{"id":111726,"url":"https://alion.io/job/icf-senior-appian-practice-solution-architect","title":"Senior Appian Practice Solution Architect","company":{"id":2632,"name":"ICF","domain":"icf.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/icf","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":13,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0.077,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"}},"role":"Solutions","role_family":"Solutions","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Reston, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":144381,"max":245448,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":245448},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":6,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Apex","optional":true},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Databricks","optional":true},{"name":"FedRAMP","optional":true},{"name":"MuleSoft","optional":true},{"name":"Power BI","optional":true},{"name":"ServiceNow","optional":true},{"name":"Snowflake","optional":true},{"name":"Tableau","optional":true},{"name":"Zero Trust","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-13T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-13","last_verified_at":"2026-10-26T12:10:57Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":74,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":74},"description":"ICF’s Technology Ecosystem Alliances and Practices team is seeking a growth-oriented Senior Appian Practice Solution Architect to support practice-wide pre-sales, solutioning, delivery advisory, and technology alliance initiatives across ICF’s Appian portfolio.\nThis is a high-visibility, senior architect role for someone who can operate as a “Swiss army knife” across the Appian practice: leading technical solutioning for priority pursuits, shaping client conversations, building and guiding demos and proofs of value, advising delivery teams, supporting Appian license and pricing discussions, and helping mature reusable practice assets. The ideal candidate brings deep Appian delivery experience, strong federal market fluency, and the ability to move comfortably between hands-on solution development, executive-level advisory, and proposal/capture execution.\nInitially, this role is expected to be weighted approximately 75% pre-sales and growth support / 25% delivery advisory, with flexibility to shift as delivery needs evolve.\nThe Work:\nThe Senior Appian Practice Solution Architect will support ICF’s Appian Practice growth strategy by leading technical solutioning for high-priority pursuits, shaping early-stage client engagements, developing reusable demo and proposal assets, and providing senior-level architecture support to delivery teams as needed.\nThis person will work closely with Appian Practice leadership, capture and business development teams, delivery executives, account leaders, Appian partner teams, and client stakeholders. The role requires a blend of hands-on technical credibility, federal consulting experience, pre-sales judgment, and the ability to translate complex client needs into practical, differentiated Appian-based solutions.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead Appian technical solutioning for priority federal pursuits, including RFIs, RFPs, oral presentations, technical volumes, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and proofs of value.\n\nSupport early-stage customer conversations by helping identify client needs, frame solution options, assess business value, and shape ICF’s technical approach.\n\nOwn and maintain the Appian Practice demo, proof-of-value, and sandbox backlog, including reusable assets that can accelerate capture, sales, and client shaping activities.\n\nBuild, guide, and deliver tailored Appian demonstrations that showcase ICF’s capabilities and align to specific client missions, pain points, and procurement requirements.\n\nPartner with capture, BD, pricing, and delivery teams to develop technical approaches, staffing models, level-of-effort estimates, delivery assumptions, and transition plans.\n\nSupport Appian license, reseller, and pricing strategy conversations in partnership with ICF leadership and Appian account teams.\n\nServe as a senior technical advisor to delivery programs, providing architecture guidance, solution reviews, delivery risk assessment, and support for complex implementation challenges.\n\nHelp mature Appian Practice standards, reusable solution patterns, accelerators, delivery playbooks, and proposal artifacts.\n\nCollaborate with Appian partner teams to align on account priorities, solution themes, product direction, co-sell opportunities, and differentiated go-to-market motions.\n\nContribute to broader Technology Ecosystem Alliances initiatives where Appian intersects with adjacent platforms and partner technologies.\n\nSupport other practice area solution architects as needed, particularly where Appian can complement broader modernization, automation, AI, data, case management, and workflow strategies.\n\nStay current on Appian platform capabilities, federal market trends, competitive positioning, pricing constructs, and emerging technology patterns relevant to ICF’s growth strategy.\n\nRequired Qualifications:\n6+ years of technology leadership experience supporting major modernization, integration, workflow automation, case management, or platform-based application programs.