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Appian

DevOps Engineer

$96K–$150K

McLean, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026

Location
McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US
Experience
2–4 years of professional IT systems administration experience.
Education
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.

About the job

Operates and scales Appian’s platform and supporting cloud infrastructure for federal customers, automating deployments and supporting secure, stable environments.

What you'll do

  • Install, operate, and scale the Appian platform in federal customer environments across cloud and on-premise settings.
  • Automate patching, configuration management, and deployment workflows; administer operating systems, cloud infrastructure, and relational databases.
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and provide technical guidance directly to federal clients.

What they ask for

  • U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance.
  • Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
  • 2–4 years of professional IT systems administration experience, including building, maintaining, scripting, patching, and managing hosts, databases, and interconnected cloud networks.
  • Active CompTIA Security+ certification, or willingness to successfully complete it directly following onboarding.

Nice to have

  • Hands-on administration of an on-premise Appian installation or similar enterprise workflow engine.
  • Foundational exposure to Kubernetes or Docker; enterprise platform experience such as Salesforce or ServiceNow is also valued.

Pay

$96,000 — $150,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

Linux, Windows, AWS, Google Compute Engine, Microsoft Azure, BASH, Java, Python

AI focus

Supports federal customers using Appian’s AI-powered process automation platform; no specific AI development duties are stated.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)