Lead Appian developer responsible for designing and implementing Appian low-code solutions, estimating sprint work, unit testing and peer reviews, participating in Agile ceremonies, mentoring junior developers, delivering client demos, contributing to architecture and POCs, and maintaining internal knowledge and best-practice documentation.
At Nüvitek, customer success is our Ethos; together, we drive transformational outcomes. We only succeed when our customers succeed. We partner with our customers to achieve business objectives by using our proven customer-centric, value-driven business practices and service delivery methodologies.
As an Lead Appian Application Developer who is passionate about delivering value to your customers, you will be working closely with an equally enthusiastic team of developers and engineers working in an Agile environment to modernize our customer's application using low-code solutions. As part of the process you will be learning from peers/ seniors and will be mentoring juniors in your tenure with Nuvitek.
In assuming this position, you will be a critical contributor to meeting Nuvitek's mission: To deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions and services that enable our customers to rapidly adapt to dynamic environments.
As an Lead Appian Application Developer who is passionate about delivering value to your customers, you will be working closely with an equally enthusiastic team of developers and engineers working in an Agile environment to modernize our customer's application using low-code solutions. As part of the process you will be learning from peers/ seniors and will be mentoring juniors in your tenure with Nuvitek.
In assuming this position, you will be a critical contributor to meeting Nuvitek's mission: To deliver innovative, cost-effective solutions and services that enable our customers to rapidly adapt to dynamic environments.
What you will do:
- Help to envision, design, and implement new features utilizing the Appian low-code platform for the projects based upon the prioritized product backlog
- Bring innovating, out-of-the-box thinking to solving challenging problems, brainstorming with peers, and utilizing available resources, including internal as well as external resources
- Provide estimates of upcoming sprints’ work based upon current understanding of the functionality
- Work with functional and testing team to understand the business functionality, to ensure what is developed meets or exceeds the end-user needs
- Unit test all developed features, including edge cases. Also, be comfortable conducting peer review of other developer’s code as needed
- Attend and actively participate in all Agile-related meetings. Work within the Agile framework, including participating in User Story grooming sessions, Sprint Planning meetings, and retrospectives
- Delivery presentations as required to the client during Sprint demos and coordinating meetings with intersecting teams as needed.
- Participate in implementation architectures for digital solutions, frameworks, and accelerators
- Participate in knowledge sharing sessions within the company to socialize best practices and draft white papers as applicable
- Help with building proof of concept, creating technical solutions for internal application as needed
- Assist with upskilling and training developers; contributing to growth of internal training resources and programs.
- Act as a leading contributor to internal knowledge repository, maintaining and creating best practices documentation as necessary.
What you will bring:
Bachelors or other IT related degree
- Certified Appian Lead Developer
- Applicants MUST have the ability to obtain and maintain US Government’s Public Trust security clearance
- At least 8 years of experience in the design and implementation of digital, bpm low code solutions using Appian
- Strong Appian development and debugging skills
- Fairly good understanding of data concepts (SQL, Databases) and business workflows
- Experience working on recent Appian versions (20. x or later)
- Strong verbal and writing skills, including the demonstrated ability to effectively communicate at all levels with technical as well as business resources
It would be great if you also had:
- Experience with Appian SAIL, Process Models, Interfaces, Process Monitoring, and/or Integrations
- Experience in handling multiple tasks, changing priorities, and timely action; experience with Agile methodologies and Agile project management.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, along with strong organizational and time management skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills in a remote environment
- Experience working with software development team members.
- Other open sources technology experience preferred
Benefits
Nuvitek is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Disability and Life Insurance
- Parental Leave
- 401K
- Paid Time Off
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Nuvitek is an equal-opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Nuvitek is an equal-opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
About
Nuvitek is a systems integrator and technology service provider who strive to improve it's customers performance through technological innovation and by delivering IT services that are faster and more efficient.We are a team of engineers who are passionate about solving technology problems, we believe with the right team and the right technology, IT organizations can solve complex problems and make your business leaner, faster and more flexible.Our team of engineers has more than 20 years of experience delivering successful IT projects to Federal Government and commercial clients. Our services put technology to work for our customers so that they can devote all their energies to their core mission.With our strong pool of talented, expert staff, Nuvitek has a sterling track record of providing innovative and reliable IT solutions in the area of IT modernization, cloud integration, infrastructure automation, IT operations, IT service management and data integration to both government and commercial clients.We believe in getting things done effectively and efficiently with simple, innovative solutions. Nuvitek believes in going above-and-beyond and delivering results — outstanding results.
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