Appian Lead Developer at Maximus
Olympia, WA
$130,000–$135,000from the description
Jul 2, 2026
Olympia, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level Appian developer role focused on designing, building, and leading the delivery of case management and workflow automation systems for a federal client. The position involves guiding a small-to-medium development team, integrating AI-driven capabilities, and maintaining compliance with federal security and regulatory standards. At least seven years of Appian experience and U.S. citizenship are required.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 76,500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 32,200–115,000
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The JD requires a Bachelor's degree 'or equivalent professional experience,' so the degree requirement is set to None.
The Public Trust clearance is framed as something the candidate 'must be able to obtain and maintain,' with an active clearance only 'highly preferred' — this is not a hard gate on currently holding a clearance, so the clearance requirement is set to None. Candidates must be US citizens and pass a government background investigation.
The overall years minimum is set to 7, reflecting the 7+ years of Appian development experience stated as the primary experience gate. The 3+ years in a lead/senior capacity is a sub-requirement of that same role-level demand, not a separate overall experience floor.
Appian Certified Lead Developer (ACD-301) is listed as 'strongly preferred'; an active Appian Senior Developer certification with a path to Lead is noted as an acceptable alternative. Both are marked preferred accordingly.
FISMA, NIST, Section 508, and records management compliance knowledge appears in the requirements section but names no specific tool or platform — omitted per skill-extraction rules (domain knowledge, not a named technology).
The title reads 'Technical Lead/Senior Appian Developer'; the level advertised in the title is set to Senior as the dominant level signal in the title framing.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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