Appian Technical Lead

N2P Systems; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking an experienced Appian Technical Lead to design, develop, and lead enterprise-grade Appian solutions, including integrations with OnBase. This role provides technical leadership to ensure scalable, high-performing, and secure low-code applications aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

You will define architecture standards, guide teams on implementation and performance, and collaborate with architects, stakeholders, and product teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in app development and solution architecture.
• Strong Appian design, development, and architecture expertise.
• Experience with workflow automation and business process design.
• Proficiency with Appian integrations (REST/SOAP, databases).
• Knowledge of security, scalability, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Define Appian architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices.
• Lead the design and development of scalable Appian applications and workflows.
• Guide development teams on Appian implementation, performance tuning, and optimization.
• Design and implement integrations between Appian and enterprise systems (e.g., OnBase, APIs, databases).
• Ensure application security, data integrity, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Establish development governance, CI/CD practices, and deployment standards.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, business stakeholders, and product teams.
• Review and approve solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Lead troubleshooting, performance tuning, and issue resolution.
• Drive reusable component development and platform best practices adoption.

Skills

Appian design

Architecture leadership

CI/CD pipelines

Agile delivery

DevOps practices

Performance tuning

Security compliance

Tools

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

Databases

OnBase

Job description

Canada Life is seeking an experienced Appian Technical Lead to design, develop, and lead enterprise-grade Appian solutions supporting digital transformation and platform modernization initiatives, including integration with systems such as OnBase. This role provides technical leadership to ensure scalable, high-performing, and secure low-code applications aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Define Appian architecture standards, design patterns, and best practices
• Lead the design and development of scalable Appian applications and workflows
• Guide development teams on Appian implementation, performance tuning, and optimization
• Design and implement integrations between Appian and enterprise systems (e.g., OnBase, APIs, databases)
• Ensure application security, data integrity, and compliance with enterprise standards
• Establish development governance, CI/CD practices, and deployment standards
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, business stakeholders, and product teams
• Review and approve solution designs to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture
• Lead troubleshooting, performance tuning, and issue resolution
• Drive reusable component development and platform best practices adoption

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in application development and solution architecture
• Strong expertise in Appian design, development, and architecture
• Experience with workflow automation, case management, and business process design
• Proficiency in Appian integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, web services, databases)
• Experience with relational databases and data modeling
• Strong understanding of security, scalability, and performance optimization
• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile delivery models
• Excellent technical leadership and stakeholder communication skills

Nice-to-Have

• Appian certifications (Senior/Lead Developer or Architect level)
• Experience integrating Appian with OnBase or ECM platforms
• Experience in financial services or insurance domain
• Exposure to cloud platforms (Azure preferred)
• Knowledge of microservices and event-driven architecture

Work Arrangement

Hybrid model with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office. This is a leadership role within a collaborative, cross-functional Agile environment.