[Hiring] SME IT Specialist @Forge Group, LLC

Role Description

The candidate will serve as the senior Appian technical authority responsible for solution application architecture, data-fabric design, engineering standards, complex delivery decisions, and technical mentorship for secure Appian capabilities supporting a DoW customer.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide low-code solution delivery in a secure DoW customer environment.
• Translate mission needs into scalable Appian application architecture.
• Govern record, data, process, interface, and integration design.
• Ensure solutions are secure, testable, accessible, maintainable, and performant.
• Own Appian application architecture across record types, data fabric, data models, interfaces, expression rules, process models, sites, and integrations.
• Translate functional and nonfunctional requirements into technical designs, object boundaries, dependency maps, and delivery standards.
• Establish secure design patterns for object, record, process, and integration security using least-privilege principles.
• Lead architecture and code reviews; identify risks before release.
• Design integration patterns connecting Appian with APIs, relational data, document services, and Python-based or other microservices.
• Define record-type and data-fabric strategy across data access methods, relationships, custom record fields, security, and query patterns.
• Set the strategy for unit, UI, regression, performance, accessibility, and production-readiness testing.
• Diagnose complex record-sync, query, interface, process-model, expression, and integration issues across controlled environments.
• Mentor Appian developers and technical leads while promoting reusable components, coding standards, and technical documentation.
• Partner with product, security, testing, data, and integration teams to deliver auditable capability for the DoW customer.

Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically and act tactically.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Build strong cross-group working relationships.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Self-managing candidates who enjoy working collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Public Trust security clearance required.
• U.S. Citizen (Authorization to Work in the U.S. will not suffice).
• 12+ years of professional IT experience, including extensive hands-on Appian solution delivery and technical leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent, OR 4 additional years of relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Deep hands-on Appian application architecture and development experience.
• Expert knowledge of Appian application architecture, record types, SAIL interfaces, process models, expression rules, integrations, and security.
• Experience designing scalable, high-performing Appian solutions.
• Experience establishing Appian engineering standards, leading code reviews, mentoring developers, and resolving complex application defects.
• Active CompTIA Security+ or equivalent DoW-approved baseline cybersecurity certification, or ability to obtain within the first 30 days of starting.
• Active Tier 2 background investigation or higher, completed or favorably adjudicated within the previous 18 months.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance preferred.
• Previous professional experience supporting a DoW organization, mission, or customer is strongly preferred.
• Appian Certified Lead Developer certification.
• Hands-on Python development experience.
• Experience with MariaDB or PostgreSQL and event-driven patterns.
• Experience with Appian automated testing, performance testing, CI/CD tooling, and deployment APIs.

Benefits

• Complete Flextime.
• 401k With Employer Matching.
• Healthcare, Including Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) And Pre-Tax Premium Options.
• Supplementary healthcare and family support.
• Extended Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability.
• Healthcare Insurance Deductible Paydown.
• Health and Wellness Programs.
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment, and Education & Training Stipends.
• Cell Phone / Internet Stipends.
• College Saving Plans with Employer Contributions.
• Alternative Work Locations and Tele-Commuting.
• Employee Referral Awards.
• Retention, Signing & Performance Bonuses.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Paid Sabbatical.