AI Solution Architect

At Appian, we support our federal customer’s mission by delivering solutions using our cloud-based platform technology.  Appian’s Customer Success organization works closely with our federal customers, advising and supporting them on how to architect and deliver Appian based-solutions.  To support this goal, Appian Customer Success, is looking for an Solution Architect to help us to grow our federal business and work closely with customers to design integrated solutions and make compelling offers. 

As a Solution Architect, you will be a key technical leader within Appian’s Customer Success team as well as a trusted technical advisor to Appian’s clients. In this role, you will define leading, integrated solutions that use Appian’s platform technology to support our customers unique mission areas.  You will maintain an awareness of market forces and trends, lead the design and development of innovations and offerings that address customers demands and continue to position as a leader.  You will consult and advise our customers on their programs and projects, driving quality and innovation.  The ideal candidate will combine excellent technical, product and business skills to make our customers and partners successful.  And have experience working with BPM and/or business systems.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Advise customers on the technical design, architecture and implementation of Appian solutions on a customer’s private cloud or on-premise hosting solution, and/or integrating Appian government cloud offerings with the customer’s infrastructure

• Support the sales cycle through the creation of high-value, differentiated solutions, based on Appian’s technology, that integrates and defines program and project management disciplines with a compelling technical solution and delivery roadmap

• Present and vet integrated solutions and complex technical concepts and designs to our customers and other audiences

• Support customers on the configuration, testing, deployment and operations of Appian applications, following agile delivery methodologies and Appian best practices

• Work with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including advising of development practice, program management and governance and delivery automation (version control, configuration management, and other DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation practices)

• Lead the definition and development of Appian Customer Success innovations and offerings in order to support leading Appian delivery capabilities, and bring together emerging requirements and practices from our customers and industry

• Collect and review technical challenges with a team of architects and distill into common best practices and common solutions

• Support the development and review of whitepapers and pre-sales solutioning and proposals

• Advise federal customers on the design and integration of AI and generative AI capabilities, including large language models (LLMs), intelligent automation, and machine learning, into Appian-based solutions, ensuring alignment with mission objectives, responsible AI principles.

• Lead the definition of enterprise data strategies and architectures for federal customers, including data ingestion, storage, integration, and analytics frameworks that enable scalable, mission-driven data platforms on cloud environments.

• Establish and operationalize data governance frameworks for federal programs, including data quality standards, lineage, metadata management, access controls, and stewardship models that ensure data is accurate, compliant, and audit-ready in support of agency oversight requirements

• Support the development of AI governance structures for federal customers, including model risk management, explainability standards, bias mitigation protocols, and continuous monitoring practices aligned with the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and agency-specific AI use case inventory requirements

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• At least 5 years of experience advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms, and at least 10 years of multi-tier application design and architecture

• Experience with architecting secure cloud based hosting solutions for federal customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure.  Leadership experience designing, architecting or delivering one or more enterprise-level cloud environments (e.g. C2S, JWICS, GovCloud, etc.)

• Experience authoring federal proposals and whitepaper is required

• In depth experience, managing federal programs and projects and leading IT delivery using agile frameworks, tooling and methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe

• Experience accelerating IT solution under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework is preferred

• Experience with designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks, using toolsets like Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, Cucumber, JMeter, and Fitnesse, preferred 

• Willingness to travel; 10-15% to support customer engagements including SCIF’s

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Other Skills:

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Guiding client enterprise architecture teams as needed during the design and implementation of scalable solutions

• Excellent problem solving skills and talent for identifying creative solutions

• Ability to identify and lead the creation of market offerings, and lead the formulation of corporate capabilities and intellectual property

Education and Certifications:

• AWS, Google, or Azure Certifications is a plus

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred

• Certified Scrum Master or other agile certifications, required

Clearance: 

• Possession of or ability to obtain a US government public trust and/or  DoD clearance.  TS/SCI with CI Poly strongly preferred

At Appian, we support our federal customer’s mission by delivering solutions using our cloud-based platform technology.  Appian’s Customer Success organization works closely with our federal customers, advising and supporting them on how to architect and deliver Appian based-solutions.  To support this goal, Appian Customer Success, is looking for an Solution Architect to help us to grow our federal business and work closely with customers to design integrated solutions and make compelling offers.

As a Solution Architect supporting the U.S. Army, you will serve as a key technical leader within Appian’s Customer Success team and a trusted advisor to Army mission, program, and technology stakeholders. In this role, you will define integrated Appian solutions that support Army modernization priorities, using Appian as an agility layer to connect mission processes, legacy systems, enterprise data, and operational workflows. You will help customers design solutions that leverage Appian platform capabilities, including process automation, case management, integration, and Data Fabric, to improve mission outcomes across Army business, logistics, readiness, acquisition, and enterprise information environments.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Advise customers on the technical design, architecture and implementation of Appian solutions on a customer’s private cloud or on-premise hosting solution, and/or integrating Appian government cloud offerings with the customer’s infrastructure

• Support the sales cycle through the creation of high-value, differentiated solutions, based on Appian’s technology, that integrates and defines program and project management disciplines with a compelling technical solution and delivery roadmap

• Present and vet integrated solutions and complex technical concepts and designs to our customers and other audiences

• Support customers on the configuration, testing, deployment and operations of Appian applications, following agile delivery methodologies and Appian best practices

• Work with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including advising of development practice, program management and governance and delivery automation (version control, configuration management, and other DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation practices)

• Lead the definition and development of Appian Customer Success innovations and offerings in order to support leading Appian delivery capabilities, and bring together emerging requirements and practices from our customers and industry

• Collect and review technical challenges with a team of architects and distill into common best practices and common solutions

• Support the development and review of whitepapers and pre-sales solutioning and proposals

• Advise Army customers on how to position Appian as an agility layer that integrates mission and business processes across existing Army systems of record, using Appian features such as Data Fabric to unify, relate, and act on data without requiring wholesale replacement of existing platforms.

• Design Appian-based solution architectures for Army modernization initiatives that connect operational workflows, case management, process automation, and data orchestration across complex enterprise environments.

• Demonstrate experience supporting or solutioning within the Army C5ISR ecosystem and/or related command, control, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission systems.

• Apply familiarity with Army enterprise systems and modernization programs, including ECMA, GCSS-Army for logistics, GFEBS, LMP, ACWS, and other systems and capabilities managed under CPE ES2.

• Work with Army stakeholders, mission owners, system integrators, and technical teams to shape architectures that respect Army hosting, cybersecurity, RMF/ATO, data access, integration, and interoperability constraints.

• Support Army-focused capture, proposal, whitepaper, and customer advisory efforts by translating Appian platform capabilities into mission-relevant technical solutions and modernization roadmaps.

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• At least 5 years of experience advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms, and at least 10 years of multi-tier application design and architecture

• Experience with architecting secure cloud based hosting solutions for federal customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure.  Leadership experience designing, architecting or delivering one or more enterprise-level cloud environments (e.g. C2S, JWICS, GovCloud, etc.)

• Experience authoring federal proposals and whitepaper is required

• In depth experience, managing federal programs and projects and leading IT delivery using agile frameworks, tooling and methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe

• Experience accelerating IT solution under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework is preferred

• Experience with designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks, using toolsets like Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, Cucumber, JMeter, and Fitnesse, preferred 

• Willingness to travel; 10-15% to support customer engagements including SCIF’s

•  

Other Skills:

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Guiding client enterprise architecture teams as needed during the design and implementation of scalable solutions

• Excellent problem solving skills and talent for identifying creative solutions

• Ability to identify and lead the creation of market offerings, and lead the formulation of corporate capabilities and intellectual property

Education and Certifications:

