Solution Architect

Appian Corporation • McLean, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Appian is seeking a Solution Architect to join its Customer Success organization, specifically to support and grow its federal business. This role involves advising federal customers on architecting and delivering Appian-based low-code solutions using Appian's cloud-based platform technology. As a key technical leader and trusted advisor, the Solution Architect will design integrated solutions, maintain awareness of market trends, lead the development of innovations and offerings, and consult on programs and projects to drive quality and innovation. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical, product, and business skills, with experience in BPM and/or business systems. The position is based at Appian's headquarters in McLean, Virginia, requiring 5 days a week in-office collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms
• At least 10 years of multi-tier application design and architecture experience
• Experience with architecting secure cloud based hosting solutions for federal customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure
• Leadership experience designing, architecting or delivering one or more enterprise-level cloud environments (e.g. C2S, JWICS, GovCloud, etc.)
• Experience authoring federal proposals and whitepaper is required
• In depth experience, managing federal programs and projects and leading IT delivery using agile frameworks, tooling and methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe
• Willingness to travel; 10-15% to support customer engagements including SCIF’s
• US Citizenship required
• Possession of or ability to obtain a US government public trust and/or DoD clearance
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Guiding client enterprise architecture teams as needed during the design and implementation of scalable solutions
• Excellent problem solving skills and talent for identifying creative solutions
• Ability to identify and lead the creation of market offerings, and lead the formulation of corporate capabilities and intellectual property
• Certified Scrum Master or other agile certifications, required

Nice To Haves

• Experience accelerating IT solution under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework is preferred
• Experience with designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks, using toolsets like Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, Cucumber, JMeter, and Fitnesse, preferred
• AWS, Google, or Azure Certifications is a plus
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on the technical design, architecture and implementation of Appian solutions on a customer’s private cloud or on-premise hosting solution, and/or integrating Appian government cloud offerings with the customer’s infrastructure
• Support the sales cycle through the creation of high-value, differentiated solutions, based on Appian’s technology, that integrates and defines program and project management disciplines with a compelling technical solution and delivery roadmap
• Present and vet integrated solutions and complex technical concepts and designs to our customers and other audiences
• Support customers on the configuration, testing, deployment and operations of Appian applications, following agile delivery methodologies and Appian best practices
• Work with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including advising of development practice, program management and governance and delivery automation (version control, configuration management, and other DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation practices)
• Lead the definition and development of Appian Customer Success innovations and offerings in order to support leading Appian delivery capabilities, and bring together emerging requirements and practices from our customers and industry
• Collect and review technical challenges with a team of architects and distill into common best practices and common solutions
• Support the development and review of whitepapers and pre-sales solutioning and proposals

Benefits

• Health coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• A 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

What This Job Offers

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