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Appian

Principal Consultant (Acquisition Solutions)

$100K–$225K

McLean, Virginia +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026

Location
McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US
Experience
8+ years of hands-on experience in software development or technical implementation consulting.
Education
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

About the job

Leads enterprise consulting projects to design and deliver Appian automation solutions for commercial clients, while guiding teams and client adoption.

What you'll do

  • Lead project lifecycle and implementation of custom Appian automation solutions; lead and mentor consulting teams.
  • Partner with architects and delivery managers on secure, scalable architectures; build integrations and oversee relational data models and SQL database designs.
  • Work with client stakeholders to support platform adoption and enable clients to build process applications independently.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
  • 8+ years of hands-on software development or technical implementation consulting experience.
  • Experience leading technical teams; strong foundation in OOP, database design, data modeling, and SQL.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20%; U.S. citizenship for candidates considered for Public Sector roles.

Nice to have

  • Experience with enterprise acquisition or procurement solutions.
  • Experience with AWS, Google Cloud, or Elastic Containers; knowledge of AI, Machine Learning, automated test suites, or continuous integration frameworks.

Pay

$100,000 — $225,000 USD base salary

Tools

Appian, REST, SOAP, JDBC, SQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Elastic Containers

AI focus

Delivers solutions on Appian's AI-Powered Process Automation platform; AI and Machine Learning knowledge are preferred.

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First seen Oct 31, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)