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Appian · 9 hours ago

Principal Technical Consultant (Public Sector)

McLean, Virginia

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Appian is a software company that automates business processes. They are seeking a Principal Technical Consultant (Public Sector) to engage with customers post-sales and develop software solutions on the Appian platform, focusing on driving digital transformation and competitive differentiation.

Business Process Automation (BPA)Data ManagementDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechRobotic Process Automation (RPA)Software

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Engaging with our customers post-sales to develop software solutions on the Appian platform

Working throughout the entire project life-cycle to define, design, develop and implement custom software and AI solutions using Appian’s low-code platform for our commercial clients

Working within an agile environment to understand our client’s business processes and technical needs

Launching new relational data models in production, and developing APIs to integrate with multiple systems

Brainstorming AI use cases and implementing Appian’s AI tools by applying retrieval augment generation (RAG), agentic workflows, prompt engineering and the latest generative models

Collaborating with client’s technical teams and business users as needed throughout the entire software and development life cycle

Driving adoption by empowering clients to become self-sufficient with building process applications on their own

Qualification

Appian platformAI solutionsFederal Acquisition RegulationAgile methodologiesObject oriented programmingRelational databasesSQL skillsSoftware testing practicesAPI integrationsMentoring othersCommunication skillsContinuous learning

Required

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)

US Citizenship - candidates being considered for a Public Sector roles must be a U.S. citizen

7+ years of experience with hands-on software development or technical consulting

B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or related field/degree

Willingness to travel; 10% or less annually to support customer engagement