Appian Business Analyst

Appian Business Analyst
Location: Piscataway, NJ (Hybrid 3 days a week)
Need Local candidates
Position type: W2 contract

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