Appian Lead Platform Developer

MDW Associates, LLC

Huntsville (AL)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

32 hours ago

Be an early applicant

Application generator

Stand out for this role — generate a tailored resume and cover letter in about a minute.

Get past ATS filters

Job summary

MDW Associates, LLC is seeking an experienced Appian Lead Platform Developer to support the Missile Defense Agency in leading the design, development, modernization, and sustainment of enterprise apps on the Appian Low‑Code Platform. The Lead will serve as the technical authority, provide architecture guidance, mentor teams, oversee the full SDLC, and drive Agile ceremonies.

Remote role with occasional travel to support customer meetings, program reviews, or project activities as needed.

Qualifications

5+ years developing on the Appian platform.
5+ years professional software development experience.
Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
Experience leading technical teams and large enterprise projects.
Full SDLC experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
Experience integrating Appian with external systems via APIs and databases.
Active Appian Certified Lead Developer Certification.
Candidates may work from any U.S. location with reliable internet.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture, design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of Appian apps.
Serve as technical authority for Appian capabilities and standards.
Design scalable Appian solutions using records, processes, interfaces, integrations.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Develop and maintain integrations with enterprise systems and cloud platforms.
Perform code reviews and establish development standards for quality and security.
Lead Agile ceremonies, planning, reviews and demonstrations.
Mentor junior/mid developers and provide technical leadership.
Support DevSecOps, deployment automation and continuous improvement.
Monitor performance and identify optimization opportunities.
Create technical documentation and deployment procedures.

Skills

Appian Lead Platform

Agile/Scrum

JIRA

Confluence

REST APIs

SOAP

JavaScript

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Appian

Git

AWS

Azure

REST/SOAP APIs

Job description

Active Appian Certified Lead Developer Certification.

MDW Associates is seeking an experienced Appian Lead Platform Developer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in leading the design, development, modernization, and sustainment of enterprise business applications built on the Appian Low-Code Platform. The Lead Platform Developer serves as the technical lead for Appian solutions, providing architecture guidance, development oversight, mentoring, and hands‑on implementation support across the full software development lifecycle.

The ideal candidate possesses deep Appian expertise, strong systems integration experience, and a proven ability to lead Agile development teams delivering mission-critical business applications.

This position is fully remote with occasional travel required to support customer meetings, program reviews, or project activities (if applicable).

Appian Lead Platform Developer may perform a combination of some or all of the following duties:

Lead the architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of Appian applications and workflow solutions.
Serve as the technical authority for Appian platform capabilities, best practices, governance standards, and development methodologies.
Design scalable and maintainable solutions utilizing Appian records, process models, interfaces, integrations, and data fabrics.
Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, analysts, architects, and development teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Develop and maintain integrations with enterprise systems, databases, APIs, and cloud-based platforms.
Perform code reviews and establish development standards to ensure quality, security, performance, and maintainability.
Troubleshoot complex system issues and provide root cause analysis and resolution recommendations.
Lead Agile ceremonies, technical planning sessions, sprint reviews, and solution demonstrations.
Mentor junior and mid-level developers and provide technical leadership across project teams.
Support DevSecOps practices, deployment automation, configuration management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Monitor application performance and proactively identify opportunities for optimization and modernization.
Create and maintain technical documentation, design artifacts, deployment procedures, and operational support materials.

Required Experience/Skills

5+ years of experience developing solutions on the Appian platform.
5+ years of professional software development experience.
Experience with JIRA and Confluence
Experience leading technical teams and overseeing the delivery of enterprise application development projects.
Experience designing and implementing Appian applications in production environments.
Experience throughout the full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and sustainment.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
Experience integrating Appian with external systems using REST, SOAP, APIs, web services, and relational databases.
Experience conducting code reviews and establishing development standards and best practices.
Active Appian Certified Lead Developer Certification.
Candidates may work from any U.S. location with reliable high-speed internet access.

Desired Experience/Skills

Experience with the Appian Government Acquisition Management Suite (GAM)
Experience with Appian architecture, performance tuning, and scalability optimization.
Experience supporting Federal Government and DoW programs.
Experience implementing DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
Experience with Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern web technologies.
Knowledge of enterprise security practices, identity management, and authorization frameworks.
Appian Low-Code Platform, Process Models & Integrations
Business Process Automation (BPM)
SQL and Relational Databases
REST/SOAP APIs
Java and JavaScript
Git and Version Control
CI/CD Pipelines
Agile/Scrum Methodologies
Cloud Technologies (AWS/Azure)

Education Requirement(s)

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Security Requirement(s)

Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance (Secret, TS, TS/SCI)

Company Description

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in McClean, VA with employees in various locations in the United States. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication, and hard work.

Our Core Capabilities Include

Strategic Planning
Cost Estimating
Budget Programming and Justification
Budget Execution
Acquisition Management
Financial Systems Support & Integration

MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented, ethical, and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

Additional Information

We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits and compensation package for our employees, including but not limited to: