Basic qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
- At least 5 years of experience advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms, and at least 10 years of multi-tier application design and architecture
- Experience with architecting secure cloud based hosting solutions for federal customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure. Leadership experience designing, architecting or delivering one or more enterprise-level cloud environments (e.g. C2S, JWICS, GovCloud, etc.)
- Experience authoring federal proposals and whitepaper is required
- In depth experience, managing federal programs and projects and leading IT delivery using agile frameworks, tooling and methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe
- Experience accelerating IT solution under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework is preferred
- Experience with designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks, using toolsets like Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, Cucumber, JMeter, and Fitnesse, preferred
- Willingness to travel; 10-15% to support customer engagements including SCIF’s
Other Skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Guiding client enterprise architecture teams as needed during the design and implementation of scalable solutions
- Excellent problem solving skills and talent for identifying creative solutions
- Ability to identify and lead the creation of market offerings, and lead the formulation of corporate capabilities and intellectual property
Education and Certifications
- AWS, Google, or Azure Certifications is a plus
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred
- Certified Scrum Master or other agile certifications, required
Clearance
- Security & Clearance: Active DoD Secret Clearance (or ability to obtain). Must be a U.S. Citizen (required for Public Sector efforts).
The base salary range provided represents a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range at the time of posting. In addition to the base salary, this position is eligible for a government clearance differential. Actual compensation will be dependent on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant work experience, qualifications, internal peer equity, and market and business conditions that exist when extending an offer. A discretionary bonus may be awarded in recognition of individual and company performance.
In addition, Appian provides generous benefits offerings that include a 401(k) plan with company match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, health savings account contributions, an employee referral bonus program, and learning and development resources. Certain positions may be eligible for equity awards.
Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation, commission, bonus, or benefit plans.
