Appian Architect

Appian Corporation • McLean, VA

12h • Onsite

About The Position

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. Appian Customer success is obsessed with great customer outcomes. We deliver mission-critical business impact fast, and are directly responsible for partnering with our customers to bring their best ideas to life. Joining the Customer Success team will provide you with the support and growth you need to strengthen and evolve your skills within the consulting field. As an Appian Architect, you will be a key technical leader within Appian’s Customer Success team as well as a trusted technical advisor to Appian’s clients. Architects are responsible for helping design and scale Appian’s technical solutions and enabling Appian’s expert delivery teams. In this role, you will not only become an expert at designing applications on our platform, but also become business process experts in the various industries and technologies of our varied customer base. This involves integrating with and incorporating new technology trends from a variety of disciplines, as well as working with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including security, scalability, Cloud technologies, version control, configuration management and other DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will combine a passion for learning new technology with excellent technical, product and business skills to make our customers and partners successful. All of these activities are performed in partnership with Appian Product Management and Engineering, Appian Partners, and other members of the Customer Success team, including Customer Success Managers (CSMs).

Requirements

• To be passionate about technology, excited by tough challenges, and be a natural problem solver
• Experience with configuration, deployment, and testing of enterprise software applications, ideally with Agile delivery methodologies
• The ability to design and review complex, secure and scalable solutions with enterprise software and remove technical impediments
• Composure in client-facing situations and have had previous success presenting complex technical concepts & designs to a variety of audiences
• Experience working alongside enabling delivery teams to meet their engagement goals by sharing your knowledge, expertise, advice, and mentorship
• At least 5 years of hands-on technical experience in an enterprise software implementation environment
• B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or related field/degree
• Willingness to travel up to 20%

Nice To Haves

• Experience with software consulting (such as in an ERP, CRM, BPM/Workflow, Data Integration Architecture or EAI) and/or applied knowledge of enterprise architecture, including data management
• Commercial or Industry-experience in one or more of the following areas: Financial Services, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Help design and scale Appian’s technical solutions
• Enable Appian’s expert delivery teams
• Become an expert at designing applications on the Appian platform
• Become business process experts in various industries and technologies of the customer base
• Integrate with and incorporate new technology trends from a variety of disciplines
• Work with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including security, scalability, Cloud technologies, version control, configuration management and other DevOps practices

Benefits

• Health coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Retirement/pension plan
• Wellness dollars
• Tuition reimbursement
• Family-forming benefits
• Dedicated mentorship
• First-Friend program
• Leadership program tailored for new and aspiring managers
• Comprehensive library of specialized department training through Appian University
• Skills based training
• Inclusivity through 8 employee-led affinity groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees