Appian Technical Delivery Manager

Who Are We?

Groundswell is a premier technology integrator committed to solving complex challenges for federal agencies. We are a small‑company culture with big reach, audacious, bold, and eager to drive rapid change. Join us to make a greater impact together.

Technical Delivery Managers provide integrated architecture support, drive implementation success, and act as trusted advisors to clients. They mentor delivery teams on advanced technical solutions, guide programming, and implement internal tools to improve business efficiency.

You’ll team up daily with a seasoned Appian practice, creative minds, and a supportive, diverse, multi‑disciplinary team.

• Guide clients on architecture design, integration, scalability, configuration management, Dev Sec Ops , and program initiatives.
• Work with client enterprise architecture teams to design and deliver solutions that fit unique needs and ecosystems.
• Guide implementation teams through complex technical solutions with Appian and tangential technologies.
• Support pre‑sales activities to close new business—scope, respond to proposals, prepare SOWs, advise on project approaches, and present methodologies.
• Evaluate emerging or incumbent technologies for value and fit in client or back‑office implementations.
• Create and document implementation best practices and knowledge base articles for internal enablement.
• Provide thought leadership on process improvement and delivery practices.
• Support internal solutions, infrastructure, and tools.
• Mentorship, training, and enablement of resources.

• 5+ years of experience with Appian solutions.
• 5+ years of related IT experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Systems Engineering, or related area.
• Strong experience with Agile delivery.
• Strong integration design and development skills.
• Experience evaluating and resolving security testing issues.
• Experience with PaaS/SaaS configuration and support.
• Experience in network infrastructure concepts and troubleshooting.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Hybrid position: on‑site McLean VA / remote.

• PaaS/SaaS or Low‑Code Platforms (e.g., Service Now, Salesforce, Appian/Pega/Out Systems/Bizagi).
• RDBMS (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL).
• Authentication (SAML, Kerberos, OAuth, LDAP).
• Web services, integrations and middleware (RESTful/SOAP, Mule/IIB/Fusion).
• Cloud computing/IaaS (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Software troubleshooting and performance tuning.

• Active Appian Senior or Lead certification.
• Programming/scripting (Java, C++/C#, Perl, Python).
• Data management and BI visualization.
• Content management (CMIS, Alfresco, Open Text).
• Dev Sec Ops .
• Machine learning, AI.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible Spending Account.
• 4% 401(k) match (immediate vesting).
• Paid Time Off.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development.
• Flexible work schedule.
• On‑site gym and childcare option.

Estimated range: $ – $.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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