Senior Appian Architect – Remote Enterprise Platform

First Citizens Bank; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 130,109 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is seeking an Appian technical architect to define enterprise application architecture, strategy, governance, and solution design across complex initiatives. The role combines hands-on Appian development with architectural leadership and collaboration with EA, security, and cloud teams.

The ideal candidate will have Appian expertise, strong integration skills, and experience delivering scalable, secure enterprise solutions in a remote, nationwide capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• 8+ years in software application development and maintenance
• Alternative: 12+ years with high school/GED

Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise technical architect for Appian solutions across multiple business domains.
• Design end-to-end solution architecture for highly complex Appian implementations.
• Lead architecture reviews, standards, governance, and best practices.
• Architect reusable frameworks, integration patterns, security models, and enterprise standards.
• Develop complex Appian components and provide hands-on implementation for critical capabilities.
• Architect enterprise integrations using REST, SOAP, Kafka, MQ, databases, and cloud services.
• Define platform scalability, performance, and disaster recovery standards.
• Lead technical assessments, modernization, migrations, and platform upgrades.
• Collaborate with EA, Cybersecurity, Infra, Cloud, and DevOps teams for compliant delivery.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents and major platform initiatives.
• Mentor senior developers and drive engineering excellence in Appian teams.
• Evaluate new Appian capabilities and emerging technologies for enterprise adoption.
• Participate in roadmap planning, strategy, estimation, and vendor engagements.

Skills

Appian

Enterprise architecture

API integration

Cloud services

DevOps

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Jenkins

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

First Citizens Bank is seeking an Appian technical architect to define enterprise application architecture, strategy, governance, and solution design across complex initiatives. The role combines hands-on Appian development with architectural leadership and collaboration with EA, security, and cloud teams.

The ideal candidate will have Appian expertise, strong integration skills, and experience delivering scalable, secure enterprise solutions in a remote, nationwide capacity.