Appian Administrator -
We are seeking an experienced Appian Administrator to support and lead the migration of Appian
applications from an on-prem Linux environment to AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). The
ideal candidate has hands-on experience administering Appian environments, managing
deployments, and working closely with DevOps and cloud engineering teams to design, implement,
and stabilize containerized Appian solution in AWS.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage, configure, and maintain multiple Appian environments (on-prem and cloud)
Collaborate with infrastructure, security and DevOps teams to plan and execute
migration from on-prem to AWS EKS
Set up and manage Appian Docker containers and Helm configurations.
Oversee installation, patching, upgrades and hotfixes of Appian versions.
Coordinate database migrations (e.g., DB2 to PostgreSQL)
Ensure application and plugin compatibility post-migration
Work with InfoSec for image scanning, vulnerability remediation, and compliance
approvals.
Support performance tuning, monitoring and troubleshooting across environments.
Create and maintain detailed runbooks, SOPs, and architecture documentation.
Required Qualifications:
5+ years of experience as an Appian Administrator (versions 21.x or later)
Proven experience migrating Appian from on-prem to containerized/cloud
environments (preferably AWS EKS)
Strong understanding of Linux administration, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS
services (ECR, S3, IAM, CloudWatch).
Experience in integrating Appian with enterprise services (LDAP, SSO, SMTP, database,
secrets management)
Kubernetes pods, Webhooks/Controllers
Familiarity with Appian automation, deployment pipelines (CI/CD), and plugin
management.
Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
Experience working with EFS, ASM (Amazon secret manager), Appian operator/CRD.
CloudFormation Templates, Terraform
Preferred Skills:
Experience in financial services or regulated environments
Exposure to Hashicorp Vault or CyberArk, Elastic for secrets management
Familiarity with Goldfield/Private cloud environments or large enterprise cloud
migration projects
Appian administration or DevOps certification is a plus.