Senior Appian Associate (GSA)

Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) is a dynamic IT and Management Consulting firm based in the Washington, DC area. Founded in 1996, Horizon Industries Limited (Horizon) has evolved into a company of highly qualified professionals that provides full-cycle IT consulting and Management support in both the private and public sectors.

Horizon’s culture is based on our core values, and we PRIDE ourselves on a diverse, employee- and family-centric approach.

We are seeking a Senior Appian Associate for a remote full-time position supporting the General Services Administration (GSA).

We are an organization committed to your growth and success in the IT software development industry. We are looking for a Senior Appian Associate who is ready to assume leadership responsibilities in a supportive team environment that is focused on your success as a function of client success.

What your day-to-day will look like / Duties:

• Working with senior leaders to scope and design Appian solutions that meet our client’s expectations and business needs.
• Lead scrum teams to deliver on-time solutions following an agile methodology and develop software solutions as a member of a software delivery team.
• Opportunity to mentor and develop Junior Appian Developers and maintain technical knowledge.

What we would like to see on your resume/ Required Skills

• 2+ years leading software development teams implementing Appian
• Have the ability and previous experience in database and system integration.
• 4-6 years working on software development engagements (Appian preferred).
• Have experience in an Agile environment.
• DATABASE KNOWLEDGE: higher-level ability to analyze tables and views; advanced database knowledge – stored procedures, triggers, functions, & explain plan.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical field such as software engineering, engineering, computer science, etc.

What will make you stand out as a candidate

• Good communication
• Certification: Appian Level 2 certification -Scrum Training & SQL, Performance Tools, Automation Testing.
• Associates possess a higher level of experience in requirement discovery, data modeling, and the design and build of BPM applications and can execute these activities independently.
• Knowing how to architect on a small-scale project, All tools in previous level +, Plugins, External Systems/ APIs
• Mentorship skills
• Deliver insightful code reviews, propose alternative solutions for better efficiency, technical scalability, and functional scalability, assess how the created/updated Appian objects and pull requests fits into the bigger picture, spot major logic errors, and suggest opportunities for refactoring.
• Give constructive reviews and help implement a better alternative, and actively influence our coding guidelines based on your experience.

Why you will succeed at Horizon

Horizon works at the forefront of new Appian features and development practices and supports its employees in being trained and certified in the latest and greatest. As we continue to expand and grow the Horizon brand around the globe, we want to ensure that our team members are growing with us as you are a vital part of our success story.

You can expect to be mentored to develop senior-level architectural, technical, and managerial skills to quickly advance to senior-level roles.

Why you will love working with us/ Perks

• A comprehensive benefits package including healthcare (medical, dental, vision and disability)
• a 401k program where you are 100% vested from day one with an employer match after 90 days.
• an Educational Assistance program.
• a Student Loan Repayment Program
• Gym Reimbursement Program.
• Paid Time off
• Dynamics, passionate, multi-disciplinary team of creative minds to work with and many more.