Appian
Solution Architect (Acquisitions)
$150K–$275K
McLean, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US - Experience
- At least 5 years advising on government cloud platforms and at least 10 years in multi-tier application design and architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. Citizen for Public Sector efforts; active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain required.
About the job
Leads technical architecture and customer delivery of integrated Appian solutions for federal programs, while supporting proposals, sales, and customer success.
What you'll do
- Advise customers on Appian solution design, implementation, deployment, and operations in government cloud, private cloud, or on-premise environments.
- Support sales and proposals by designing differentiated solutions, technical roadmaps, and presenting complex designs to customers.
- Lead delivery practices and development of customer-success offerings, including agile methods, governance, DevSecOps, and infrastructure automation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 5 years advising customers on government cloud platform design and implementation, and at least 10 years in multi-tier application design and architecture.
- Experience architecting secure federal cloud hosting with Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure; leadership delivering enterprise-level cloud environments.
- Federal proposal and whitepaper authoring experience; federal program and project management with agile frameworks, including Scrum and SAFe; Certified Scrum Master or other agile certification.
Nice to have
- Experience accelerating IT solutions under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework; designing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks.
- AWS, Google, or Azure certification; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification; experience with government procurement or acquisition products.
Pay
$150,000 — $275,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Appian, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Scrum, SAFe, Jenkins, Puppet
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