Appian QA & Automation Engineer

About Role

We re looking for an Appian QA & Automation Engineer to own quality for Appian applications at a leading bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. You will build the test strategy and automation that let the team release frequently without regressions in critical banking workflows. This is an onsite role in Riyadh, open to all nationalities, requiring strong test engineering experience on Appian or comparable BPM/low-code platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the test strategy across functional, integration, regression, UAT, performance and security testing

• Build and maintain UI automation for Appian using the Appian Selenium API, FitNesse for Appian or Cucumber-based frameworks

• Automate API and integration tests for Appian Web APIs and downstream services (Karate, REST Assured or Postman/Newman)

• Embed automated tests in CI/CD pipelines with quality gates before each deployment

• Run performance and load testing (JMeter, Gatling or Appian performance tooling) for peak banking volumes

• Validate role-based access, maker-checker controls, data masking and audit logs

• Manage test data and environments, including masked production-like data compliant with PDPL

• Lead UAT with business users, track defects through to closure and report quality metrics to delivery leadership

• 10+ years of total experience, including 6+ years of hands-on Appian development

• Appian Certified Senior Developer (mandatory)

• Notice period of 1 month, or immediate joiners preferred

Desired Candidate Profile Must Haves

• Expert in SAIL, interface design patterns and Appian Portals/Sites

• Strong Appian Data Fabric skills: record types, sync, relationships, custom record fields and record-level security

• Data modeling and SQL (views, indexes, stored procedures)

• Eye for UX, with experience working alongside UX/UI designers

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with Appian AI features (AI Skills, document extraction, AI Copilot)

• Appian Component Plug-ins (React/JavaScript)

• Figma familiarity

• Customer-facing portal experience in banking

Why Join Us

Set the quality bar for mission-critical banking applications at a leading bank in KSA, and build the automation that lets the team ship with confidence.

Disclaimer

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the role. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change based on business needs.