Software Engineer Consultant - Appian

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

Job summary

First Citizens Bank is recruiting an Appian Technical Architect for remote, enterprise-scale initiatives across the United States. You will define the enterprise architecture, technology strategy, governance, and design for complex Appian implementations, while remaining hands-on to develop critical platform capabilities.

You will partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, and DevOps teams to ensure compliant delivery and modernization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of software development experience
• Alternative: High School Diploma with 12 years of software development experience
• Appian Certified Lead Developer certification preferred
• Extensive Appian platform knowledge (SAIL, Data Fabric, Records, Process Models, Sites)

Responsibilities

• Serve as the enterprise technical architect for Appian solutions across multiple business domains.
• Design end-to-end solution architecture for complex Appian implementations.
• Lead architecture reviews and establish enterprise development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Design 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.

Skills

Appian

Enterprise architecture

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD automation

Job description

Overview

This is a remote role that may be hired in several markets across the United States.

Overview

This is a remote role that may be hired in several markets across the United States.

This position serves as the Appian technical architect responsible for defining enterprise application architecture, technical strategy, governance, and solution design for complex business initiatives. The role provides architectural leadership while remaining highly hands-on in the development of critical platform capabilities and complex technical solutions. This individual partners with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, security, and business leadership to establish Appian standards, reusable frameworks, integration strategies, and platform roadmaps across the organization.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Duties & 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 and establish enterprise development standards, governance, and best practices.
• Design reusable frameworks, shared components, integration patterns, security models, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Develop complex Appian components and provide hands‑on implementation for critical technical capabilities.
• Architect enterprise integrations utilizing REST APIs, SOAP, Event-Driven Architecture, MQ, Kafka, databases, and cloud services.
• Define platform scalability, performance optimization, disaster recovery, monitoring, and operational standards.
• Lead technical assessments, application modernization, migration initiatives, and platform upgrades.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, and DevOps teams to ensure compliant solution delivery.
• Provide technical leadership during production incidents, architecture reviews, and major platform initiatives.
• Mentor senior developers and technical leads while driving engineering excellence across Appian development teams.
• Evaluate new Appian capabilities, AI features, platform enhancements, and emerging technologies for enterprise adoption.
• Participate in enterprise roadmap planning, technology strategy, estimation, vendor engagements, and executive technical discussions.

Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience in Software Application Development and Maintenance

OR

High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Software Application Development and Maintenance

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification - Appian Certified Lead Developer
• Extensive experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise Appian implementations.
• Deep expertise across the Appian platform, including SAIL, Data Fabric, Records, Process Models, Sites, Portals, Integrations, Security, Document Management, and Web APIs.
• Strong experience designing enterprise integration architectures using REST, SOAP, Kafka, MQ, databases, cloud platforms, and microservices.
• Experience designing highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Appian platform administration, deployment strategy, CI/CD automation, environment management, and governance.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, Infrastructure as Code, and enterprise DevSecOps practices.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, application modernization, cloud architecture, and API-led integration.
• Experience with Java, custom Appian Plug‑in development, JavaScript, SQL, and enterprise application development.
• Proven experience leading architecture reviews, technical governance, and enterprise platform strategy.
• Excellent executive communication, technical leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.

Additional Information

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This job posting is expected to remain active for 45 days from the initial posting date listed above. If it is necessary to extend this deadline, the posting will remain active as appropriate. Job postings may come down early due to business need or a high volume of applicants.

This job posting has been extended until November 2, 2026.

If hired in North Carolina the base pay for this position is generally between $130,109 and $170,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non‑discriminatory factors permitted by law. For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.