Senior Appian Platform Engineer

Central Strategies, LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Strategies, LLC in Washington, DC seeks a Sr Appian Platform Engineer to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise workflow and automation across government-grade systems.

The role focuses on architecture, standards, CI/CD, and integration with cloud services, delivering scalable Appian solutions while guiding senior development teams and ensuring security and performance compliance.

Qualifications

• Requires BS with 12+ years of relevant experience or MS with 10+ years.
• 5+ years hands-on Appian development and architecture experience.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale Appian implementations.
• Experience integrating low-code platforms with enterprise systems and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of scalable Appian-based enterprise applications.
• Define platform standards, governance, reusable components, and development best practices.
• Design workflow automation, case management, integrations, and business process orchestration.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Architect integrations with enterprise systems using REST/SOAP, messaging, databases, and cloud services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated deployment strategies for low-code platforms.
• Evaluate and recommend low-code technologies for business use cases.
• Lead platform modernization and migration across low-code ecosystems.
• Ensure security, performance, scalability, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Support production operations, troubleshooting, and platform optimization.
• Create architecture documentation and governance roadmaps.

Skills

Appian architecture

Platform leadership

CI/CD & DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree + 12+ years

Master's degree + 10+ years

Tools

Power Platform

ServiceNow

Pega

Salesforce Platform

UiPath

Job description

Central Strategies is seeking a Sr Appian Platform Engineer to support cloud modernization initiatives for the United States Coast Guard. In this role, you will lead the design, development, integration, and modernization of enterprise workflow and business process automation solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of scalable Appian-based enterprise applications.
• Define platform standards, governance, reusable components, and development best practices.
• Design and implement workflow automation, case management, integrations, and business process orchestration solutions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and technical teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Architect integrations with enterprise systems using REST/SOAP APIs, messaging platforms, databases, and cloud services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps practices, and automated deployment strategies for low-code platforms.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate low-code/no-code technologies for business use cases.
• Lead platform modernization and migration initiatives across multiple low-code ecosystems.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, performance, scalability, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Support production operations, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and platform optimization.
• Create architecture documentation, technical roadmaps, and governance frameworks.

Required Qualifications

• Requires BS and 12+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of hands-on Appian development and architecture experience.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale Appian implementations.
• Experience with at least one additional low-code/no-code platform:
  • Microsoft Power Platform
  • ServiceNow
  • Pega
  • Salesforce Platform
  • UiPath
  • Experience integrating low-code platforms with enterprise systems and cloud services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Appian Certified System Administrator certification.
• Appian Certified Senior Developer
• Appian Certified Architect (preferred)
• Microsoft Power Platform certifications
• ServiceNow Certified System Administrator / Architect