Consultant

Piper Companies; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Consultant to support a DoD customer in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area. You will design, develop, and enhance Appian applications and integrations that support secure federal workflows.

You will collaborate with government stakeholders and technical teams in a secure environment. The role emphasizes hands-on Appian development, integration work with REST/SOAP/JDBC/SQL, and active participation in Agile/Scrum activities, while ensuring compliance with federal

Qualifications

• Hands-on Appian development experience.
• Experience integrating Appian with APIs and enterprise systems.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Appian applications, workflows, and business solutions using Appian components.
• Translate requirements into functional apps, user stories, and technical solutions for DoD/federal workflows.
• Build and troubleshoot integrations between Appian and enterprise systems using REST, SOAP, JDBC, and SQL.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, project teams, and government stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, testing, and deployments.
• Support ongoing enhancements, maintenance, and issue resolution while complying with federal security requirements.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Analytical thinking

Communication

Tools

Appian

REST APIs

SOAP

JDBC

SQL

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Consultant to support a mission-critical Department of Defense customer in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area. This role will focus on the design, development, integration, and enhancement of Appian applications that support secure federal workflows and operational requirements. The ideal candidate will have hands-on Appian development experience, strong application integration skills, and the ability to collaborate with both technical teams and government stakeholders in a secure federal environment.

Responsibilities for the Consultant include:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Appian applications, workflows, and business process solutions using record types, interfaces, process models, business rules, and related platform components.
• Translate customer requirements into functional Appian applications, user stories, and technical solutions that support mission and business objectives.
• Build, maintain, and troubleshoot integrations between Appian and enterprise systems using REST APIs, SOAP, JDBC, databases, and other integration technologies.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, project teams, and government stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum activities including sprint planning, backlog refinement, testing, demonstrations, and deployments.
• Support ongoing application enhancements, maintenance, and issue resolution while ensuring compliance with federal security requirements.

Qualifications for the Consultant include:

• Professional experience in software development, application development, technical consulting, or a related technical discipline.
• Hands-on experience developing Appian applications, including record types, interfaces, process models, business rules, and related application components.
• Experience integrating Appian with APIs, databases, enterprise systems, and external applications.
• Experience with REST APIs, SOAP, JDBC, SQL, and relational databases.
• Understanding of software development principles and experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Active Secret clearance or higher preferred; experience supporting DoD or federal customers, Appian certifications, Appian Data Fabric, AWS, and Security+, CISSP, or related certifications are a plus.

Compensation for the Consultant includes:

Salary Range: $155,00-$165,000 depending on experience

• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, and sick leave as required by law

This job opens for applications on 8/31/2026.

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