Project Manager (Appian)

Project Manager (Appian)

Astor & Sanders Corporation (Astor) is an award-winning IT solutions provider headquartered in McLean, VA seeking a Project Manager with Appian experience. This is a full-time and onsite position in Washington DC.

Position Summary: The Project Manager will lead and oversee the development, operations, maintenance, and modernization of a large-scale Appian-based system. This role requires managing cross-functional teams, coordinating resources, and ensuring successful delivery of software projects using agile principles. The Project Manager must possess strong leadership, communication, and project management skills, with a demonstrated track record overseeing Appian-related initiatives or similarly complex IT modernization efforts.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead interdisciplinary teams in planning, executing, and delivering Appian-based solutions, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget.
• Direct and organize complex software operations support, including security, system integrations, user acceptance testing, and post-production maintenance.
• Collaborate closely with federal stakeholders (Federal Project Manager, Product Owners) and contractor staff to define project deliverables, prioritize product backlogs, and address evolving requirements.
• Manage project plans, milestones, sprints, backlog, and reporting in Jira (or similar Agile tool), ensuring accurate sprint planning, scope management, and sprint velocity tracking.
• Serve as the primary client interface, handling communication with senior-level government and business stakeholders, providing regular status updates and managing expectations.
• Oversee risk management, track project burn rate and costs, and plan proactively to address potential funding or schedule shortfalls.
• Ensure compliance with government agency project management, security, and Section 508 guidelines.
• Coordinate and approve staffing, including onboarding, training, and performance oversight of project personnel.

• At least 5 years of current project management experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) leading Appian or closely similar modernization/IT projects using Agile methods.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (4 years of additional relevant work experience may substitute for a degree).
• Experience managing teams on projects of comparable size and scope (200+ end users, multi-region environment, data migrations, modernization from legacy systems).
• Hands-on experience with Jira for sprint and backlog management.
• Demonstrated experience working with enterprise security, data migrations (especially to Oracle), and cloud-based integrations (e.g., AWS).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (required).
• SCRUM Master certification (preferred).
• Basic knowledge of Appian design objects (preferred).

Astor & Sanders Corporation (www.astor-sanders.com) offers a unique, stimulating and challenging environment that fosters individual growth and rewards performance. Astor & Sanders Corporation ( #Astor ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  

Some of our competitive benefits include: 

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and all Federal Holidays off
• Comprehensive Health Coverage
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Pre-Tax Benefit Programs
• Wellness and Work-Life Support
• Professional Development
• Performance and Referral Bonuses
• Life and Disability Insurance