Appian Software Developer/Integrator

Appian Software Developer/Integrator - TS/SCI
Bethesda, Maryland
$107,900.00 - $195,050.00
Clearance: TS/SCI
Client is hiring a Appian Software Developer/Integrator to help integrate off the shelf and support new development efforts to sustain and enhance existing architecture and by leveraging cloud-based computing, artificial intelligence (Al), machine learning (ML) and cross-domain transfer systems to provide cutting edge requirements management, task coordination, data exploitation, enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities to Defense and Intelligence Community members. Our program advances the state of the art in mission-focused big data analytics tools and micro-service development spanning the breadth of Agile sprints to multiyear research and development cycles.
While the work is primarily conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, we offer a flexible schedule and, occasionally, some tasks may be performed remotely. Percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.
Key Responsibilities include:
Work with a team of system integration engineers to successfully deploy release candidates to production environment.
Participate in test, staging and production deployment.
Integrate container-based-Appian using Kubernetes, Rancher, Helm and other DevOpsSec integration tools
Assist in the maintenance of services and procedures for a big data pipeline which includes Kafka, Elasticsearch, and several in house written python/java micro services running on Kubernetes
Monitor automated system integration tests to identify failed modules and components
Manage individual project priorities, deliverables, and deadlines
Foster an environment of collaboration with the different team members in the goal of providing quality service and product to our customer
To be successful in this role you need these skills (required):
Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience
Must possess an Active Top Secret/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a Polygraph
Experience with Appian
Experience with containerization
Development and/or scripting experience, especially Python and Bash
Experience with DevOps practices and tools including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools and practices, especially Gitlab or Jenkins
Experience with Agile practices
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Enthusiastic with the ability to work well on a team and a self-starter who can work on their own
You will wow us even more if you have these skills:
Experience with systems at scale
Kafka or other message passing systems
Experience on a production/ enterprise system
Cloud infrastructure experience
Appian certification
Experience with any of the following technologies:
Java
Kubernetes monitoring, e.g., Promethe Grafana
Appian integration with PostgreSQL or other DB
SALT for deployment automation
GraphQL
Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash, specifically admin experience
Helm and Helmfile
Possess at least one DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II or higher certification, e.g., CCNA Security, CySA+, Security+ CE, SSCP, CISSP (or Associate)
Ability to obtain Privileged User Account (PUA) certification per DoD 8570 policy