Senior Consultant (Top Secret Clearance)

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Consultant to join our Customer Success team. The role involves engaging with our customers post-sales to develop software solutions on the Appian platform. These applications help companies drive digital transformation and competitive differentiation. Your primary responsibility will be to work throughout the entire project life-cycle to define, design, develop and implement custom software and AI solutions using Appian’s platform for our commercial clients.

Responsibilities

• Work within an agile environment to understand our client’s business processes and technical needs
• Leverage Appian’s AI tools by applying retrieval augment generation (RAG), agentic workflows, prompt engineering and the latest generative models
• Develop APIs to integrate with multiple systems
• Collaborate with client’s technical teams and business users as needed throughout the entire software and development life cycle
• Drive adoption by empowering clients to become self-sufficient with building process applications on their own

Requirements

• Passion for mentoring/developing others and experience leading small teams through post-sale software implementation
• Excellent communication skills, passion for technology and continuous learning, and affinity for asking “why” and solving the right problems
• 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)

Qualifications

• An Active Government Clearance (Top Secret or higher, without any limitations) is required for this opening
• Ability and interest to maintain an Active TS:SCI Clearance (CI or FLS), with the ability and willingness to perform work within cleared facilities (SCIF work is required)
• 3+ 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

Skills

• Object Oriented Programming
• Relational Databases and Data Modeling
• SQL Skills
• Software Testing Practices
• APIs (REST, SOAP, JDBC)
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Analytics
• Machine Learning
• Google Cloud
• Application Integration
• Database
• Developer Tools
• Management & Governance
• Elastic Containers

Benefits

• Health Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Retirement/Pension Plan
• Wellness Dollars
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Family-Forming Benefits

Pay

Details on pay will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

The role is based at our HQ in McLean, VA. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 4 - 5 days per week to foster the in-person collaboration culture.