Appian Solutions Architect

Tuknik Government Services, LLC a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an Appian Solutions Architect with a Top-Secret security clearance to support TGS in supporting our government customer in the DC Metro area. This position is for a Future New Business Opportunity.   

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement.

Tuknik Government Services, LLC Koniag Government Services (KGS) is seeking qualified candidates for this role supporting our U.S. Army customer on a large-scale Army contracting systems modernization and automation program. Owns the target Appian architecture and the migration of capabilities into a secure, supportable low-code platform. The architect balances near-term production stability with modular modernization, reuse, integration, data, performance, and IL-5/IL-6 boundary requirements. This is a contingent recruiting profile; the opening, employing subsidiary, compensation, work location, and staffing remain subject to final contract authorization.

Essential Functions, Responsibilities & Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Establish and govern the Appian reference architecture, design standards, domain boundaries, security model, and reusable component patterns.
• Guide incremental modernization from legacy Custom Data Types and monolithic process models toward Record Types, governed data access, and modular applications.
• Define compatibility patterns that allow existing process instances and legacy dependencies to continue safely while new architecture is introduced.
• Evaluate Appian-native, commercial, Government-furnished, and custom capabilities through documented trade studies and lifecycle-cost analysis.
• Design logical segregation using Appian groups, roles, object permissions, record-level security, and boundary-specific configuration.
• Approve designs for capability refactoring, data migration, interface adapters, reporting, and document-management workflows.
• Coordinate architecture decisions across DLA PIEE IL-5 and the separate cArmy/SIPR IL-6 deployment without assuming cross-domain data movement.
• Set nonfunctional requirements for availability, performance, scalability, recovery, maintainability, auditability, and accessibility.
• Review Appian packages, plug-ins, integrations, database changes, and external services before release.
• Mentor Appian engineers and resolve the program's highest-risk design and platform issues.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field; additional relevant experience may substitute for education.
• Eight or more years of enterprise application engineering experience, including substantial Appian solution architecture and delivery experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Appian application architecture, Record Types, process models, interfaces, security, data fabric, deployment packages, and performance design.
• Experience architecting integrations, relational data models, controlled migrations, and high-availability business applications.
• U.S. citizenship and the active security clearance or eligibility required for the assigned work by the start of performance, with ongoing eligibility thereafter.
• Ability to communicate clearly with Government, technical, and business stakeholders and to maintain accurate work records in approved systems.
• Ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information and classified information, when assigned, and comply with required access, training, and handling procedures.

Education and Experience Desired:

• Appian Certified Lead Developer or another current advanced Appian credential.
• Experience with CON-IT-derived contract-writing systems, DLA PIEE, Army acquisition workflows or capabilities.
• Experience designing separate IL-5 and IL-6 release tracks or applications within DoD authorization boundaries.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• Appian enterprise and solution architecture
• Low-code governance and reusable design
• Data, integration, security, and performance architecture
• Technical trade studies and lifecycle planning
• Architecture review and engineering mentorship

Work Environment and Travel:

Work may occur remotely when authorized, at Government facilities, or in controlled office and data-center environments. Work involving classified information or SIPRNet will be performed at a Government-approved secure location using authorized systems. The role generally supports Government business hours, with occasional release, incident-response, maintenance-window, or approved travel requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer. The company shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification), national origin or ancestry, age, disability, citizenship, military/veteran status, marital status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in all decisions related to employment, promotion, wages, benefits, and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment.

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Koniag Government Services (KGS) is an Alaska Native Owned corporation supporting the values and traditions of our native communities through an agile employee and corporate culture that delivers Enterprise Solutions, Professional Services and Operational Management to Federal Government Agencies. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Koniag, we apply our proven commercial solutions to a deep knowledge of Defense and Civilian missions to provide forward leaning technical, professional, and operational solutions. KGS enables successful mission outcomes for our customers through solution-oriented business partnerships and a commitment to exceptional service delivery. We ensure long-term success with a continuous improvement approach while balancing the collective interests of our customers, employees, and native communities. For more information, please visit www.koniag-gs.com.

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