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Varun Bawa

Varun Bawa

Mohali

Summary

Seasoned Appian Lead Developer with a decade of hands-on experience delivering end-to-end solutions in low-code and related technologies across diverse industries. Proficient in all aspects of Appian BPM, with strong decision-making, team management skills, a growth-oriented vision, and the technical expertise to address complex real-world and business challenges.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

SR. CONSULTANT (APPIAN LEAD)

KBridge Consulting Services
11.2024 - Current

Supplier Onboarding for BP p.l.c (Direct Client - Infosys Ltd.) | Appian 24.4, MySQL, Agile, Azure Boards (VSTS), Aravo, SAP Ariba SLP, RPA

  • Facilitate requirements gathering and refinement sessions for MVP1 stabilization and MVP2 development, working closely with BP’s business and technical teams
  • Define the technical architecture for MVP2, utilizing Appian to automate the existing manual CDD task workflow
  • Design the integration points in between Appian and Aravo
  • Implement and test request cancellation in Appian and Ariba via integration, alongside task locking and assignment functionality
  • Implement and test the complete end-to-end solution for MVP2
  • Work with external system teams (Aravo) to ensure seamless data exchange and synchronization between Appian and Aravo
  • Contribute to deployments, post-deployment support, monitoring and resolving production issues and bottlenecks, enhancing product stability and performance by 50%
  • Prepare comprehensive documentation, including technical design and architecture - (As is, To be, Sequence Flows)
  • Lead a team of two developers, providing guidance, support, and technical direction

APPIAN CONSULTANT

R Systems International
05.2024 - 07.2024

Reckon for Blackstone Inc. | Appian 24.1, MySQL, Agile, Jira

  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, including Blackstone's financial team, to gather requirements
  • Conduct thorough analysis of existing third party financial systems and data sources to understand integration needs and identify critical integration points
  • Assist in defining project scope, identifying key milestones, and setting realistic timelines, enabling the client to advance to development in a short timeframe
  • Design and document the high-level solution architecture of the application
  • Propose an effective data fabric & record-based approach to support the process

APPLICATIONS ARCHITECT-II

PIMCO
01.2024 - 05.2024

PIMCO Lifecycle Manager | Appian 24.1, PostgreSQL, GitHub, Snowflake Integration, Agile, Jira

  • Advise and provide consultation on the technical design, architecture and implementation of the solution
  • Configure, design, develop and test the application
  • Define integration points and manage them
  • Advocate for Appian best practices, standards and performing Health Checks
  • Oversee reviews, change requests, deployments and support in removing any technical impediments
  • Collaborate with BAs and cross-functional teams

This solution enabled PIMCO users to make more informed decisions, save time, and drive significant revenue growth.

SENIOR APPIAN DEVELOPER

Scadea Software Solutions
01.2022 - 11.2023

CATPay for American Modern Insurance Grp. | Appian 23.2, SQL Server, Oracle DB, Azure Blob Storage Integration, Power BI Integration, Logic Apps Web API Integration, Agile, Azure Boards (VSTS)

  • Design, develop and conduct testing for solutions
  • Lead in defining architecture and play a pivotal role
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts to understand scope, requirements and feasibility
  • Manage a team of 3 junior developers, providing training and guidance
  • Promote and implement Appian best practices and standards
  • Conduct thorough reviews, manage change requests and deployments efficiently, improving the bug-free deployment ratio by 20%, reducing deployment time, and ensuring product health and stability across environments

Overdue Training System for Citigroup | Appian 22.3, Oracle DB, Bitbucket, Agile, Jira

  • Lead and contribute independently to requirements analysis and architectural solutions until production release
  • Coordinate development tasks, testing, manage project plans and structure the technical components
  • Work together with other technological and business teams as and when necessary
  • Perform deployments to higher environments, handle change requests and oversee production releases
  • Facilitate regular monitoring and health checks to adhere to performance standards

Metrics Assessment Conclusion for Citigroup | Appian 22.2, Oracle DB, Bitbucket, Agile, Jira

  • Gather requirements in collaboration with end users and BAs
  • Independently analyze feasibility and define the architecture of the application
  • Design, develop and test the solution
  • Create integration points to unify data in Appian
  • Design and maintain the database and develop complex interfaces
  • Carry out reviews, changes and deployments to different environments

Independent Compliance Risk Management for Citigroup | Appian 22.1, Oracle DB, Bitbucket, Agile, Jira

  • Consult with end users and other technology groups to define the technical approach to business workflow
  • Translate user requirements into solutions
  • Develop, test, deploy the application objects and manage data integrations
  • Support maintaining views, stored procedures and database tables
  • Advise on application scalability, performance, and health
  • Serve as advisor to team members and mentor to juniors

MODULE LEAD

Happiest Minds Technologies
11.2020 - 01.2022

Used Vehicle Sales for Ryder System | Appian 21.2, MySQL, Agile, Azure Boards (VSTS)

  • Analyze requirements, develop and test new solutions and minor enhancements
  • Support and manage code changes
  • Conduct regular code reviews to ensure quality and perform weekly deployments
  • Facilitate seamless collaboration with integrations, APIs and third-party systems
  • Assist users with access and application-related issues

