Appian System Admin

Position Details : Title : Appian System Admin Client : Financial Services Location : Mclean, VA Duration : 5-6 months Shift Timings : Basic Business Hours Pay Range : $50 - $60 / hr The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements : medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking / public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable) Job Description We are seeking an experienced Appian Administrator to support and lead the migration of Appian applications from an on-prem Linux environment to AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). The ideal candidate has hands-on experience administering Appian environments, managing deployments, and working closely with DevOps and cloud engineering teams to design, implement, and stabilize containerized Appian solution in AWS. Key Responsibilities : Manage, configure, and maintain multiple Appian environments (on-prem and cloud) Collaborate with infrastructure, security and DevOps teams to plan and execute migration from on-prem to AWS EKS Set up and manage Appian Docker containers, and Helm configurations. Oversee installation, patching, upgrades and hotfixes of Appian versions. Coordinate database migrations (e.g., DB2 to PostgreSQL) Ensure application and plugin compatibility post-migration Work with InfoSec for image scanning, vulnerability remediation, and compliance approvals. Support performance tuning, monitoring and troubleshooting across environments. Create and maintain detailed runbooks, SOPs, and architecture documentation. Required Qualifications : 5+ years of experience as an Appian Administrator (versions 21.x or later) Proven experience migrating Appian from on-prem to containerized / cloud environments (preferably AWS EKS) Strong understanding of Linux administration, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and AWS services (ECR, S3, IAM, CloudWatch). Experience integrating Appian with enterprise services (LDAP, SSO, SMTP, database, secrets management) Kubernetes pods, Webhooks / Controllers Familiarity with Appian automation, deployment pipelines (CI / CD), and plugin management. Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills. Experience working with EFS, ASM (secret manager), Appian operator / CRD. CloudFormation Templates, Terraform