
Appian Solution Architect-Technical Lead- Senior Manager
San Diego, CA · HybridJob$124–280K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Appian Solution Architect-Technical Lead- Senior Manager guides the design and delivery of workflow and automation solutions for clients. The role leads large projects, shapes solution approaches, aligns technical design with business needs, and contributes to software engineering in PwC’s Advisory practice. It also involves coaching teams, applying judgment in complex situations, and supporting strategic direction and client outcomes.
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The Opportunity
As an Appian Solution Architect-Technical Lead- Senior Manager you will guide the design and delivery of workflow and automation solutions that help clients improve how work moves across their business. As a Senior Manager you will lead large projects, apply sound judgment through complex situations, coach teams through ambiguity, and use your network and knowledge to shape client outcomes and support strategic direction within our Advisory practice. In this role at PwC, you will work within our Advisory practice and use your Appian, low-code, and process automation skills to define solution approaches, align technical design with business needs, and contribute to software engineering efforts that support digital transformation and improved business performance.
Responsibilities
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Leading Appian solution architecture and technical delivery for low-code automation programs
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Designing scalable workflow, case management, and process automation solutions across complex enterprise environments
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Translating business process management requirements into Appian platform designs, integrations, and configurable components
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Guiding technical teams through solution planning, delivery sequencing, and issue resolution across multiple workstreams
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Validating architecture decisions, data flows, and integration patterns against business and technology needs
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Applying analytical thinking to identify process gaps, platform constraints, and opportunities for automation
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Driving adoption of Appian, process orchestration, and intelligent automation capabilities across client engagements
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Coaching teams on platform engineering methods, design tradeoffs, and delivery practices
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Reviewing technical deliverables for alignment with architecture standards, security needs, and deployment readiness
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Communicating solution options and implementation impacts to client leaders and internal stakeholders
What You Must Have
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At least a Bachelor's degree
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At least 6 years of experience
What Sets You Apart
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Appian platform architecture and technical lead experience
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Low-code workflow design for BPM process automation
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Client-facing solution shaping across digital transformation initiatives
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Leading teams through ambiguity, complexity, and competing priorities
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Crafting clear stories for technical and business stakeholders
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Coaching inclusive teams and guiding thoughtful decisions
The salary range for this position is: $124,000 - $280,000. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. All hired individuals are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation, personal and family sick leave, and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glance
As PwC is an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; color; religion; national origin; sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity); age; disability; genetic information (including family medical history); veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or, any other status protected by law.
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
For only those qualified applicants that are impacted by the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable, arrest or conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with these laws. At PwC, we recognize that conviction records may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to responsibilities such as accessing sensitive company or customer information, handling proprietary assets, or collaborating closely with team members. We evaluate these factors thoughtfully to establish a secure and trusted workplace for all.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
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How this job compares
Set against the 8,582 open Solutions Architect jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$124–280K/yr
- California median$152–266K/yr975 salary ranges
- US median$140–244K/yr7,661 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $202K, is 3% below the California median midpoint ($208K) — in the middle half of Solutions Architect salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,048 open Solutions Architect jobs in California and 8,582 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Solutions Architect postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (7,529 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 2,839 of the 8,582 open Solutions Architect jobs (33%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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