Appian Solution Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Define and uphold the comprehensive solution architecture for the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS).

• Oversee solution-level architecture encompassing the Appian application stack, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data architecture, integrations, test automation, and DevSecOps capabilities.

• Act as a senior technical design authority and primary architectural liaison for government stakeholders, program leadership, and delivery teams.

• Ensure seamless integration among ACWS application components, shared services, data sources, interfaces, security services, and supporting infrastructure.

• Direct architectural runway, technical feasibility assessments, nonfunctional requirements, and architecture-related enablers for continuous delivery.

• Engage in Agile and SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, architecture syncs, solution refinement, system demos, and retrospectives.

• Create and sustain architecture artifacts and technical documentation in accordance with Army and DoD standards and approved program practices.

• Provide expertise on secure cloud deployment, identity and access management, application security, resilience, performance, and scalability.

• Collaborate with developers, Appian specialists, database administrators, DevSecOps engineers, information assurance personnel, testers, and functional SMEs to address architectural challenges and delivery risks.

• Assess emerging technologies, Appian capabilities, and architectural patterns, recommending enhancements to ACWS sustainability, usability, security, and maintainability.

• Prepare and present technical briefings, architecture recommendations, and decision materials to program stakeholders and senior leadership.

• Assist with production troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex cross-system issues and drive architecture-level corrective actions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical field; substantial relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• 9+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, large-scale system integration, software engineering, or technical leadership of complex systems.

• Experience as a Solution Architect or in an equivalent senior architecture role supporting a Federal Government, DoD, or other mission-critical enterprise system.

• Proven experience designing integrated solutions that encompass application architecture, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, DevSecOps, and testing.

• Background in Agile software development environments and collaboration across multidisciplinary technical and functional teams.

• Strong grasp of architecture principles, integration patterns, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to convey technical concepts and architecture decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Active Secret clearance.

• U.S. citizenship required.

• SAFe Solution Architect certification or equivalent, or the capability to obtain one.

• AWS certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional.

• Familiarity with the Appian Platform, preferably with Appian architecture or Appian-based enterprise application experience.

• Experience supporting Army or DoD contract writing, acquisition, or other large-scale business process systems.

• Knowledge of DoD architecture and cybersecurity frameworks such as DoDAF, RMF, and related security requirements.

• Proficiency with cloud-native architectures, containers, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

• Experience aligning technical roadmaps and architectural runway with Agile Release Train or Solution Train delivery.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity policy.

• Disability accommodations during the application process.