Appian
Solution Architect (DoW)
$150K–$275K
McLean, Virginia +1 · Full-time · Posted Jul 16, 2026
- Location
- McLean, Virginia
Appian Corporation - US - Experience
- At least 5 years advising on government cloud platform design and implementation, 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. Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain.
About the job
Leads technical architecture and customer advisory for Appian solutions supporting Department of War modernization, integrating mission processes, legacy systems, data, and operational workflows.
What you'll do
- Design and advise on secure Appian architectures, integrations, deployment, and operations for DoW customers.
- Support sales, capture, proposals, whitepapers, and customer presentations with mission-focused solution designs and roadmaps.
- Guide agile delivery, governance, DevSecOps practices, and the development of reusable offerings and best practices.
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 cloud hosting for federal customers using AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure; leadership in enterprise-level cloud environments.
- Federal proposal and whitepaper authoring experience; federal program/project management and IT delivery leadership using agile frameworks, including Scrum and SAFe; Certified Scrum Master or other agile certification required.
Nice to have
- Experience accelerating IT solutions under the federal 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, Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack
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