Solution Architect (Public Sector)

Appian; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

FSA

HSA contributions

Employee referral program

Appian University and tuition support

Job summary

Appian seeks a senior solutions architect to advise government customers on design and implementation of Appian solutions across private cloud and on‑prem environments. You will present integrated architectures, lead pre‑sales solutioning, and guide delivery roadmaps to ensure technical success.

This role involves architecting secure federal cloud hosting with AWS, GCP, or Azure, leading enterprise cloud projects, and mentoring client architecture teams to adopt scalable, repeatable practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud platforms.
• 10+ years multi‑tier app design and architecture.
• Experience architecting secure cloud hosting for federal customers using AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Leadership in enterprise cloud environments (e.g., C2S, JWICS, GovCloud).
• Federal proposals and whitepapers experience.
• Agile IT delivery leadership using Scrum, SAFe.

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on technical design, architecture, and Appian solutions for private cloud, on‑premises, or government cloud offerings.
• Support sales with high‑value solutions that integrate program/project management and delivery roadmaps.
• Present and vet integrated solutions and complex designs to customers and stakeholders.
• Support configuration, testing, deployment, and operations of Appian apps using agile practices.
• Guide development practice, governance, and delivery automation with DevSecOps practices.
• Lead development of customer success innovations and offerings for delivery capabilities.
• Distill common best practices from technical challenges with architects.
• Contribute to whitepapers and pre‑sales solutioning.

Skills

Communication & presentation

Enterprise architecture guidance

Problem solving

Market offerings leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Puppet

Ansible

SaltStack

Cucumber

JMeter

FitNesse

Job description

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on the technical design, architecture, and implementation of Appian solutions on a private cloud or on‑premises hosting solution, and/or integrating Appian government cloud offerings with the customer’s infrastructure.
• Support the sales cycle through the creation of high‑value, differentiated solutions, based on Appian’s technology, that integrate and define program and project management disciplines with a compelling technical solution and delivery roadmap.
• Present and vet integrated solutions and complex technical concepts and designs to customers and other audiences.
• Support customers on the configuration, testing, deployment, and operations of Appian applications, following agile delivery methodologies and Appian best practices.
• Work with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including advising on development practice, program management and governance, and delivery automation (version control, configuration management, and other DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation practices).
• Lead the definition and development of Appian Customer Success innovations and offerings in order to support leading Appian delivery capabilities, and bring together emerging requirements and practices from customers and industry.
• Collect and review technical challenges with a team of architects and distill into common best practices and common solutions.
• Support the development and review of whitepapers and pre‑sales solutioning and proposals.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• At least 5 years of experience advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms, and at least 10 years of multi‑tier application design and architecture.
• Experience with architecting secure cloud‑based hosting solutions for federal customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Leadership experience designing, architecting, or delivering one or more enterprise‑level cloud environments (e.g., C2S, JWICS, GovCloud, etc.).
• Experience authoring federal proposals and whitepapers.
• In‑depth experience managing federal programs and projects and leading IT delivery using agile frameworks, tooling, and methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe.
• Experience accelerating IT solutions under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework (preferred).
• Experience designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks, using toolsets like Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, Cucumber, JMeter, and Fitnesse (preferred).

Skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Guiding client enterprise architecture teams during design and implementation of scalable solutions.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and talent for identifying creative solutions.
• Ability to identify and lead the creation of market offerings, and lead the formulation of corporate capabilities and intellectual property.

Certifications

• AWS, Google, or Azure certifications (plus).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred).
• Certified Scrum Master or other agile certifications (required).

Clearances

• US Citizenship required.
• Possession of or ability to obtain a US government public trust and/or DoD clearance.
• TS/SCI with CI Poly strongly preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $150,000—$275,000 USD.

In addition to the base salary, this position is eligible for a government clearance differential. A discretionary bonus may be awarded.

• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Wellness programs.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Health savings account contributions.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Learning and development resources (e.g., mentorship, First‑Friend program, Appian University, tuition reimbursement).

EEO Statement

Appian is an equal opportunity employer that strives to attract and retain the best talent.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Appian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants in accordance with all applicable laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at [e-mail]. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.