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Appian Developer

Cherokee Federal
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/7/2026

Appian Developer

Job Title: Appian Developer

Location: Onsite Downtown Washington, DC

Reports To: Program Manager

Position Type: Full time / W-2 (FLSA Status: Exempt)

Experience: 10 years (related)

Education: BA/BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a technical or related field (or equivalent)

Clearance and Security: Active Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain a Secret clearance, required. Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship is required.

Compensation: The starting salary range for this position is $120,000 - $130,000, commensurate with experience.

This role supports the execution of complex, mission-critical aviation and national airspace initiatives within a large federal environment. The effort focuses on improving the safety, security, efficiency, and operational effectiveness of aviation systems through the delivery of modernized technology, data-driven capabilities, and enhanced program execution.

As the Appian Developer on this effort, you'll design and build the enterprise applications that keep mission-critical business processes and stakeholder relationships running. You'll own solutions end to end, turning complex requirements into clean, scalable applications on the Appian platform and carrying them through functional design, configuration, deployment, and testing.

This is a hands-on role for a problem-solver. You'll integrate Appian with the systems around it using web services, FTP, JMS, and other web technologies, keep a close eye on the user experience so the tools you deliver are genuinely easy to use, and collaborate day to day with an Agile team. If you've spent years building enterprise applications in a Business Process Management (BPM) environment and take pride in shipping software that works, we'd like to hear from you.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • May work on any customer relationship management or low code tool supported within the program environment.

  • Familiarity with web services, FTP, Java Messaging System (JMS), and other web integration technologies. Background in user experience, UI design, or Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI).

  • Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Education and Experience

  • BA/BS with concentration in computer science, computer engineering, or a technical or related field.

  • Appian Certified Lead Developer certification or comparable.

  • Master's degree can be substituted as 4 years of experience.

  • 10 years of related experience.

  • Three years of experience in successful software delivery or software development using Appian technologies and tools or comparable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Familiarity with software delivery methodologies such as agile/scrum.

  • Prior software or platform experience, ideally in a Business Process Management (BPM) related setting.

  • Experience with functional design, configuration, deployment, and testing of enterprise software applications.

  • Strong background in relational database design and SQL.

  • Strong problem solving and design skills.

  • Strong communication and presentation skills.

  • Working knowledge in application servers, web servers, operating systems, and web application architectural concepts.

  • Must be a US Citizen.

  • This position requires an active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret clearance to be considered.

  • Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Required Certifications

  • Appian Certified Lead Developer certification or comparable.

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About ATA: A leading provider of full-stack data and AI solutions with deep mission experience supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, IC, and federal agencies. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Virginia, ATA specializes in secure, scalable, and operationally ready technologies that transform data into actionable insight. With a proven track record in advanced analytics, software development, and technology integration, ATA is uniquely positioned to accelerate federal organizations in a number of ways by leveraging powerful contracting options and delivering cutting-edge, automation-enhanced, AI-assisted capabilities tailored to need and mission assurance imperatives. We believe our diversity of infrastructure, data, and application experience is valuable and is one of the attributes that sets ATA apart.

Summary of Benefits: We expect each member of our team to fully engage creatively and work collaboratively and perform each day to the best of their ability. To support this, we have created a benefit package focused on professional growth, achieving a healthy work-life balance, and participation in the long-term success of the company. Our benefits include: generous paid time-off; an employee incentive program; continuous learning culture, Internal Investment Projects (IIP), virtual brown-bags/level-ups, and other professional development activities; recruiting bonuses; 3% 401k Safe Harbor contributions; Medical/Dental/Vision, Long & Short-term Disability, AD&D insurance, and Life Insurance.


We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please copy and paste the links to the following two sites: EEO Statement | EEO Poster

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may email “CNB.Compliance@cn-bus.com” for assistance. This email address is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the application process or status.

 

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