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Appian

Solution Architect (AI)

$150K–$275K

McLean, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 13, 2026

Location
McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US
Experience
At least 5 years advising customers 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.

About the job

Leads architecture and delivery of Appian-based solutions for federal customers, advising on cloud, data, AI, governance, and technical implementation.

What you'll do

  • Design and advise on Appian solutions for federal customer environments, including cloud hosting and infrastructure integration.
  • Support sales proposals and customer delivery, including presentations, implementation practices, DevSecOps, and technical roadmaps.
  • Guide federal customers’ AI integration, enterprise data architecture, data governance, and AI governance.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
  • At least 5 years advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms, and at least 10 years of multi-tier application design and architecture.
  • Experience architecting secure federal cloud solutions using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure; experience authoring federal proposals and whitepapers.
  • In-depth federal program and project management experience and agile IT delivery experience; Certified Scrum Master or other agile certification required. Active DoD Secret Clearance (or ability to obtain) and U.S. citizenship required.

Nice to have

  • Experience accelerating IT solutions under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework; DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation experience.
  • AWS, Google, or Azure Certifications; Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Pay

$150,000 — $275,000 USD base salary

Tools

Appian, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Scrum, SAFe, Jenkins, Puppet

AI focus

Advise federal customers on integrating AI and generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), intelligent automation, and machine learning; develop AI governance covering model risk, explainability, bias mitigation, and monitoring.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)