Senior Appian Lead Developer

Position Overview: Senior Appian Lead Developer responsible for leading the planning, design, development, and sustainment of mission-critical Appian applications across classified and unclassified domains. The lead developer directs Appian development, builds process models, SAIL interfaces, records, reports, and integrations, and reviews data models, integrations, security constraints, permissions, and release readiness before deployment. This senior position serves as a technical interface for stakeholders, guides other Appian developers, and ensures every release meets 100% of defined requirements with no critical defects at user acceptance testing while complying with DAF security standards in DoD IL5/IL6 environments.

Lead Appian solution planning and design, translating stakeholder requirements into application architecture, data models, and delivery plans. Design and build process models using Smart Services, XOR/AND/OR gateways, sub-processes, and exception handling such as timer events and error flows. Develop responsive SAIL interfaces for desktop and mobile users that deliver intuitive, consistent user experiences.

Configure Appian Records (Data Fabric), define relationships between data entities, and build grid- and chart-based reports and command-level dashboards. Design and manage relational database schemas in SQL, MariaDB, or Oracle and map them to Appian Custom Data Types (CDTs). Configure Connected Systems and Integration Objects using Web