DevOps Engineer

Appian Corporation•McLean, VA

9d•$96,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Appian Customer Success is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join their Federal DevOps Engineering team. This role will support federal agencies in automating their operational workflows and scaling mission-critical cloud infrastructure. The engineer will work closely with government agencies to ensure their automated workflows are resilient, securely scaled, and continuously optimized. The position involves bridging the gap between cloud infrastructure engineering and modern application delivery, with a focus on automating underlying infrastructures and enabling Enterprise-Grade Orchestration within hybrid and secure cloud ecosystems. The role offers the opportunity to gain deep operational mastery of Appian's software platform under the guidance of senior architects.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen with the absolute ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
Minimum of a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
2–4 years of professional experience in IT systems administration, with a proven track record of building, maintaining, scripting, patching, and managing hosts, databases, and interconnected cloud networks.
Must possess an active CompTIA Security+ certification or be willing to successfully complete the certification directly following onboarding.

Nice To Haves

Prior hands-on experience administering and managing an on-premise installation of an Appian environment or similar enterprise workflow engine.
Foundational exposure to container orchestration tools like Kubernetes or Docker.
Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

Participate in the installation, day-to-day operation, and scaling of the Appian platform across federal customer environments.
Expand hands-on systems administration footprint (Linux, Windows) across major IaaS Solutions such as AWS, Google Compute Engine, or Microsoft Azure.
Utilize programming and scripting skills (BASH, Java, JavaScript, Python, or Ruby) to automate patching, configuration management, and deployment workflows.
Administer and optimize relational database platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) with increasing operational independence.
Interface directly with federal clients to troubleshoot infrastructure roadblocks, provide exceptional technical guidance, and ensure environment stability.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of client business processes, supporting both secure cloud and on-premise government installations.