Principal Consultant; Public Sector

We are seeking a Principal Technical Consultant to join our Customer Success Public Sector team. In this role, you will engage with public sector customers post‑sales to develop software solutions on the Appian platform, helping companies drive digital transformation and competitive differentiation.

Your primary responsibilities will include leading projects and working throughout the entire project life‑cycle to define, design, develop, and implement custom software and AI solutions using Appian’s platform for our commercial clients. You will work within an agile environment to understand client business processes and technical needs, launch new relational data models in production, develop APIs to integrate with multiple systems, partner with Appian Architects and Technical Delivery Managers, and mentor consultants through fast‑paced software implementations.

Additionally, you will brainstorm AI use cases and implement Appian’s AI tools by applying retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG), agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and the latest generative models to transform how customers run their organizations. You will also collaborate with client technical teams and business users throughout the entire software and development life cycle, driving adoption by empowering clients to become self‑sufficient in building process applications.

• Passion for mentoring/developing others and experience leading teams through post‑sale software implementation
• Ability to work with clients to define business processes and gather functional and technical system requirements
• Excellent communication skills, passion for technology and continuous learning, and affinity for asking "why" and solving the right problems
• History of success on cross‑functional teams; experience building products using agile methodologies (pair programming, stand‑ups, planning sessions, and sprints)
• Basic understanding of object‑oriented programming, experience with relational databases and database design/data modeling, and SQL skills (writing queries, joins, views, etc.)
• Knowledge of software testing practices (test‑driven development, automated test suites within a continuous integration framework); integration experience using APIs such as REST and SOAP, JDBC connections, and web services; familiarity with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Analytics, Machine Learning, Google Cloud, Application Integration, Database, Developer Tools, Management & Governance, and Elastic Containers is preferred

• U.S. citizenship – candidates being considered for a public‑sector role must be a U.S. citizen
• 7+ years of experience with hands‑on software development or technical consulting
• B.S./B.A. in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or related field/degree
• Willingness to travel; 10% or less annually to support customer engagement

The base salary for this role is between $100,000 and $225,000 per year and represents a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on a number of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant work experience, qualifications, internal peer equity, and market and business conditions that exist when extending an offer.

A discretionary bonus may be awarded in recognition of individual and company performance.

Additional benefits include a 401(k) plan with company match, flexible time off, paid parental leave, medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness programs, flexible spending accounts, health savings account contributions, an employee referral bonus program, learning and development resources, and the possibility of equity awards.

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