Appian Technical Lead / Solution Architect

About the Role

CodeNinja Inc. is seeking an Appian Technical Lead / Solution Architect to manage the end-to-end solution design and technical delivery of Appian applications for a prominent bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is a contract position based onsite in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, open to all nationalities. The role requires extensive hands-on Appian experience within a banking or regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements (*, onboarding, lending, trade finance, complaints, KYC/AML case management) into Appian solution architecture, including data model, process design, security model, and integration patterns.
• Act as the Appian design authority, defining coding standards, reusable component libraries, naming conventions, and design review gates.
• Define deployment architecture with infrastructure and security teams, covering self-managed or Appian Cloud, HA/DR, environments, and sizing.
• Design integration patterns with core banking, CRM, document management, ESB/API gateway, and identity providers (SAML/OIDC, LDAP/AD).
• Lead estimation, sprint planning, and the technical backlog, providing input to presales and RFP responses.
• Manage non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, audit logging, data retention, and segregation of duties.
• Conduct code reviews, Appian Health Check remediation, and production-readiness sign-off.
• Represent the platform in architecture review boards, security assessments, and internal/external audits.
• Coach and develop the Appian team, driving adoption of new platform features like Data Fabric, Process HQ, and AI Skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 12 years of total experience, with at least 7 years of hands-on experience with Appian.
• At least 3 years in an Appian lead or architect role.
• Appian Certified Lead Developer certification is mandatory.
• A notice period of 1 month or immediate availability is preferred.

Required Skills

• Deep expertise across Appian process models, records, interfaces (SAIL), expression rules, Data Fabric, and security groups.
• Experience in solution architecture for enterprise BPM/low-code within a banking or regulated institution.
• Proficiency in integration design, including REST/SOAP, Connected Systems, Web APIs, messaging (Kafka/MQ), and file-based integrations.
• Strong knowledge of RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MariaDB).
• Experience with Appian deployment, DevOps, and release management (compare-and-deploy, CI/CD, version control).
• Awareness of banking regulations and controls (SAMA, NCA ECC, PDPL).
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• TOGAF or a cloud architecture certification.
• Experience with Java plug-in development.
• Knowledge of Appian RPA.
• Prior experience with Saudi banking projects.
• Experience with Arabic/RTL interface delivery.

Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to lead the Appian platform for a leading bank in KSA, establish the technical direction for a full delivery team, and manage enterprise-scale banking solutions from architecture through go-live and audit.