Sr. Appian Software Engineer (Remote)

Inspira Financial is seeking a Senior Appian Software Engineer to lead the technical direction, quality, and delivery of Appian solutions supporting its Retirement & Wealth business. The role involves designing and maintaining enterprise applications, leading development standards and reviews, mentoring developers, managing integrations and deployments, and supporting production performance and incident response.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary technical lead for Appian applications supporting Retirement & Wealth business processes, workflows, and integrations
• Design, build, and maintain complex Appian applications, including process models, interfaces (SAIL), data fabric/records, integrations, decision rules, and expression rules
• Set and enforce Appian development standards, design patterns, and governance across the team to ensure consistent, scalable, and maintainable solutions
• Translate business requirements from Product Owners and stakeholders into technical designs, effort estimates, and delivery plans
• Partner with solution architects to design integrations between Appian and enterprise systems (e.g., Salesforce, SQL Server, REST/SOAP APIs, message queues) with attention to security, performance, and data integrity
• Lead technical design reviews and code reviews; ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture direction, security standards, and non-functional requirements (scalability, reliability, performance, maintainability)
• Mentor and provide day-to-day technical guidance to Appian developers; support hiring, onboarding, and skill development on the team
• Partner with QA, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to define and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Appian package deployment across environments
• Own performance tuning, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis for production Appian applications; participate in incident response as needed
• Evaluate new Appian platform capabilities, plug-ins, and releases; make recommendations on adoption and upgrade planning
• Maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design decisions, and application inventories
• Communicate technical status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years of hands-on Appian development
• 2+ years in a technical lead or architect capacity, with direct responsibility for team output and design decisions
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Deep hands-on experience with Appian: process models, SAIL interfaces, records/data fabric, integrations, decision rules, expression rules, and plug-ins
• Proven track record developing and delivering enterprise-scale, low-code applications in a regulated or financial services environment
• Strong understanding of Appian environment management, application packaging, and deployment across Dev/Test/Prod
• Experience integrating Appian with external systems via REST/SOAP APIs, databases, and enterprise middleware
• Working knowledge of relational databases (SQL Server or similar) and data modeling
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., Azure DevOps) as applied to Appian package deployment
• Solid grasp of application security fundamentals: authentication, authorization, and data protection within Appian
• Experience leading or mentoring a development team, including code review and technical coaching
• Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into clear technical designs and delivery plans
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with competing priorities, balancing long-term architecture with short-term delivery needs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present technical topics to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Product, QA, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams
• Travel up to (10%)
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Occasionally lifts up to 25 pounds
• Preferred Certifications: Appian Certified Lead Developer (or equivalent Appian architect-level certification) and Appian Certified Senior Developer
• Working knowledge of Salesforce Financial Services Cloud (FSC) a plus