiency in SAIL, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and creating Appian custom components.

• Strong understanding of systems integration, business process automation

• Hands-on ability to perform Proof of Concepts.

3. Management Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in leading and working as Development Lead or Technical Lead on Appian based projects.

4. Communication:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

5. Strategic Thinking:

• Ability to align technical strategies with overall business goals and objectives.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

6. Certifications:

• Appian, AWS certifications (nice to have).

7. Experience with other technologies (Nice to have):

• Experience building process automation solutions using Automation Anywhere, UiPath or another RPA tool.

• Experience with Java SpringBoot, JavaScript.

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EEO Statement

Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Annual Base Pay Minimum for this Position

$

97,100.00

Annual Base Pay Maximum for this Position

$

183,600.00

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