\n\n5+ years of experience serving as a technical lead, solution architect, or senior architect on programs leveraging Appian.\n\n5+ years of experience leading Appian technical solutioning for pre-sales, capture, proposal, and client-shaping efforts.\n\n5+ years of experience with Appian solution architecture, including process models, records, data models, integrations, security, interfaces, deployment patterns, and enterprise delivery considerations.\n\n5+ years of experience developing or guiding Appian demos, proofs of concept, proofs of value, prototypes, or reusable solution accelerators.\n\n5+ years of experience supporting federal clients, federal capture efforts, or federal proposal environments.\n\nDemonstrated ability to translate business needs and mission requirements into compelling Appian-based technical solutions.\n\nU.S. citizenship required.\n\nMust be eligible to obtain and maintain federal public trust or clearance suitability as required by client engagements.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAbility to support both services solutioning and Appian license/pricing strategy discussions.\n\nStrong executive communication skills, including the ability to brief senior leaders, facilitate client workshops, and present technical concepts to non-technical audiences.\n\nAbility to work independently in ambiguous, fast-moving pursuit environments.\n\nAppian Lead Developer certification strongly preferred.\n\nAppian Senior Developer, Solution Architect, or equivalent advanced Appian experience preferred.\n\nPrior experience in a pre-sales, solution consulting, capture solution architect, or growth-focused technical leadership role.\n\nExperience contributing to or leading oral presentations, color team reviews, solution reviews, technical volume development, and pricing/BOE assumptions.\n\nFamiliarity with Appian licensing, reseller motions, partner sales strategy, or platform pricing constructs.\n\nExperience supporting federal modernization programs across domains such as case management, grants, acquisition, health, transportation, regulatory, inspections, licensing, permitting, or AI-enabled workflow automation.\n\nExperience with adjacent technologies such as AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce, ServiceNow, MuleSoft, DocuSign, Power BI, Tableau, or other enterprise integration, data, automation, and analytics platforms.\n\nFamiliarity with agile delivery, DevSecOps, human-centered design, Section 508, FedRAMP, zero trust, and federal security/compliance requirements.\n\nExperience building reusable practice assets, solution accelerators, demo environments, technical playbooks, or delivery governance frameworks.\n\nFirst 60-90 Day Expectations:\nThe successful candidate should be able to make an immediate impact by:\nLeading technical solutioning for 1-2 priority pursuits per month.\n\nEstablishing ownership of the Appian demo, sandbox, and proof-of-value backlog.\n\nDeveloping or improving reusable pre-sales assets, including demo scripts, solution patterns, ROM/LOE assumptions, and proposal response content.\n\nBuilding relationships with Appian Practice leadership, ICF capture and BD teams, Appian partner stakeholders, and key delivery leaders.\n\nProviding targeted delivery advisory support to active Appian programs where senior architecture input is needed.\n\nHelping define a repeatable engagement model for Appian pre-sales, demo, POV, and pursuit support.\n\nIdeal Candidate Profile\nThe ideal candidate is a senior Appian architect who can move fluidly between whiteboard strategy, hands-on demo development, capture solutioning, delivery advisory, and executive-level client engagement. They are equally comfortable helping shape a pursuit, building a prototype, advising a delivery team, supporting a pricing conversation, or representing ICF’s Appian capabilities in front of clients and partner teams.\n\nThis person should bring strong federal consulting judgment, deep Appian credibility, and the ability to help ICF scale its Appian Practice through repeatable assets, stronger pre-sales execution, and differentiated solution leadership.\n\nLocation and Travel\nEast Coast location preferred. Candidate must be able to travel periodically to the Washington, DC area, ICF offices, client sites, Appian offices, and partner events as needed.\nBot and Third-Party Applications\nPlease note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration. Failure to do so may result in the application being excluded for consideration. Applicants needing an accommodation for disability or religious purposes in connection with the application process should contact  for assistance.\nWorking at ICF\nICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer.Together, our employees are empowered to share theirexpertiseand collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.\nWe will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\nReasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals withsincerely heldreligious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To requestan accommodation,please email  and we will be happy toassist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extentrequiredto provide needed reasonable accommodations.\nRead more about workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) CoverageAct.\nCandidate AI Usage Policy\nAt ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. 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