Senior Appian Developer in at TSPi
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Job Description
TSPi is seeking a Senior Appian Developer with strong experience supporting complex Appian environments, custom plugin development, and application modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a proven ability to lead technical solution development, support large-scale plugin remediation efforts, and guide modernization activities associated with evolving Appian platform capabilities. This role requires deep technical expertise, strong collaboration skills, and the ability to mentor development teams while supporting delivery within fast-paced Agile environments.
Responsibilities
Appian Development & Plugin Conversion
- Design, develop, enhance, andmaintaincomplex Appian applications supporting enterprise business processes and operational workflows
- Lead remediation, conversion, and modernization efforts for custom Appian plugins to ensure compatibility with updated Appian platform standards
- Analyze legacy plugin implementations and recommend scalable modernization approaches and technical improvements
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues involving Appian applications, integrations, custom plugins, and infrastructure dependencies
- Collaborate with architects and technical leadership to define solution approaches, development standards, and modernization strategies
- Support Appian platform upgrades and associated remediation activities across development, testing, and production environments
Technical Leadership & Architecture Support
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to development teams supporting Appian modernization initiatives
- Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, code reviews, and implementation planning activities
- Develop andmaintainreusable components, shared frameworks, and integration standards to improve delivery efficiency and maintainability
- Ensure development activities align with security requirements, coding standards, and Appian best practices
- Support integration efforts involving APIs, web services, databases, and external enterprise systems
- Assistwith performance optimization, scalability improvements, and operational stability initiatives
Agile Delivery & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Collaborate closely with Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, QA teams, architects, and stakeholders to support successful delivery outcomes
- Assistwith technical estimation, release planning, dependency management, and risk identification activities
- Support troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex production or deployment issues
- Promote continuous improvement across development workflows, delivery processes, and technical standards
Modernization, Innovation & Knowledge Transfer
- Support long-term modernization strategies within complex Appian environments
- Identifyopportunities to improve maintainability, operational stability, automation, and delivery efficiency
- Stay current on Appian platform updates, emerging technologies, and modernization best practices
- Support knowledge-sharing and mentoring initiatives across the broader Appian practice
- Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer related to emerging Appian AI capabilities, including AI-assisted workflows and platform features where applicable
- Assistleadership in evaluating future modernization opportunities involving Appian AI and related platform capabilities
Required Skills / Experience
- Minimum 6 years of professional software development experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 4 years of hands-on Appian development experience
- Strong experience supporting Appian application development within Agile software delivery environments
- Experience troubleshooting and supporting Appian applications in self-managed/on-premises Linux environments, including navigating Appianinstallationsand reviewing application and server logs to diagnose issues.
- Strong understanding of Appian platform operations and the ability to investigate and resolveplatformissues across Linux-hosted Appian environments.
- Strong experience developing,maintaining, or modernizing custom Appian plugins using Java
- Strong understanding of software architecture, secure coding principles, and software development lifecycle practices
- Experience supporting complex integrations involving APIs, web services, databases, and external systems
- Strongproficiencywith SQL and relational database concepts
- ExperienceutilizingGit/GitLab and modern source control workflows
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently while mentoring and collaborating effectively across cross-functional Agile teams
Preferred Skills / Experience
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- Appian Certified Senior Developer or Appian Certified Lead Developer certification
- Experience leading Appian modernization, platform upgrade, or plugin remediation initiatives
- Experience developing enterprise-scale Appian solutions within federal government or public sector environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized deployment approaches
- Experience supporting AWS-hosted or cloud-native application environments
- Strong experience with REST/SOAP integrations, API development, and enterprise integration patterns
- Exposure to Appian AI capabilities, AI Skills, AI Copilot, AI Document Processing, AI Agents, or other emerging Appian platform features
- Hands-on experience implementing or evaluating Appian AI capabilities strongly preferred
- Experience supporting technical knowledge transfer and mentoring initiatives across development organizations
- Experience contributing to architecture governance, technical standards, or modernization strategy efforts
Additional Information
Successful candidates are subject to a background investigation by the government and must be able to meet the requirements to hold a position of public trust.