Lead Appian Development Consultant

Valtech; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Valtech is seeking an experienced Lead Appian Consultant to drive enterprise Appian delivery, shape solution architecture and lead multi-disciplinary delivery teams. You will mentor consultants, guide architecture decisions and engage directly with senior client stakeholders to define and implement scalable Appian solutions.

You will oversee design, security and performance, align with best practices, and contribute to pre-sales and technical proposals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise-scale Appian delivery programmes within complex consulting environments.
• Architecting Appian applications across Records, Relational data and CDTs with scalable reuse.
• Strong SQL, data modelling and integration design across multiple systems.
• Experience planning for scalability and performance, with CI/CD across environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior client engagement.
• Mentoring developers and leading high-performing technical teams.
• Experience contributing to pre-sales, solution design or technical bids.
• A passion for continuous learning and advancing Appian best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of enterprise Appian solutions ensuring scalability, security and maintainability.
• Provide technical direction across delivery teams and governance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers and engineers to balance business and technical goals.
• Lead Agile delivery teams, plan sprints, estimate work and drive continuous improvement.
• Own deployment workflows and CI/CD strategy across a programme.
• Mentor consultants and foster a collaborative engineering culture.
• Contribute to pre-sales activities and technical proposals.

Skills

Enterprise leadership

Appian knowledge

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Mentoring/coaching

Pre-sales & proposals

Continuous learning

Technical architecture

Tools

Appian

CI/CD

SQL/DB design

Job description

Why Valtech? We’re the experience innovation company—a trusted partner to the world’s most recognised brands. To our people we offer growth opportunities, a values‑driven culture, international careers and the chance to shape the future of experience.

The opportunity

At Valtech, you’ll find an environment designed for continuous learning, meaningful impact, and professional growth. Whether you’re pioneering new digital solutions, challenging conventional thinking, or building the next generation of customer experiences, your work will help transform industries.

The Role

As Lead Appian Consultant, you’ll work alongside multidisciplinary teams of strategists, architects, engineers, analysts, designers and consultants, helping enterprise organisations modernise business operations through low‑code technology, workflow automation and intelligent digital platforms.

Our capability spans strategy, architecture, implementation and optimisation, helping clients transform complex operational processes into scalable digital solutions. We work across sectors including financial services, retail, healthcare, automotive, media and the public sector, delivering enterprise platforms that create measurable business outcomes.

You’ll provide technical and development leadership across complex transformation programmes. You’ll shape solution architecture, guide delivery teams, mentor consultants and work directly with senior client stakeholders to define and implement enterprise Appian solutions. This is both a hands‑on and strategic role, combining Appian expertise with consulting, technical architecture and delivery leadership.

Role Responsibilities

You are an experienced Appian leader who enjoys solving complex business challenges through enterprise automation and low‑code technology. You bring strong technical credibility, leadership capability and a consulting mindset, enabling you to guide both clients and delivery teams through complex transformation programmes.

You lead the design and architecture of enterprise Appian solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure, maintainable and aligned with Appian best practices. While remaining hands‑on where needed, you provide technical direction across delivery teams and support solution governance throughout the project lifecycle.

You collaborate closely with architects, business analysts, product managers and engineering teams to design solutions that balance business objectives with technical excellence. You confidently facilitate technical discussions, challenge assumptions and help clients make informed technology decisions.

You lead Agile delivery teams, supporting sprint planning, technical estimation, solution reviews, demonstrations and continuous improvement. You coach and mentor consultants, helping develop capability while fostering a collaborative, high‑performing engineering culture.

You take ownership of application quality, performance and operational resilience; overseeing deployments, Appian Health Checks, application optimisation and production support activities.

Beyond project delivery, you contribute to the growth of Valtech’s Appian practice through pre‑sales support, technical proposals, reusable accelerators, capability development, thought leadership and participation within the wider Appian community.

As technology evolves, you remain committed to continuous learning, exploring emerging Appian capabilities, AI‑powered automation and modern engineering practices that help clients innovate faster.

Must have Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise‑scale Appian delivery programmes within complex consulting environments.
• Clear experience architecting Appian applications across Records, Record Types, Relationships, SAIL, Process Models, Sites, Reports and CDTs, with the ability to plan application structure for reuse and scale across multiple applications.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, SQL, data modelling, stored procedures, triggers and views, with the judgement to decide when logic belongs in the database layer versus the application layer.
• Experience designing enterprise integration architectures spanning multiple systems and Connected Systems, including evaluating build‑vs‑buy decisions for custom plug‑ins and setting integration standards for delivery teams to follow.
• Experience planning for scalability across data growth, user load and application extension over time, including proactive monitoring, application performance tuning, and CI/CD pipeline management across environments.
• Skilled at establishing effective ways of working across blended teams (e.g., client staff, third‑party vendors and other consultancies), setting collaboration norms, resolving friction between parties, and representing Valtech’s delivery approach credibly to external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of Appian security implementation across data, interface and user levels, applied consistently across a multi‑application landscape, and ownership of platform governance and design standards for other developers to follow.
• Experience owning deployment workflows and CI/CD strategy across a programme, including environment strategy and release governance spanning multiple applications and teams.
• Experience leading Agile Scrum delivery teams, including Sprint 0 activities, backlog refinement, estimation, sprint demonstrations and technical leadership.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with experience working directly with Product Owners, Architects, Engineering Leaders and senior client stakeholders.
• Proven experience mentoring developers and leading high‑performing technical teams.
• Experience contributing to pre‑sales, solution design, proposals or technical bid responses.
• A passion for continuous learning, innovation and advancing Appian best practice across delivery teams.

Commitment to Reaching All Kinds of People

We design experiences that work for all kinds of people - and that starts with our own teams. At Valtech, we’re intentional about building an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported to grow, thrive and achieve their goals. No matter your background, you belong here. Explore our Diversity & Inclusion site to see how we’re creating a more equitable Valtech for all.

About Valtech

Valtech is the experience innovation company that exists to unlock a better way to experience the world. By blending crafts, categories, and cultures, we help brands unlock new value in an increasingly digital world.

At the intersection of data, AI, creativity and technology, we drive transformation for leading organisations, including L’Oréal, Mars, Audi, P&G, Volkswagen, Dolby, and more.

At Valtech, we don’t just talk about transformation. We make it happen. Our people are the heart of our success, and we foster a workplace where everyone has the support to thrive, grow and innovate.

Are you ready to create what’s next? Join us.