Software Engineer Consultant - Appian (Remote)

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Software Engineer Consultant specializing in Appian. This remote role focuses on defining enterprise application architecture and providing hands-on leadership in developing complex Appian solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the enterprise technical architect for Appian solutions across multiple business domains
• Design end-to-end solution architecture for highly complex Appian implementations
• Lead architecture reviews and establish enterprise development standards, governance, and best practices
• Design reusable frameworks, shared components, integration patterns, security models, and enterprise architecture standards
• Develop complex Appian components and provide hands-on implementation for critical technical capabilities
• Architect enterprise integrations utilizing REST APIs, SOAP, Event-Driven Architecture, MQ, Kafka, databases, and cloud services
• Define platform scalability, performance optimization, disaster recovery, monitoring, and operational standards
• Lead technical assessments, application modernization, migration initiatives, and platform upgrades
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, and DevOps teams to ensure compliant solution delivery
• Provide technical leadership during production incidents, architecture reviews, and major platform initiatives
• Mentor senior developers and technical leads while driving engineering excellence across Appian development teams
• Evaluate new Appian capabilities, AI features, platform enhancements, and emerging technologies for enterprise adoption
• Participate in enterprise roadmap planning, technology strategy, estimation, vendor engagements, and executive technical discussions

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience in Software Application Development and Maintenance
• OR
• High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Software Application Development and Maintenance
• Certification - Appian Certified Lead Developer
• Extensive experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise Appian implementations
• Deep expertise across the Appian platform, including SAIL, Data Fabric, Records, Process Models, Sites, Portals, Integrations, Security, Document Management, and Web APIs
• Strong experience designing enterprise integration architectures using REST, SOAP, Kafka, MQ, databases, cloud platforms, and microservices
• Experience designing highly available, scalable, secure, and resilient enterprise solutions
• Strong knowledge of Appian platform administration, deployment strategy, CI/CD automation, environment management, and governance
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, Jenkins, Infrastructure as Code, and enterprise DevSecOps practices
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles, application modernization, cloud architecture, and API-led integration
• Experience with Java, custom Appian Plug-in development, JavaScript, SQL, and enterprise application development
• Proven experience leading architecture reviews, technical governance, and enterprise platform strategy
• Excellent executive communication, technical leadership, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills