Principal Solutions Architect

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Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together.

Lead the technical strategy behind Appian’s largest and most mission-critical federal engagements, influencing acquisition strategy and serving as an elite thought leader across DoD, Intel, and Civilian agencies.

About the Team

The Public Sector Solutions Consulting team at Appian is an elite group of mission-driven strategists reshaping how the federal government approaches modernization. We partner with agency leadership to co-create secure architectures and clearly communicate how Appian delivers AI-Powered Process Automation . Our mission is to secure high-value technical wins that align Appian with national priorities across the United States public sector landscape. Driven by our core values of Intensity and Excellence, we prove the undeniable value of Appian’s platform within the pre-sales framework.

Under our SC 2.0 operating model, our team redefines pre-sales by combining creative persona-based storytelling with deep technical credibility and business insight. Our Solutions Architects don’t just demo features—they tell stories, co-create with customers, and help shape enterprise strategy.

The Opportunity

As a Principal Solution Architect, you will step into the pinnacle role for Solution Consultants at Appian, operating as an enterprise strategist, deal orchestrator, and platform evangelist. This is a premier opportunity to move beyond standard pre-sales support and drive the technical execution for multi-million-dollar federal growth plans. At Appian, you will gain a seat at the table with senior agency executives, utilizing your compliance and technical expertise to architect outcomes that directly impact national security and modernization priorities.

You will have a direct mandate to transcend basic feature evaluation, manage regional pipeline metrics, and establish Appian as the gold standard for Enterprise-Grade Orchestration .

What You’ll Do

- Orchestrate Technical Strategy: Own the technical execution for multi-million-dollar public sector agreements and complex federal acquisition cycles ( RFIs , RFPs , OTAs ), ensuri…

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