V-Associate Architect

Company Description

WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. We combine our deep industry knowledge with technology and analytics expertise to co-create innovative, digital-led transformational solutions with clients across 10 industries. We enable businesses in Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping and Logistics, Healthcare, and Utilities to re-imagine their digital future and transform their outcomes with operational excellence.We deliver an entire spectrum of BPM services in finance and accounting, procurement, customer interaction services and human resources leveraging collaborative models that are tailored to address the unique business challenges of each client. We co-create and execute the future vision of 400+ clients with the help of our 44,000+ employees.

Job Description

The Appian Architect is responsible for leading the design and implementation of enterprise-wide Appian solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of the Appian platform, including its core capabilities, data fabric, Appian AI, RPA etc. The architect will work closely with key business stakeholders, IT teams, and Appian developers to ensure that the Appian implementations align with business goals and IT standards, enhancing operational efficiencies and delivering exceptional value.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning and Consultation:
• Serve as the primary Appian strategy advisor to business and IT leadership.
• Assess business requirements and translate them into effective Appian solutions.
• Lead architectural discussions, influencing decisions regarding Appian implementations.
• Evangelize the usage of reusable frameworks and artifacts, create knowledge/certification artifacts and evaluation criteria guide.
• Design and Implementation:
• Design scalable and sustainable Appian architectures, including integration with other enterprise systems.
• Oversee the development and customization of Appian applications using Appian designer and other development tools.
• Experience of performance compliant design, sustainable and solution architecture.
• Leverage modern technologies such as cloud capabilities from various platforms to build efficient solutions
• Implements features using native Appian’s out of the box capabilities and plugins, third party components.
• Governance and Best Practices:
• Develop and enforce Appian best practices and governance frameworks.
• Ensure solutions are built for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Manage the Appian platform upgrade process, ensuring compatibility and minimal disruption.
• Collaboration and Leadership:
• Lead cross-functional teams in the design, development, and deployment of Appian solutions.
• Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders, developers, and IT operations teams.
• Mentor and develop team members, enhancing their Appian capabilities.
• Continuous Improvement:
• Stay abreast of Appian product updates, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
• Recommend and implement improvements to existing Appian solutions.
• Drive innovation by exploring new Appian modules and capabilities like Appian AI (Email Classification, Document Classification and Extraction, Prompt Builder), GenAI Capabilities via Plugins.

Qualifications

Degree