Senior Appian Developer | Technical Lead

Jobtailor; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Appian Developer to design, build, and support enterprise applications using Appian. You will lead development teams, translate client requirements into robust designs, and drive best practices across projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on Appian work, API integrations, and Agile collaboration with direct client interaction to deliver scalable solutions and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on Appian development and 5+ years IT experience.
• Appian Certified Senior Developer or Appian Certified Lead Developer.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAIL interfaces, process models, record types, Data Fabric, expression rules, security, and integrations.
• Strong understanding of Appian development standards, reusable design, application security, performance, and scalability.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or MariaDB.
• Experience developing and consuming REST and/or SOAP web services and integrating Appian with external enterprise systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex application, data, integration, and performance issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working directly with clients and communicating technical concepts and design decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise applications using the Appian platform.
• Lead or provide technical direction to Appian development teams.
• Translate business requirements into application designs and technical specifications.
• Develop Appian solutions using SAIL interfaces, process models, record types, Data Fabric, expression rules, integrations, AI, and related platform capabilities.
• Design scalable and reusable application components and development patterns.
• Conduct design and code reviews and provide constructive feedback to other developers.
• Troubleshoot application, integration, data, and performance issues across environments.
• Design and implement integrations with databases, APIs, web services, identity providers, and other systems.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, estimation, sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
• Support testing, deployment, production releases, and post-production troubleshooting.
• Mentor junior and mid-level Appian developers and reinforce development standards and best practices.
• Contribute reusable components, technical documentation, delivery accelerators, and lessons learned across projects.
• Explore opportunities to incorporate Appian AI, intelligent document processing, automation, and other platform capabilities into client solutions.

Skills

Strong communication

Client interaction

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Appian

REST/SOAP Web Services

Data Fabric

Java Development

AWS

Azure

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Windows Server

Linux Server

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Appian Developer to design, build, and support enterprise applications using Appian. You will lead development teams, translate client requirements into robust designs, and drive best practices across projects.

The role emphasizes hands-on Appian work, API integrations, and Agile collaboration with direct client interaction to deliver scalable solutions and performance improvements.