APPIAN DESIGNER

OptiSol Business Solutions
12.2019 - 07.2020

Office Supply Request System for Vision Point Systems | Appian 19.4, MySQL, Agile, Jira

  • Analyze customer requirements, program goals and project specifics to develop and implement future-state business processes
  • Being an individual contributor, define technical architecture and design database for the application
  • Suggest and develop a better approach for Audit trails in the system
  • Design and develop using process centric approach, test and deploy the solution
  • Regularly monitor application and Appian health

MODULE LEAD

Persistent Systems
02.2018 - 01.2019

Marcus / ODP for Goldman Sachs | Appian 17.4, SQL Server, Agile, Jira

  • Review Marcus and ODP production alerts, taking necessary actions
  • Grant Marcus and related application access to users and agents
  • Monitor Symphony chats regularly and promptly report incidents
  • Support agents with Marcus and Appian related issues in their time zone
  • Verify database updates for accuracy
  • Regularly monitor process instance counts and resolve issues with stuck processes in production to maintain environment health

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Tech Mahindra
03.2017 - 02.2018

2B3 Juniper for Sprint Corporation | Appian 16.1, Oracle DB, Agile, Jira

  • Propose and develop a new design for the Juniper Class of Service (COS) interface
  • Manage end-to-end process workflow of COS
  • Contribute to defining best practices and standards
  • Perform reviews and optimize code to enhance application performance
  • Guide team members encountering any technical or implementation challenges
  • Collaborate with BAs and cross-functional teams

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Incessant Technologies
11.2015 - 10.2016

iACD | Appian 16.1, Appian Custom Plug-ins, MySQL, Java, SVN, Selenium, Agile, Jira

  • Collaboratively gather requirements for and develop Appian Deployment Automation tool
  • Design intuitive SAIL interfaces
  • Model the solution workflow with process model
  • Schedule and coordinate system backups with technical teams
  • Perform regular Health Checks


DigiBOS | Appian 16.1, MySQL, Agile, Jira

  • Assist in designing process workflows and normalizing database models
  • Develop efficient and responsive SQL queries
  • Create comprehensive reports and records for Onboarding and Leave Management
  • Design business rules for validation and user-friendly interfaces
  • Contribute to testing and resolving issues through bug fixing
  • Prepare technical documents to support fixes and proposed solutions

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

NetCreativeMind Solutions
12.2014 - 10.2015

ARNAV for Defence Research and Development Organisation | Java, Spring, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVN

  • Develop Naval Entity Management Tool, a tree-structured database editor and critical module within the application
  • Actively contribute to the development of the Naval Scenario Editor and acquired skills in GeoServer
  • Implement real-time gameplay functionalities for sensors and countermeasures
  • Conduct testing and managing continuous module integration processes
  • Develop skills in modeling naval technological systems and their associated code processing

JAVA PROGRAMMER

Amisoft Technologies
07.2013 - 12.2014

Java, Spring, Hibernate, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  • Develop proof of concepts and maintain existing applications under the guidance of senior developers
  • Assist in troubleshooting and debugging applications to resolve issues and optimize performance
  • Proactively learn new technologies and frameworks relevant to Java development, enhancing skills in software development lifecycle practices
  • Document technical specifications, procedures and user guides for developed solutions

Education

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering

Gautam Buddh Technical University
Uttar Pradesh, India
01-2012

Skills

  • BACK-END DEVELOPMENT Appian 7 to 244
  • Data store and CDTs Record Types Data Fabric Reports Process Modeling Interfaces Sites and Portals Expression Rules and Constants Content Management - Documents and Folders Groups and Users Management Security Management Connected Systems Web APIs and Integrations Web Services Appian Plug-ins
  • FRONT END DEVELOPMENT Appian SAIL HTML CSS JavaScript
  • DATABASE Maria DB / MySQL SQL Server Oracle DB PostgreSQL
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT Scrum Agile Methodology Jira Azure Boards (VSTS)
  • DEVOPS GitHub Bitbucket SVN
  • MISCELLANEOUS Appian Custom Plug- ins Appian Performance Optimization & Health Checks Java Spring Hibernate

Certification

  • Appian Certified Lead Developer
  • Oracle Certified Java Professional

Hobbies and Interests

  • Writing
  • Meditation and Spirituality
  • Exploring

Timeline

SR. CONSULTANT (APPIAN LEAD)

KBridge Consulting Services
11.2024 - Current

APPIAN CONSULTANT

R Systems International
05.2024 - 07.2024

APPLICATIONS ARCHITECT-II

PIMCO
01.2024 - 05.2024

SENIOR APPIAN DEVELOPER

Scadea Software Solutions
01.2022 - 11.2023

MODULE LEAD

Happiest Minds Technologies
11.2020 - 01.2022

APPIAN DESIGNER

OptiSol Business Solutions
12.2019 - 07.2020

MODULE LEAD

Persistent Systems
02.2018 - 01.2019

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Tech Mahindra
03.2017 - 02.2018

SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Incessant Technologies
11.2015 - 10.2016

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

NetCreativeMind Solutions
12.2014 - 10.2015

JAVA PROGRAMMER

Amisoft Technologies
07.2013 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science and Engineering

Gautam Buddh Technical University
Varun Bawa