• AWS, Google, or Azure Certifications is a plus

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred

• Certified Scrum Master or other agile certifications, required

Clearance: 

• Possession of or ability to obtain a US government public trust and/or  DoD clearance.  TS/SCI with CI Poly strongly preferred

At Appian, we support our federal customer’s mission by delivering low-code solutions using our cloud-based platform technology.  Appian’s Customer Success organization works closely with our federal customers, advising and supporting them on how to architect and deliver Appian based-solutions.  To support this goal, Appian Customer Success, is looking for an Solution Architect to help us to grow our federal business and work closely with customers to design integrated solutions and make compelling offers. 

As a Solution Architect, you will be a key technical leader within Appian’s Customer Success team as well as a trusted technical advisor to Appian’s clients. In this role, you will define leading, integrated solutions that use Appian’s platform technology to support our customers unique mission areas.  You will maintain an awareness of market forces and trends, lead the design and development of innovations and offerings that address customers demands and continue to position as a leader.  You will consult and advise our customers on their programs and projects, driving quality and innovation.  The ideal candidate will combine excellent technical, product and business skills to make our customers and partners successful.  And have experience working with BPM and/or business systems.

This role is based at our headquarters in McLean, Virginia. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 5 days a week to foster that culture and ensure we continue to thrive through shared ideas and teamwork. We believe being in the office provides more opportunities to come together and celebrate working with the exceptional people across Appian. 

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Advise customers on the technical design, architecture and implementation of Appian solutions on a customer’s private cloud or on-premise hosting solution, and/or integrating Appian government cloud offerings with the customer’s infrastructure

• Support the sales cycle through the creation of high-value, differentiated solutions, based on Appian’s technology, that integrates and defines program and project management disciplines with a compelling technical solution and delivery roadmap

• Present and vet integrated solutions and complex technical concepts and designs to our customers and other audiences

• Support customers on the configuration, testing, deployment and operations of Appian applications, following agile delivery methodologies and Appian best practices

• Work with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including advising of development practice, program management and governance and delivery automation (version control, configuration management, and other DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation practices)

• Lead the definition and development of Appian Customer Success innovations and offerings in order to support leading Appian delivery capabilities, and bring together emerging requirements and practices from our customers and industry

• Collect and review technical challenges with a team of architects and distill into common best practices and common solutions

• Support the development and review of whitepapers and pre-sales solutioning and proposals

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• At least 5 years of experience advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms, and at least 10 years of multi-tier application design and architecture

• Experience with architecting secure cloud based hosting solutions for federal customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure.  Leadership experience designing, architecting or delivering one or more enterprise-level cloud environments (e.g. C2S, JWICS, GovCloud, etc.)

• Experience authoring federal proposals and whitepaper is required

• In depth experience, managing federal programs and projects and leading IT delivery using agile frameworks, tooling and methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe

• Experience accelerating IT solution under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework is preferred

• Experience with designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks, using toolsets like Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, Cucumber, JMeter, and Fitnesse, preferred 

• Willingness to travel; 10-15% to support customer engagements including SCIF’s

Other Skills:

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Guiding client enterprise architecture teams as needed during the design and implementation of scalable solutions

• Excellent problem solving skills and talent for identifying creative solutions

• Ability to identify and lead the creation of market offerings, and lead the formulation of corporate capabilities and intellectual property

Education and Certifications:

• AWS, Google, or Azure Certifications is a plus

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred

• Certified Scrum Master or other agile certifications, required

Clearance: 

• Possession of or ability to obtain a US government public trust and/or  DoD clearance

At Appian, we support our federal customer’s mission by delivering solutions using our cloud-based platform technology.  Appian’s Customer Success organization works closely with our federal customers, advising and supporting them on how to architect and deliver Appian based-solutions.  To support this goal, Appian Customer Success, is looking for an Solution Architect to help us to grow our federal business and work closely with customers to design integrated solutions and make compelling offers. 

