Sr. Appian Systems Administrator

Leidos

$92K — $166K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS degree and 8+ years of relevant experience or Master's with 6+ years; relevant experience can substitute for degree.
  • 3+ years of experience administering Appian platforms in enterprise environments.
  • Strong understanding of Appian architecture, environment administration, and platform monitoring.
  • Experience with application migration and deployment processes in various environments.
  • Knowledge of user provisioning, role-based access control, and security for Appian platforms.
  • Familiarity with additional low-code/no-code platforms like Microsoft Power Platform or ServiceNow.
  • Experience with troubleshooting production issues and knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Administer and maintain the Appian platform across various environments.
  • Manage upgrades, patches, deployments, and disaster recovery processes.
  • Configure user access, authentication, and environment settings.
  • Troubleshoot platform issues and performance bottlenecks effectively.
  • Collaborate with teams across development, infrastructure, and business stakeholders.
  • Establish and enforce governance standards and operational procedures.
  • Monitor system health, capacity planning, and performance metrics.

Benefits

  • Access to professional development and training programs.
  • Supportive work environment encouraging collaboration and teamwork.
  • Opportunities to work on high-impact projects directly supporting the USCG.
  • Commitment to innovation with advanced cloud solutions.
  • Potential involvement in cutting-edge low-code/no-code platforms.
Full Job Description
Primary Responsibilities:

The Digital Modernization Sector at Leidos is seeking a dynamic Sr Appian System Administrator to support cloud modernization initiatives for the United States Coast Guard (USCG) at Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber, and Intelligence Service Center (C5ISC) in the Alexandria, VA area. This role is part of a high-impact program focused on delivering secure, scalable cloud solutions that enable operational agility and resilience across the USCG enterprise.

As the Appian System Administrator, you will have strong expertise in Appian platform administration. This role also includes responsibility to support the administration, maintenance, optimization, and governance of enterprise low-code/no-code platforms. The ideal candidate will also have experience supporting or integrating other low-code/no-code solutions such as ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, Pega, Salesforce, OutSystems, Mendix, or similar platforms.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Administer and maintain the Appian platform across development, test, staging, and production environments.
  • Manage Appian upgrades, patches, deployments, backups, and disaster recovery processes.
  • Configure and maintain:
  • User access and security roles
  • Authentication (SSO, LDAP, SAML, OAuth)
  • Infrastructure and environment settings
  • Monitoring and alerting
  • Troubleshoot platform issues, performance bottlenecks, and integration failures.
  • Support CI/CD processes and deployment automation for Appian applications.
  • Collaborate with developers, architects, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders.
  • Establish and enforce governance standards, operational procedures, and best practices.
  • Monitor system health, capacity planning, and platform performance metrics.
  • Support integrations with enterprise systems, APIs, databases, and cloud services.
  • Participate in platform modernization and low-code/no-code strategy initiatives.
  • Provide administration and operational support for additional low-code/no-code platforms where applicable.


Basic Qualifications:
  • Requires BS and 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6+ years of prior relevant experience, additional years of experience will be accepted in lieu of a degree.
  • 3+ years of experience administering and supporting Appian platforms in enterprise environments.
  • Strong knowledge of:
    • Appian platform architecture and components
    • Environment administration and platform health monitoring
    • Application migration and deployment processes across development, test, and production environments
    • Security administration, user provisioning, and role-based access controls
    • Appian platform upgrades, patching, maintenance, and high-availability configurations
  • Experience supporting at least one additional low-code/no-code platform, such as:
    • Microsoft Power Platform
    • ServiceNow
    • Pega
    • Salesforce Platform
    • UiPath
  • Experience troubleshooting and resolving platform, application, and integration issues within production environments.
  • Familiarity with:
    • Windows and/or Linux server administration
    • Cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
    • SQL databases and database connectivity
    • REST and SOAP APIs
    • DevOps practices and CI/CD pipeline tools (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab)
  • Experience supporting platform security, compliance, patch management, and operational best practices.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively document processes, procedures, and technical solutions.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across infrastructure, development, cybersecurity, and business stakeholder teams.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Appian Certified System Administrator certification.
  • Experience with containerized or cloud-native deployments.
  • Knowledge of infrastructure automation tools.


Original Posting:
June 10, 2026

Pay Range:
Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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