Senior Specialist, Senior Appian Developer

Job Description

Required Skills:

Agile Methodology, Appian (Platform), RESTful APIs, SOAP Services

Preferred Skills:

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Appian BPM, Appian Process Automation, Microsoft Azure, Structured Query Language (SQL)

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The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our companys’ IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview:

The Senior Appian Developer will serve as a key hands‑on engineering leader within the Business Operations Technology (BOT) Product Line. This role is pivotal in building a sustainable internal Appian capability modernizing our workflow automation ecosystem. As a senior engineer, you will design and deliver scalable Appian solutions, elevate engineering standards, mentor junior developers, and step in wherever technical depth is required to keep delivery moving.

This role is intentionally versatile—you will not only lead complex Appian development but also fill engineering gaps across the team, ensuring continuity, quality, and momentum across mission‑critical workflow initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Appian Engineering & Solution Delivery

• Design, build, and optimize enterprise-grade Appian applications using SAIL, process models, records, integrations, and data fabric capabilities.
• Develop reusable frameworks, accelerators, and common components to scale Appian capabilities and reduce dependency on external contractors.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, sprint stories, and architectural solution patterns.

Platform Modernization & Capability Building

• Define modernization strategies that position Appian as a core low‑code automation platform across the product line.
• Establish governance models, coding standards, and best practices to drive consistency and maintainability.
• Partner with architecture, security, and platform teams to ensure Appian aligns with broader enterprise integration and modernization strategies.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Thought Leadership

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Architects, and Engineering Leads to ensure timely, high‑quality delivery.
• Serve as a hands‑on technical advisor across teams—supporting design discussions, troubleshooting complex issues, and unblocking development teams as needed.
• Act as a bridge between Appian development and adjacent teams to ensure smooth integration with enterprise systems.

Mentorship & Team Enablement

• Coach junior and mid‑level developers, conducting code reviews and sharing best practices.
• Promote an internal culture of learning, craft excellence, and continuous improvement of Appian engineering maturity.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands‑on Appian development, with proven experience delivering complex enterprise workflows.
• Appian Level 2 Certification required (Level 3 preferred).
• Strong proficiency in:
  • SAIL
  • Process models
  • Records & data modeling
  • Appian integrations (REST/SOAP)
  • Appian APIs
• Experience working with enterprise data structures and integration patterns.
• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD toolchains such as GitHub Actions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with technical and business stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring developers, conducting reviews, and influencing engineering standards.
• Experience working in Agile product teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Appian governance frameworks, reusable component libraries, and multi‑team development standards.
• Exposure to highly workflow‑driven or regulated environments.
• Working knowledge of SQL, BPMN, and Appian Cloud.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and enterprise integration best practices.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Job Posting End Date:

03/6/2026

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