Principal Consultant (Acquisition Solutions)

Appian Corporation•McLean, VA

6d•$100,000 - $225,000•Onsite

About The Position

Appian Customer Success delivers customer outcomes and mission-critical business impact, serving as technical advisors to commercial clients and accelerating adoption of Appian’s AI-powered process automation platform. The Principal Consultant is a leadership role at the intersection of enterprise business strategy and complex technical delivery. The role defines client experience and delivery approaches, leads large-scale consulting initiatives, and mentors engineers. It partners closely with Appian Architects and Technical Delivery Managers to support enterprise-grade orchestration. The position is based at Appian’s headquarters in McLean, Virginia. Employees are expected to work in the office four to five days per week, with in-person customer work prioritized. Travel of up to 20% is required to support customer engagements. The role leads the full lifecycle of custom Appian automation solutions for major commercial clients, from definition and design through implementation. It directs and mentors consultants, collaborates on secure and scalable architectures, builds integrations across enterprise environments, oversees relational data models and SQL database designs, and helps client stakeholders adopt the platform and develop process applications independently.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
At least 8 years of hands-on experience in software development or technical implementation consulting.
Experience leading technical teams and a commitment to mentoring and developing engineering talent.
Strong foundational knowledge of object-oriented programming, database design, data modeling, and SQL, including queries, joins, and views.
Willingness to travel up to 20% for customer engagements.
U.S. citizenship is required for candidates being considered for Public Sector roles.
Experience with enterprise acquisition or procurement solutions.

Nice To Haves

Mastery of cloud computing ecosystems such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Elastic Containers.
Deep technical knowledge of artificial intelligence, machine learning, automated test suites including test-driven development, and continuous integration frameworks.

Responsibilities

Lead the full project lifecycle to define, design, and implement custom automation solutions using the Appian platform for major commercial clients.
Lead and mentor consultants through fast-paced software implementations, fostering a commitment to going beyond completion.
Partner with Appian Architects and Technical Delivery Managers to design resilient, scalable, and secure system architectures.
Build secure, high-throughput APIs connecting external enterprise environments using REST, SOAP, and JDBC.
Oversee the creation and production launch of advanced relational data models and SQL database designs.
Work with client executives and technical stakeholders to drive platform adoption and enable independent development of process applications.