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# IT Manager - Appian

- **Company:** Athene Annuity and Life Company
- **Location:** West Des Moines, IA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Business Process Management, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Scrum Methodology, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, Appian, Technical Debt, Low-code, Data Management, Api Management
- **Published:** June 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g9es80

## About the Role

+ Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)

 + 6+ years leading enterprise platforms or software delivery teams

 + Experience with Appian or similar low-code/BPM platforms

 + Strong background in Agile/Scrum delivery

 + Expertise in API integrations and enterprise system design

 + Experience with platform operations, monitoring, and upgrades

 + Knowledge of cloud, DevOps/CI-CD, and enterprise architecture standards

 + Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

 + Experience in financial services or regulated industries (preferred)

## Description

Athene is investing in modern enterprise platforms to accelerate digital transformation, improve efficiency, and streamline complex workflows. As part of this effort, we are seeking an IT Manager - Appian to lead the strategy, delivery, and operations of our Appian platform.

This role combines platform ownership and Agile delivery leadership, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that support critical business processes. You will work cross-functionally with architecture, infrastructure, security, and business teams to deliver measurable outcomes.

Accountabilities:

Platform Leadership

 + Own the Appian platform strategy, architecture, and operations across environments

 + Ensure performance, scalability, security, and reliability

 + Lead integrations with enterprise systems, APIs, and data platforms

 + Oversee platform upgrades, monitoring, and incident management

 + Establish governance, standards, and best practices

 + Manage vendor relationship with Appian

Delivery & Team Leadership

 + Lead Appian development teams delivering workflow and automation solutions

 + Drive Agile execution (sprint planning, backlog management, releases)

 + Partner with Product Owners to align priorities and capacity

 + Ensure adherence to development, security, and integration standards

 + Track delivery metrics and continuously improving team performance

 + Coach and develop engineers while managing technical debt and scalability

Collaboration & Improvement

 + Partners across teams ensure smooth production support and operations

 + Promote reusable components and automation frameworks

 + Identify opportunities to improve platform capabilities and delivery efficiency

 + Act as escalation point for platform and delivery issues


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