Role Description As an Appian Architect, you will be a critical technical leader responsible for the end-to-end design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade Appian applications. You will serve as the technical authority on the Appian platform, providing architectural guidance, defining best practices, and ensuring the scalability, security, and performance of our solutions. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise in Appian, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise IT — combined with strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate across a broad ecosystem of specialized infrastructure and security teams. Responsibilities - Architectural Design & Strategy: Lead the development of technical blueprints and architectural roadmaps for Appian solutions. Ensure designs align with business goals, industry best practices, and enterprise-wide architectural standards. - Technical Leadership: Act as the primary technical point of contact for Appian projects. Provide guidance and oversight to development teams, conducting code reviews and ensuring adherence to design and quality standards. - Infrastructure Team Collaboration: Work effectively and professionally with the agency's specialized infrastructure teams, including: - Firewall & Network Team: Coordinate the opening of firewall rules, whitelisting of endpoints, and network segmentation changes required to support Appian integrations, outbound/inbound service calls, and cloud connectivity. - Trusted Certificate / PKI: Work with certificate authorities and PKI administrators to request, install, and manage SSL/TLS certificates. - Identity, Credential, and Access Management: Support the integration of Personal Identity Verification (PIV) authentication into Appian applications. - DevOps Pipeline Support: Maintain and update CI/CD Pipeline infrastructure on Jenkins / GitLab. Troubleshoot deployment issues and work with application teams to ensure releases are successfully deployed. - Solutioning & Requirements: Work closely with business analysts and stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into elegant and scalable technical solutions using the Appian platform. - Integration Expertise: Design and implement robust integration strategies between Appian and other enterprise systems. - Performance and Scalability: Proactively identify and address performance bottlenecks and architectural inefficiencies. - Mentorship and Governance: Mentor and guide junior and mid-level Appian developers. Establish and enforce development standards, governance policies, and a Center of Excellence (CoE) for the Appian practice. - Innovation: Stay up-to-date with the latest Appian features, product roadmap, and low-code trends. - Stakeholder Management: Present technical solutions and strategies to senior leadership and clients. Qualifications - 10+ years of hands-on experience in Appian, with at least 5+ years in a lead architect or solution architect role. - Deep, hands-on knowledge of the Appian platform, including Process Models, SAIL, Records, Reports, Integrations, and Security. - Appian Certified Lead Consultant, Appian Certified Application Architect, or a similar high-level Appian certification is highly preferred. - Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns. - Proficiency in designing complex integrations using Appian's connected systems and smart services. - Solid knowledge of relational databases and SQL. - Experience with development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum. - Exceptional communication and presentation skills. - Strong leadership, mentoring, and team-building abilities. - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. - Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder and be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Desired Qualifications - Experience with Appian Cloud administration and DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines). - Knowledge of other low-code/no-code platforms. - Experience with Java programming for custom plug-in development. - Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP). Benefits - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. - Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees. Company Description Akima Data Management (ADM), an Akima company, is not just another federal IT contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. At ADM, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. For our shareholders, ADM provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years. For our government customers, ADM delivers agile and innovative cloud and IT services and solutions that enable mission dominance. As an ADM employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values.

