Associate, Appian

We are The Lighthouse within KPMG's Consulting practice. We tap into the power of emerging technologies and scientific breakthroughs to create solutions and products that address the largest and most complex issues faced by global companies. By blending technology with our industry expertise, we're able to harness the potential of Cloud, AI, ML, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to design and implement real-world solutions for a variety of business problems. Work with confidence knowing your ideas are heard and backed by one of the world's top professional services firms. Spark your curiosity and ignite your career at The Lighthouse.

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate in Digital Lighthouse for our practice.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with industry / business subject area professionals, software engineers and technical leadership as part of a dynamic, distributed and fast paced project team to design and build elegant, high-impact business applications
• Facilitate client discovery sessions to define project scope and requirements and translate business processes to functional specifications and user stories
• Lead technical design sessions to define user experience, data definition, process / rules configuration and integration for intelligent automation solutions
• Build, test and deliver digital solutions using industry leading vendor technologies
• Collaborate with diverse onshore / offshore teammates on the software development process and agile methodologies
• Lead presentations of key automation concepts and demonstrations to client stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Minimum one year of experience with system implementations along with basic understanding of key concepts related to Software Development Life Cycle, Information Security and Digital Transformation adoption
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems, Information Management or other quantitative discipline with specialization from an accredited college or university
• Experience with the Appian Low Code Platform as well as a thorough understanding of relational databases, SQL and web services
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with experience interacting with clients at multiple levels as well as ability to demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Travel as needed
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

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