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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