GSI And Regional Partner Technical Success Architect

Appian; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 8,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Life and disability insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Retirement/pension plan

Wellness dollars

Tuition reimbursement

Family-forming benefits

Job summary

Appian is seeking a Partner Technical Success Architect for India to serve as a trusted technical advisor to GSIs and enterprise delivery partners. You will guide, review, and mentor teams to ensure scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions on complex enterprise programs.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional groups, drive architecture reviews, and contribute to training assets while traveling up to 30% to engage with partner teams and key accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Enterprise Software Architecture, with a proven track record of designing, building, and deploying large-scale, enterprise-grade systems.
• Deep proficiency in Database Design, API Integrations, Security Frameworks, Performance Tuning, and Cloud Deployment Models.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with GSIs, regional systems integrators, and enterprise delivery teams across India.
• Proven experience conducting architecture reviews, code reviews, and establishing engineering best practices for scalable enterprise platforms.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to command technical respect from partner executives and developer teams.
• Comfortable traveling up to 30% to visit key partner delivery teams, host technical masterclasses, and support critical on-site project discovery.
• Senior or Lead Appian Certification.

Responsibilities

• Guide partner delivery teams across India to ensure their engineering practices and technical implementations consistently align with Appian’s highest architectural standards.
• Review complex enterprise application designs to ensure platform scalability, security frameworks, performance tuning, and long-term maintainability for mission-critical client deployments.
• Mentor partner technical leads, solution architects, and developers, building high-performing partner teams capable of delivering complex applications independently.
• Collaborate with India partner leads, Appian Customer Success, and Technical Support to diagnose and resolve architecture and performance challenges on high-stakes, strategic accounts.
• Help create and curate reusable design patterns, integration blueprints, and fixes that directly feed into and enhance Appian’s AI tooling for partners.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise and support technical enablement across the global partner community by participating in live technical forums, Q&A sessions, and contributing to practical training and certification assets.
• Work alongside Appian’s Customer Success and Product Engineering teams to vet alternate channel solution architecture designs to ensure they are commercially robust, supportable, and repeatable.

Skills

Database design

API integrations

Security frameworks

Performance tuning

Cloud deployment

Communication skills

GSIs collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Job Description:

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.

THE OPPORTUNITY :

As a Partner Technical Success Architect supporting India, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to top-tier GSIs and enterprise delivery partners. This is a high-visibility, force-multiplier role where your architectural guidance directly impacts complex, mission-critical transformations for major enterprise clients. If you want to scale your technical influence by helping partners architect and deliver top-quality solutions using Appian, this opportunity offers unmatched scope and impact.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Guide partner delivery teams across India to ensure their engineering practices and technical implementations consistently align with Appian’s highest architectural standards.




• Review complex enterprise application designs to ensure platform scalability, security frameworks, performance tuning, and long-term maintainability for mission-critical client deployments.




• Mentor partner technical leads, solution architects, and developers, building high-performing partner teams capable of delivering complex applications independently.




• Collaborate with India partner leads, Appian Customer Success, and Technical Support to diagnose and resolve architecture and performance challenges on high-stakes, strategic accounts.




• Help create and curate reusable design patterns, integration blueprints, and fixes that directly feed into and enhance Appian’s AI tooling for partners.




• Provide technical subject matter expertise and support technical enablement across the global partner community by participating in live technical forums, Q&A sessions, and contributing to practical training and certification assets.




• Work alongside Appian’s Customer Success and Product Engineering teams to vet alternate channel solution architecture designs to ensure they are commercially robust, supportable, and repeatable.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.




• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in Enterprise Software Architecture, with a proven track record of designing, building, and deploying large‑scale, enterprise‑grade systems.




• Deep proficiency in Database Design, API Integrations, Security Frameworks, Performance Tuning, and Cloud Deployment Models.




• Demonstrated experience collaborating with GSIs, regional systems integrators, and enterprise delivery teams across India.




• Proven experience conducting architecture reviews, code reviews, and establishing engineering best practices for scalable enterprise platforms.




• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to command technical respect from partner executives and developer teams.




• Comfortable traveling up to 30% to visit key partner delivery teams, host technical masterclasses, and support critical on‑site project discovery.




• Senior or Lead Appian Certification.

Tools and Resource Training and Development:
During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department‑specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First‑Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires. Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education. This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.
Community: We’ll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one. Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee‑led affinity groups. These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.

Tools and Resources

• Training and Development: During onboarding, we focus on equipping new hires with the skills and knowledge for success through department‑specific training. Continuous learning is a central focus at Appian, with dedicated mentorship and the First‑Friend program being widely utilized resources for new hires.


• Growth Opportunities: Appian provides a diverse array of growth and development opportunities, including our leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers, a comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University, skills based training, and tuition reimbursement for those aiming to advance their education. This commitment ensures that employees have access to a holistic range of development opportunities.


• Community: We’ll immerse you into our community rooted in respect starting on day one. Appian fosters inclusivity through our 8 employee‑led affinity groups. These groups help employees build stronger internal and external networks by planning social, educational, and outreach activities to connect with Appianites and larger initiatives throughout the company.

Benefits

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future.

• health coverage


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support


• life and disability insurance


• an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)


• a retirement/pension plan


• wellness dollars


• tuition reimbursement


• family-forming benefits and more.

About Appian

Appian provides AI automation for the most important business processes at the world’s largest organizations. Our platform is known for its unique power, reliability, and scale. We’ve been automating processes for more than 25 years and have proven expertise in enterprise operations. For more information, visit appian.com.

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