Riyadh-Based Appian Platform Lead & Architect (Banking)

Codeninja; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeNinja in Riyadh invites an Appian Technical Lead / Solution Architect to own end-to-end solution design and technical delivery of Appian applications for a leading bank in KSA. You will lead a team of Appian developers, integration engineers and QA, and act as the design authority for the Appian platform.

This onsite role is based in Riyadh. This position requires deep hands-on Appian experience in a banking or regulated environment, and involves architecture, standards, security,

Qualifications

• Must have 12+ years of total experience with 7+ years hands-on Appian.
• At least 3 years in an Appian lead or architect role.
• Appian Certified Lead Developer (mandatory).
• Notice period of 1 month, or immediate joiners preferred.
• Deep expertise across Appian process models, records, interfaces (SAIL), and security groups.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements (onboarding, lending, trade finance, complaints, KYC/AML case management) into Appian solution architecture: data model, process design, security model and integration patterns
• Act as Appian design authority: set coding standards, reusable component libraries, naming conventions and design review gates
• Define the deployment architecture with infrastructure and security teams, covering self-managed or Appian Cloud, HA/DR, environments and sizing
• Design integration patterns with core banking, CRM, document management, ESB/API gateway and identity providers (SAML/OIDC, LDAP/AD)
• Lead estimation, sprint planning and the technical backlog; provide input to presales and RFP responses
• Own non-functional requirements: performance, scalability, audit logging, data retention and segregation of duties
• Run code reviews, Appian Health Check remediation and production-readiness sign-off
• Represent the platform in architecture review boards, security assessments and internal/external audits
• Coach and grow the Appian team; drive adoption of new platform features (Data Fabric, Process HQ, AI Skills)

Skills

Appian

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Appian Certified Lead Developer

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

MariaDB

Job description

CodeNinja in Riyadh invites an Appian Technical Lead / Solution Architect to own end-to-end solution design and technical delivery of Appian applications for a leading bank in KSA. You will lead a team of Appian developers, integration engineers and QA, and act as the design authority for the Appian platform.

This onsite role is based in Riyadh. This position requires deep hands-on Appian experience in a banking or regulated environment, and involves architecture, standards, security,