As a Solution Architect, you will be a key technical leader within Appian’s Customer Success team as well as a trusted technical advisor to Appian’s clients. In this role, you will define leading, integrated solutions that use Appian’s platform technology to support our customers unique mission areas.  You will maintain an awareness of market forces and trends, lead the design and development of innovations and offerings that address customers demands and continue to position as a leader.  You will consult and advise our customers on their programs and projects, driving quality and innovation.  The ideal candidate will combine excellent technical, product and business skills to make our customers and partners successful.  And have experience working with BPM and/or business systems.

This role is based at our HQ in McLean, VA. Appian was built on a culture of in-person collaboration, which we believe is a key driver of our mission to be the best. Employees hired for this position are expected to be in the office 4 - 5 days per week to foster that culture, ensure we thrive through shared ideas and teamwork, and maximize opportunities to connect with the exceptional people across Appian. While working in-person with customers is our main priority, we also believe the office environment enables more opportunities to celebrate wins, collaborate effectively, and build strong relationships across teams.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Advise customers on the technical design, architecture and implementation of Appian solutions on a customer’s private cloud or on-premise hosting solution, and/or integrating Appian government cloud offerings with the customer’s infrastructure

• Support the sales cycle through the creation of high-value, differentiated solutions, based on Appian’s technology, that integrates and defines program and project management disciplines with a compelling technical solution and delivery roadmap

• Present and vet integrated solutions and complex technical concepts and designs to our customers and other audiences

• Support customers on the configuration, testing, deployment and operations of Appian applications, following agile delivery methodologies and Appian best practices

• Work with clients on all aspects of their program to drive technical success and efficiency, including advising of development practice, program management and governance and delivery automation (version control, configuration management, and other DevSecOps and Infrastructure Automation practices)

• Lead the definition and development of Appian Customer Success innovations and offerings in order to support leading Appian delivery capabilities, and bring together emerging requirements and practices from our customers and industry

• Collect and review technical challenges with a team of architects and distill into common best practices and common solutions

• Support the development and review of whitepapers and pre-sales solutioning and proposals

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

• At least 5 years of experience advising customers on design and implementation of government cloud computing platforms, and at least 10 years of multi-tier application design and architecture

• Experience with architecting secure cloud based hosting solutions for federal customers using Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and/or Microsoft Azure.  Leadership experience designing, architecting or delivering one or more enterprise-level cloud environments (e.g. C2S, JWICS, GovCloud, etc.)

• Experience authoring federal proposals and whitepaper is required

• In depth experience, managing federal programs and projects and leading IT delivery using agile frameworks, tooling and methodologies, including Scrum and SAFe

• Experience accelerating IT solution under the federal government’s Risk Management Framework is preferred

• Experience with designing and implementing DevSecOps pipelines and Infrastructure Automation frameworks, using toolsets like Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, SaltStack, Cucumber, JMeter, and Fitnesse, preferred 

• Willingness to travel; 10-15% to support customer engagements including SCIF’s

Other Skills:

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Guiding client enterprise architecture teams as needed during the design and implementation of scalable solutions

• Excellent problem solving skills and talent for identifying creative solutions

• Ability to identify and lead the creation of market offerings, and lead the formulation of corporate capabilities and intellectual property

Education and Certifications:

• AWS, Google, or Azure Certifications is a plus

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, preferred

• Certified Scrum Master or other agile certifications, required

Clearance: 

• Possession of or ability to obtain a US government public trust and/or  DoD clearance.  TS/SCI with CI Poly strongly preferred

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The Role 

This role is remote, with 50% travel to the states we have cultivation/production facilities, primarily travel will be in mid-west and east coast but could be in any of the 14 states we operate. 

