Appian Systems Administrator

  • Mc Lean, VA
  • Posted 16 hours ago | Updated 16 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent

Skills

appian

Job Details

Hi ,

Job title Appian Systems Administrator

Location : Onsite (McLean, VA)

Duration- : 6+ Months (with possible extension)

Interview: 2 interview - first virtual & 60 minutes final interview in person - Coding screening would be there in the first round.

Must Have Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Appian Administrator (21.x or later).
  • Must have experience managing and migrating Appian applications from Linux environment to cloud / Kubernetes.
  • The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Appian Containers and Kubernetes and be able to hit the ground running with minimal ramp-up time.
  • Background in mortgage is preferred but not required.

Job Description:

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, 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 Hashi Corp 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


Best Regards,

Atul Singh
Sr. Technical Recruiter || Talent Portus

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