Senior Consultant

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 youll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things together.

Senior Consultant

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 youll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things together.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Consultant to join our Performance Engineering Center our Chennai this role you will engage with customers post-sales to design scale and ensure the performance and reliability of software solutions built on the Appian platform. You will possess deep expertise in Performance Engineering and Performance Reliability. If you are not already you will become a recognized expert in how Appian behaves under load at scale and under failure conditions. That means going beyond tooling: you will learn Appians architecture process engine data fabric and performance characteristics from the ground up and you will build hands-on capability as an Appian Developer. The strongest contributors on this team move fluidly between their performance engineering craft and the platform they are engineering for: we hire versatile engineers not inflexible specialists.

This role is based in our Chennai office. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office five days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork.

What youll bring

Success in this role requires more than technical depth it requires engineering judgment. You have 7 years of overall IT experience including 5 years of hands-on Appian technical experience and/or you have led architecture reviews and driven complex performance and reliability diagnoses. You hold a . or B.E. in Computer Science Information Systems or a related field. You communicate clearly ask why before prescribing solutions and are comfortable working in teams. You understand object-oriented programming relational database design and SQL at a level that lets you read execution plans and diagnose slow queries not just write them. You have built integrations using web services and you are comfortable operating in cloud environments. Most importantly you approach performance and reliability as engineering disciplines: you can tell signal from noise in test results reason about system behavior under load and translate findings into clear actionable guidance for customers and teammates alike.

Technologies:

Python and SQL are required of all candidates. Beyond that we expect you to have deep expertise in at least one of the categories below; meaning you have worked extensively with the tools in that category in a professional context not just passing familiarity. Candidates who bring expertise across more than one category are strongly preferred.

Load Testing & Test Execution

Locust Apache JMeter k6 Gatling

Monitoring & Observability

Grafana Prometheus InfluxDB or TimescaleDB Elastic Stack / ELK Dynatrace

Database Performance

SQL query analysis and execution plan reading (EXPLAIN / EXPLAIN ANALYZE) Connection pool behavior and tuning Index analysis and slow query diagnosis MySQL SQL Server PostgreSQL or Oracle

Programming & Scripting

Python (Locust scripting analysis automation data pipelines) Bash / Shell

Data Analysis

Python data stack (pandas numpy matplotlib scipy) Statistical analysis (percentiles standard deviation confidence intervals regression) Jupyter Notebooks

Benefits

Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health wellbeing and financial future. Benefits may include 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. Benefits vary by countryplease ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

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: Well 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. Benefits may include 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. Benefits vary by countryplease ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.

About Appian

Appian provides AI automation for mission-critical work. We automate complex processes in large enterprises and governments. Our platform is known for its unique reliability and scale. Weve been automating processes for more than 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information visit . Nasdaq: APPN

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Employment Type : Contract
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1