Role Description Xenon7 is looking for a Fractional Enterprise Data & AI Orchestration Architect to support senior-level client conversations, technical discovery, and architecture validation for enterprise AI initiatives. This is a part-time advisory role, ideal for someone with deep experience designing enterprise data platforms, AI orchestration layers, MLOps practices, and production-grade GenAI systems. You will help Xenon7 validate technical decisions, shape AI/data proposals, and bring senior credibility to conversations with CTOs, Chief Data Officers, and platform engineering leaders. This is not a full-time delivery role. The expected commitment is around 10–20 hours per month on an advisory retainer. Responsibilities - Join technical discovery and deep-dive conversations with enterprise technology leaders. - Advise on enterprise AI, data platform, and orchestration architecture. - Support XData and orchestration-layer POCs by validating architecture decisions. - Review client proposals to ensure the proposed solutions are technically sound and realistic. - Provide guidance on MLOps, observability, AI evaluation, and production AI governance. - Contribute to thought leadership, such as technical content, conference talks, or market-facing insights. - Help Xenon7 identify risks, trade-offs, and best practices when designing AI solutions for complex enterprise environments. Qualifications - Advanced academic background in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, or a related field. PhD preferred; Master’s degree also considered. - Deep hands-on experience building enterprise data platforms in complex, multi-system environments. - Strong experience with production AI/ML systems, MLOps, observability, evaluation frameworks, and AI governance. - Experience with agentic or GenAI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, or similar. - Ability to advise senior technical stakeholders, including CTOs, CDOs, data leaders, and platform engineering teams. - Strong architectural judgment and ability to identify what is technically realistic, scalable, and enterprise-ready. - Strong English communication skills. - Bonus: experience with Microsoft AI ecosystem tools such as Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Copilot, or Copilot Studio. - Bonus: experience with Snowflake, Databricks, MLflow, Kubernetes, Airflow, dbt, or similar enterprise data/AI tooling. Requirements - Advisory retainer up to USD $50/hour - Fractional advisory engagement: approximately 10–20 hours per month - Remote work arrangement - Opportunity to work directly with senior Xenon7 leadership and enterprise clients. - Exposure to high-level AI transformation, data platform, and GenAI strategy initiatives.

Role Description HG Insights is seeking a versatile and experienced Platform Architect. The ideal candidate will bring a strong mix of technical expertise, leadership experience, and a proven track record in building scalable distributed systems. We are looking for a Platform Architect to drive technical excellence, mentor teams, and lead the development of our next-generation products. The role requires someone who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership. Responsibilities - Lead and mentor engineering teams across frontend, backend, and infrastructure domains - Drive technical vision and architecture decisions for complex distributed systems - Collaborate with executive leadership on product strategy and technical roadmap - Build and scale engineering teams through effective hiring, mentoring, and development - Establish engineering best practices, processes, and quality standards - Drive innovation in cloud-native architectures and deployment strategies - Lead implementation of cost-effective and performant cloud solutions - Oversee development of scalable frontend and backend systems - Manage site operations and technical infrastructure Qualifications - 20+ years of software engineering experience with at least 5 years in leadership roles - Strong experience in cloud-native technologies, distributed systems - Proven track record of leading full-stack engineering teams - Deep expertise in modern frontend and backend technologies - Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure management - Strong background in API design and microservices architecture - Experience with monitoring, observability, and performance optimization - Track record of successful product deliveries and team scaling - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field Technical Skills - Cloud Platforms & Technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, Cloud-native architectures - Frontend: React.js, Angular, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS - Backend: Java, Go, Node.js, RESTful services - Databases: Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases - Infrastructure: Experience with monitoring tools, CI/CD pipelines - Architecture: Microservices, distributed systems, high-availability systems Leadership Competencies - Strategic thinking and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions - Strong team building and mentoring capabilities - Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders - Experience in agile methodologies and project management - Ability to drive innovation and technical excellence - Strong focus on engineering quality and best practices Location Remote, USA Employment Type Full-time

• Architect scalable **UI automation frameworks** (Playwright primary, Selenium legacy) • Integrate automation into **Azure DevOps** (pipelines, test plans, traceability) • Design **AI-driven testing solutions** using: • Azure OpenAI (test generation, regression optimization) • Azure Document Intelligence (OCR/document validation) • Claude + Azure DevOps (test creation, pipeline execution, reporting, script maintenance) • Build reusable **API testing frameworks** (Postman, GraphQL, PactumJS) • Enable **CI/CD orchestration**, reporting, and quality insights • Implement **logging, observability, and failure analytics** • Support **document-heavy workflows** (compliance, disclosures, OCR validation)