Appian Business Analyst

Job Title: Appian Business Analyst

Piscaatway, NJ (Hybrid from day 1)

Job Description:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Appian Business Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will act as a vital link between the business stakeholders and the development team, ensuring that requirements are accurately captured, analyzed, and translated into effective Appian solutions. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to facilitate the successful delivery of automation projects and process improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Elicits and documents requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, business process descriptions, task and workflow analysis.

• Evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, and synthesizes findings.

• Proposes actionable solutions based on analysis.

• Serves as the conduit between the customer community and the development team through which requirements flow.

• Develops requirements specifications using standard templates (e.g., Jira epics and stories).

• Works with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyzes tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.

• Liaises between business units, technology teams, and support teams as needed.

• Effectively applies fundamental concepts; works on assignments of moderate scope and complexity, with limited oversight.

• Makes recommendations for procedural changes and performs varied tasks requiring some originality or ingenuity.

• Assists in user acceptance testing (UAT) and documents testing results.

• Contributes to the continual improvement of processes and methodologies.

• Supports end-user training and provides post-implementation support.

• Keeps updated on Appian platform features and industry best practices to drive innovative solutions.

• Ensures compliance with organizational standards and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Business Analyst, in a BPM or low-code platform environment.

• Jira experience is must

• Strong understanding of Appian platform and its components.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience.

• Up to 2 years of experience in testing and/or systems background.

• Thorough understanding of operational procedures and systems.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Experience in requirements gathering, process analysis, and documentation.

• Programming and/or IT background

Pay: $45.00 - $60.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Piscataway, NJ 08854