Principal Technical Consultant (Public Sector)

Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.

Are you looking to combine your passion for technology with your penchant for strategic problem solving? Appian Customer success is obsessed with great customer outcomes. We deliver mission-critical business impact fast, and are directly responsible for partnering with our customers to bring their best ideas to life. Joining the Customer Success team will provide you with the support and growth you need to strengthen and evolve your skills within the consulting field.

We are seeking a Senior Technical Consultant to join our Customer Success Public Sector team. In this role, you willlead projects and work throughout the entire project life‑cycle to define, design, develop and implement custom software solutions using Appian’s low‑code platform for our commercial clients. This includes working within an agile environment to understand our client’s business processes and technical needs, launch new relational data models in production, developing APIs to integrate with multiple systems, and leading / mentoring consultants through fast‑paced software implementations. You will also collaborate with client’s technical teams and business users as needed throughout the entire software and development life cycle and drive adoption by empowering clients to become self‑sufficient with building process applications on their own.

This role is based at our HQ in McLean, VA. Appian was built on a culture of in‑person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 4 - 5 days per week to foster that culture, ensure we thrive through shared ideas and teamwork, and maximize opportunities to connect with the exceptional people across Appian. While working in‑person with customers is our main priority, we also believe the office environment enables more opportunities to celebrate wins, collaborate effectively, and build strong relationships across teams.

To be successful in this role, you need :

• Passion for mentoring / developing others and experience leading small teams through post‑sale software implementation
• The ability to work with clients to define and adapt solutions to modernize and support Federal Acquisition processes and requirements
• Excellent communication skills, passion for technology and continuous learning, and affinity for asking “why” and solving the right problems
• Experience and familiarity implementing solutions related to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and / or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).
• History of success on cross‑functional teams; experience building products using agile methodologies (pair programming, stand‑ups, planning sessions, and sprints)
• Basic understanding of object oriented programming, experience working with relational databases and database design / data modeling, and SQL skills (writing queries, joins, views, etc)
• Knowledge of software testing practices (test‑driven development, automated test suites within a continuous integration framework); integrations experience using APIs such as REST and SOAP, JDBC connections, and web services; familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analytics, Machine Learning, Google Cloud, Application Integration, Database, Developer Tools, Management & Governance, and Elastic Containers (preferred)

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