Appian Administrator

Valiant Technologies LLC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic technology company located in Virginia seeks an experienced Appian Administrator to manage and migrate Appian applications from a Linux environment to AWS EKS. Responsibilities include overseeing multiple Appian environments, collaborating with DevOps and security teams, and configuring Appian Docker containers. Candidates should have over 5 years of Appian administration experience, knowledge of Kubernetes and AWS services, and strong troubleshooting skills. This role offers the opportunity to lead significant migration projects in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Appian Administrator (versions 21.x or later).
• Proven experience migrating Appian from on-prem to containerised/cloud environments (preferably AWS EKS).
• Strong understanding of Linux administration, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain multiple Appian environments (on-prem and cloud).
• Collaborate with teams to plan and execute migration to AWS EKS.
• Set up and manage Appian Docker containers and Helm configurations.

Skills

Appian Administration

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS services

Linux administration

CI/CD pipelines

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation Templates

Job description

Description

Must have experience managing and migrating Appian applications from Linux environment to cloud / Kubernetes. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Appian Containers and Kubernetes and be able to hit the ground running with minimal ramp‑up time. Background in mortgage is preferred but not required. We are seeking an experienced Appian Administrator to support and lead the migration of Appian applications from an on‑prem Linux environment to AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience administering Appian environments, managing deployments, and working closely with DevOps and cloud engineering teams to design, implement, and stabilise a containerised Appian solution in AWS.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, and maintain multiple Appian environments (on‑prem and cloud)
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security and DevOps teams to plan and execute migration from on‑prem to AWS EKS
• Set up and manage Appian Docker containers, and Helm configurations.
• Oversee installation, patching, upgrades and hotfixes of Appian versions.
• Coordinate database migrations (e.g., DB2 to PostgreSQL)
• Ensure application and plugin compatibility post‑migration
• Work with InfoSec for image scanning, vulnerability remediation, and compliance approvals.
• Support performance tuning, monitoring and troubleshooting across environments.
• Create and maintain detailed runbooks, SOPs, and architecture documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Appian Administrator (versions 21.x or later)
• Proven experience migrating Appian from on‑prem to containerised/cloud environments (preferably AWS EKS)
• Strong understanding of Linux administration, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS services (ECR, S3, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Experience integrating Appian with enterprise services (LDAP, SSO, SMTP, database, secrets management)
• Kubernetes pods, Webhooks/Controllers
• Familiarity with Appian automation, deployment pipelines (CI/CD), and plugin management.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience working with EFS, ASM (Amazon secret manager), Appian operator/CRD.
• CloudFormation Templates, Terraform

VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC is an equal opportunity employer inclusive of female, minority, disability and veterans, (M/F/D/V). Hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination and all other employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national origin, citizenship/immigration status, veteran status or any other protected status. VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC will not make any posting or employment decision that does not comply with applicable laws relating to labor and employment, equal opportunity, employment eligibility requirements or related matters. Nor will VALIANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC require in a posting or otherwise U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency in the U.S. as a condition of employment except as necessary to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or federal, state, or local government contract.