Applications Programmer (Senior)

Eiden Systems Consulting; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Eiden Systems Consulting (ESC) seeks a Senior Application Programmer – Appian / Low-Code to lead sustainment-focused development efforts. This role emphasizes technical leadership in Appian, BPMN-based automation, and enterprise databases within a largely remote setting with periodic on-site support in the NCR.

The ideal candidate will guide complex app development and sustainment activities, provide technical direction, and mentor developers to meet schedules while delivering reliable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Active Secret clearance (IT-II) required.
• IAT Level II certification or equivalent preferred/required for program.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Development Lead, Sustainment Lead, or Sustainment SME.
• Provide expert-level sustainment lifecycle management support for programs and projects.
• Analyze functional business applications and design specifications across finance, accounting, personnel, manpower, logistics, and contracts.
• Design application architecture, block diagrams, and software solutions from requirements.
• Translate designs into functional software and code, test, and debug.

Skills

Sustainment lifecycle

Low-code development

BPMN process automation

APIs integration

Agile/hybrid methodologies

Technical direction mentoring

Appian platform

Data modeling

Oracle databases

Technical analysis of requirements

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/SE

Tools

Appian

BPMN tools

APIs

Oracle

Data modeling

Job description

Eiden Systems Consulting (ESC) is seeking a Senior Application Programmer – Appian / Low-Code to serve as a technical leader on a sustainment-focused application development effort. The Senior Application Programmer will serve in a Development Lead, Sustainment Lead, or Sustainment Subject Matter Expert (SME) capacity. This position requires strong experience with sustainment lifecycle management, low-code application development, business process automation, and enterprise database environments. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience with the Appian platform, BPMN-based process automation, APIs, Oracle, data modeling, and Agile/hybrid development methodologies, along with the ability to provide technical direction and support complex application development and sustainment activities. This is primarily a remote position with periodic on‑site support required at Fort Belvoir, VA, or other locations within the National Capital Region (NCR).

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a Development Lead, Sustainment Lead, or Sustainment SME.
• Provide expert-level knowledge of sustainment lifecycle management activities supporting programs and project operations.
• Analyze functional business applications and detailed design specifications for functional areas including finance, accounting, personnel, manpower, logistics, and contracts.
• Design application architecture, block diagrams, logic flowcharts, and software solutions based on functional and technical requirements.
• Translate detailed application designs into functional computer software.
• Design, develop, code, test, debug, troubleshoot, and refine software applications.
• Develop and enhance low-code/no-code applications and business process automation solutions.
• Develop application and process automation software based on BPMN models.
• Integrate applications and low-code platforms through APIs and other system interfaces.
• Prepare and maintain program-level and user-level technical documentation.
• Identify opportunities to enhance applications, reduce operating time, improve efficiency, and optimize system performance.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to programmers as required to meet program schedules and development objectives.
• Develop or modify procedures to resolve complex application and software problems while considering system capacity, processing requirements, operating constraints, and desired results.
• Support application sustainment, enhancements, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management activities.
• Collaborate with functional users, technical teams, project leadership, and other stakeholders to deliver reliable application solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Active Secret clearance (IT-II) required.
• IAT Level II certification required, or relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority preferred/required as applicable to the program.
• Expert-level knowledge and experience with sustainment lifecycle management activities supporting programs and project operations.
• Experience with Appian or comparable Low-Code/No-Code development platforms.
• Experience using BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) tools.
• Experience developing application and business process automation software based on BPMN models.
• Experience with APIs supporting Low-Code/No-Code application and platform integrations.
• Experience developing applications using Agile and hybrid low-code development methodologies.
• Experience serving as an application programmer in large-scale database management system (DBMS) environments.
• Experience with Oracle databases and data modeling.
• Strong understanding of software development, testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and application sustainment.
• Ability to analyze complex technical requirements and translate them into effective software solutions.
• Ability to provide technical direction and guidance to other developers.

ESC offers a competitive compensation package that includes premium health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, and more. We also prioritize work‑life balance, supporting our team in maintaining a healthy blend of professional and personal well‑being.

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION

Eiden Systems Corporation (ESC) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace. ESC does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.

In accordance with 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) , ESC will not discharge or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants for discussing, disclosing, or inquiring about their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to compensation information as part of their essential job functions may not disclose the pay of others to individuals who do not have authorized access—unless such disclosure is made (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or legal action (including those conducted by ESC), or (c) as otherwise required by law.