Appian Solution Architect - Clearance Required
Logistics Management Institute9 hours ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain ACWS end-to-end solution architecture in alignment with program objectives, user needs, and delivery priorities.
- Lead architecture across the Appian application stack, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, integrations, test automation, and DevSecOps capabilities.
- Serve as the senior technical design authority and architectural interface for government stakeholders, program leadership, and delivery teams.
- Guide architectural runway, technical feasibility assessments, nonfunctional requirements, and architecture-related delivery enablers.
- Participate in Agile and SAFe ceremonies including PI Planning, architecture synchronization, solution refinement, system demonstrations, and retrospectives.
- Create and maintain architecture artifacts and technical documentation consistent with Army and DoD standards.
- Provide guidance 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.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, Appian capabilities, and architectural patterns and recommend improvements.
- Prepare technical briefings, architecture recommendations, and decision materials for stakeholders and senior leadership.
- Support 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, with extensive relevant experience 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 equivalent senior architecture professional supporting a Federal Government, DoD, or other mission-critical enterprise system.
- Experience designing integrated solutions spanning application architecture, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, DevSecOps, and testing.
- Experience working in Agile software development environments and collaborating across multidisciplinary technical and functional teams.
- Strong understanding of architecture principles, integration patterns, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
- Strong technical communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
- Preferred qualifications include SAFe Solution Architect certification or equivalent, AWS certification, Appian platform or Appian enterprise application experience, Army or DoD contract-writing experience, familiarity with DoDAF and RMF, and experience with cloud-native architectures, containers, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure as Code.
Benefits
- U.S.-remote work arrangement.
- Opportunity to support a mission-critical Army and DoD system with federal government impact.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Logistics Management Institute
Logistics Management Institute (LMI) provides consulting, software development, and analytics services to U.S. federal agencies, with strengths in supply chain, digital engineering, AI, and modeling and simulation. It builds and sustains government systems—such as Army acquisition and contract-writing platforms—while delivering data-driven modernization and program support across defense, space, healthcare, and energy. Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI operates as a privately held contractor to the public sector.