Consultant (Technical)

Appian Corporation•Norfolk, VA

4d•$75,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a Technical Consultant at Appian, you will architect and deliver custom software solutions that combine business strategy and technical innovation. You will work with client executives and technical teams to address complex workflow challenges, build integrations, and support enterprise adoption of Appian’s AI-Powered Process Automation platform. The role involves end-to-end delivery throughout the project lifecycle, including solution design, implementation, data modeling, and client enablement. The position is based on-site in McLean/Tysons, Virginia, with travel of up to 20% to support customer engagements and on-site collaboration.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a closely related technical field.
At least 1 year of hands-on experience in software development or technical implementation consulting.
Experience with object-oriented programming, database design, and SQL, including complex queries, joins, and views.
Ability to analyze client business processes and translate them into functional and technical system requirements.
Willingness to travel up to 20% for customer engagements and on-site collaboration.
Candidates considered for Public Sector roles must be U.S. citizens.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with cloud architecture and environments, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, or Elastic Containers.
Exposure to artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics, and automated test suites within a continuous integration framework.
Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy custom automation solutions throughout the project lifecycle using Appian’s low-code platform.
Build data connections and scalable APIs to integrate external enterprise systems using REST, SOAP, and JDBC.
Launch relational data models in production and optimize database design through SQL development.
Work in cross-functional Agile teams using practices such as sprints, stand-ups, and pair programming to deliver features.
Collaborate with client technical teams and business stakeholders, support platform adoption, and train users to become self-sufficient.
Analyze client business processes and translate them into functional and technical system requirements.