Appian Administrator

US Tech Solutions; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 89,544 - 123,984; Full time

Job summary

A global staff augmentation firm is seeking an experienced Appian Administrator who will lead the migration of Appian applications to AWS EKS. The role involves managing Appian environments, working with DevOps teams, and maintaining documentation. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience and hands-on knowledge of Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS services. This contract position offers competitive hourly pay based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Appian Administrator (versions 21.x or later).
• Proven experience migrating Appian from on-prem to containerized/cloud environments (preferably AWS EKS).
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, and maintain multiple Appian environments (on-prem and cloud).
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security and DevOps teams to plan and execute migration from on-prem to AWS EKS.
• Oversee installation, patching, upgrades and hotfixes of Appian versions.

Skills

Linux administration

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

AWS services (ECR, S3, IAM, CloudWatch)

Appian administration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

Appian

Terraform

CloudFormation Templates

Job description

This range is provided by US Tech Solutions. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$65.00/hr - $90.00/hr

Direct message the job poster from US Tech Solutions

Sr. Technical Recruiter at US tech Solutions Inc

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Appian Administrator to support and lead the migration of Appian applications from an on‑prem Linux environment to AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience administering Appian environments, managing deployments, and working closely with DevOps and cloud engineering teams to design, implement, and stabilize containerized Appian solution in AWS.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage, configure, and maintain multiple Appian environments (on‑prem and cloud)
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security and DevOps teams to plan and execute migration from on‑prem to AWS EKS
• Set up and manage Appian Docker containers and Helm configurations.
• Oversee installation, patching, upgrades and hotfixes of Appian versions.
• Coordinate database migrations (e.g., DB2 to PostgreSQL)
• Ensure application and plugin compatibility post‑migration
• Work with InfoSec for image scanning, vulnerability remediation, and compliance approvals.
• Support performance tuning, monitoring and troubleshooting across environments.
• Create and maintain detailed runbooks, SOPs, and architecture documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as an Appian Administrator (versions 21.x or later)
• Proven experience migrating Appian from on‑prem to containerized/cloud environments (preferably AWS EKS)
• Strong understanding of Linux administration, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS services (ECR, S3, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Experience in integrating Appian with enterprise services (LDAP, SSO, SMTP, database, secrets management)
• Familiarity with Appian automation, deployment pipelines (CI/CD), and plugin management.
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience working with EFS, ASM (Amazon secret manager), Appian operator/CRD.
• CloudFormation Templates, Terraform

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in financial services or regulated environments
• Exposure to HashiCorp Vault or CyberArk, Elastic for secrets management
• Familiarity with Goldfield/Private cloud environments or large enterprise cloud migration projects
• Appian administration or DevOps certification is a plus.

Recruiter Details:

Internal Job ID: 25-51840

About US Tech Solutions

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on‑demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Financial Services and Banking