Appian

Principal Solutions Architect

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6 hours ago
London, United KingdomStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Own technical strategy and execution for multi-million-dollar federal agreements and complex RFI, RFP, and OTA acquisition cycles.
  • Advise senior agency executives and flag officers through architecture reviews and visioning workshops.
  • Translate federal mission requirements into Appian-powered technical roadmaps.
  • Create persona-based technical narratives and advanced demonstrations using AI, Appian Data Fabric, and secure deployment frameworks.
  • Mentor junior Solutions Consultants and develop reusable architectural blueprints, frameworks, and demonstrations.
  • Partner with Public Sector Account Executives on territory strategy, pipeline growth, and technical win rates.
  • Feed federal customer requirements and field patterns back to Product Management, Marketing, and Customer Success.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical or analytical field.
  • 8+ years of experience in pre-sales solutions consulting, software architecture, or strategic technology consulting.
  • At least 3 years of direct experience supporting federal government clients.
  • Proven success closing high-stakes software deals involving FedRAMP, FISMA, DoD RMF, and Zero Trust architectures.
  • High proficiency with Java, Python, SQL, or JavaScript.
  • Willingness and ability to travel 50%–70% for federal briefings, workshops, and customer meetings.
  • Preferred experience across DoD, the Intelligence Community, Civilian, or Federal Health agencies.
  • Preferred experience integrating Appian with legacy ERP or CRM ecosystems.
  • Experience with Salesforce or ServiceNow is preferred.

Benefits

  • 401(k) plan with company match, retirement or pension plan, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Wellness programs, wellness dollars, life and disability insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program with free mental health support.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program, tuition reimbursement, family-forming benefits, and lifestyle allowance may be available.
  • Professional technical certification sponsorship, onboarding training, mentorship, dedicated learning time, Appian University, and skills-based training.
  • Leadership programs, First-Friend onboarding resources, employee-led affinity groups, and other community and development opportunities.
  • The role requires 50%–70% travel, and benefits may vary by country.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Appian

About Appian

1,001-5,000 employees

Appian builds a low-code platform for process automation, case management, and data orchestration, used by large enterprises and government agencies to design and run mission-critical workflows. It sells subscriptions and services for cloud and on-premise deployments, spanning BPM, RPA, process mining, and AI-enabled capabilities. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Appian is a public company listed on NASDAQ.

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