GTI just keeps growing and growing! We’re seeking a logistical genius and construction management guru to oversee CPG construction projects.  As a Construction Project Manager for GTI CPG, you will be responsible for serving as the liaison between GTI HQ and our Cultivation/Processing Facility build-outs in the field ensuring scope of work is executed, quality of brand is maintained, timelines are beat, and budgets are always in the green! You should have off the charts communication skills to work with sub-contractors/vendors and your teammates alike. As a proven Construction PM, you have managed 20+ projects at a time working across a national landscape. 

Responsibilities 

Manufacturing Facility Construction (Primary Focus)

• Lead full lifecycle construction of manufacturing facilities from site feasibility through commissioning and turnover
• Oversee build-outs for:
• Commercial production kitchens
• Infusion and formulation labs
• Packaging and labeling lines
• Automated filling and bottling systems
• Vaults and finished goods storage
• Cold storage and environmental-controlled rooms
• Coordinate sanitary design standards and cGMP-aligned construction
• Ensure compliance with:
• Local health department regulations
• OSHA requirements
• State cannabis manufacturing regulations
• Food-grade and pharmaceutical-grade standards where applicable
• Manage integration of:
• Process utilities (compressed air, steam, chilled water)
• High-capacity electrical infrastructure
• HVAC systems for temperature and humidity control
• Cleanable wall/ceiling systems and floor coatings
• Oversee equipment procurement, vendor coordination, installation, and startup sequencing
• Lead commissioning and operational readiness efforts with site manufacturing teams

Extraction Facilities (Secondary Focus)

• Support construction of:
  • Hydrocarbon, ethanol, CO₂, and solventless extraction rooms
  •  Post-processing and refinement labs
  • Solvent storage and recovery systems
• · Coordinate C1D1 / C1D2 rated spaces and hazardous electrical systems
• · Ensure compliance with NFPA, fire code, and AHJ requirements
• · Manage specialized HVAC and gas detection systems

Cultivation Facilities (Secondary Focus)

• Support build-outs of:
  • Flower, veg, and propagation rooms
  • Drying and curing spaces
  • Irrigation and fertigation systems
  • Environmental control (HVACD) systems
• · Coordinate high-load mechanical systems and infrastructure upgrades

Core Project Management Responsibilities

• Direct all phases of construction management:
  • Feasibility and due diligence
  • Budget development and cost control
  • Scheduling and resource planning
  • Design coordination
  • Field execution
  • Commissioning and close-out
• Develop resource-loaded critical path schedules
• Prepare and manage capital budgets and cashflow projections
• Act as single point of contact between HQ, site leadership, engineering, vendors, contractors, landlords, and governing authorities
• Track project performance across cost, schedule, scope, and quality metrics
• Identify and mitigate operational and regulatory risk
• Maintain strict adherence to corporate quality, safety, and brand standards

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field, preferred
• 5+ years of project management experience, preferred

• Preferred experience with: 

• Controlled Environmental Agriculture (CEA) 

• Greenhouse or indoor grow facilities 

• High-capacity HVAC and mechanical systems 

• Industrial electrical distribution systems 

• Experience managing multi-site, multi-state expansion programs 

• Strong understanding of environmental controls and agricultural infrastructure preferred 

Technical Skills 

• Proficient in construction management software such as: 

• Primavera P6 

• Procore 

• Timberline 

• PlanGrid (or similar) 

• Advanced Microsoft Project and Excel (budget tracking, forecasting, modeling) 

• Ability to interpret mechanical, electrical, irrigation, and environmental control drawings 

• Experience coordinating large mechanical subcontractors and specialty vendors 

Professional Attributes 

• Highly analytical and systems-oriented 

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities 

• Comfortable managing 15–20+ concurrent projects nationally 

• Effective communicator across operations, engineering, compliance, and executive leadership 

• Operates with professionalism and integrity 

• Thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments 

Additional Requirements 

• Must pass all required background checks 

• Must remain compliant with all applicable state and company regulations 

• Flexible schedule required, including occasional evenings/weekends during critical project phases 
• Willingness to travel nationally as required