Appian AI & Document Center Technical Lead Job Philadelphia area,Pennsylvania USA,Software Development

Role:
Appian AI & Document Center Technical Lead

Location:

Remote

Experience:

8-12 Years Duration:
Long-Term Contract Primary

Skills:

Appian, Appian AI, Document Center / Intelligent Document Processing, SAIL, Process Models, Records, Integrations.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Appian Developer / Technical Lead with 8–12 years of overall IT experience and strong hands‑on expertise in designing, developing, and delivering enterprise applications using Appian. The ideal candidate should have practical experience with Appian AI capabilities and Document Center/document processing solutions, including document ingestion, classification, data extraction, human validation, workflow orchestration, and downstream system integration.

The role requires a strong combination of Appian application development, solution design, AI/document automation, integration, performance optimization, and technical leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement scalable enterprise applications using Appian.
Build solutions utilizing Appian SAIL interfaces, Process Models, Records, Expression Rules, Data Types, Data Fabric/Data Sync, and Connected Systems.
Design and implement Appian Document Center / intelligent document processing workflows.
Document classification
Data/field extraction
Workflow routing and downstream processing
Integrate document-processing capabilities into end‑to‑end Appian business workflows.
Develop reusable Appian components, frameworks, interfaces, rules, integrations, and process models.
Integrate Appian applications with enterprise platforms through REST APIs, SOAP services, databases, and other integration mechanisms. Internal Appian reference material specifically identifies REST, SOAP, RDBMS and Web APIs as integration experience areas.
Design effective data models leveraging Appian Records and Data Fabric.
Work with structured and unstructured documents, including PDF‑based business documents.
Implement validation and business rules around AI‑extracted document data to improve processing accuracy and reliability.
Troubleshoot complex Appian application, integration, performance, and production issues.
Ensure solutions follow Appian development standards, security principles and performance best practices.
Participate in architecture/design reviews and provide technical guidance to developers.
Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to reusable design patterns and development standards.
Support application deployment using enterprise CI/CD and Dev Ops practices.
Collaborate with business analysts, architects, product owners, QA teams and business stakeholders through the full SDLC.
Translate complex business processes into automated, user‑friendly workflows.
Mentor junior Appian developers and provide technical leadership across delivery teams.

Required Skills

8-12 years of overall IT experience, with substantial hands‑on Appian development experience.
Strong hands‑on experience in:
Appian SAIL
Process Models
Records
Expression Rules
Interfaces
Data Types
Data Fabric / Data Sync
Connected Systems
Web APIs and integrations
Hands‑on experience with Appian AI and Document Center / intelligent document processing.
Experience designing workflows involving document ingestion, classification, information extraction, validation and business‑process automation.
Strong understanding of BPM, case management, and workflow automation.
Strong REST API and enterprise integration experience.
Experience working with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, MariaDB or PostgreSQL. These database technologies also appear in existing internal Appian capability material.
Strong understanding of application architecture, performance tuning, security and Appian development best practices.
Experience…