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Sr Platform Engineer II

at Pacific Life

📍 Newport Beach CA-700 Hybrid 💰 $167K – $204K USD / year Posted April 11, 2026
Salary $167K – $204K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Bachelor's degree in computer science, software development, information technology, or related field
Category System Administration

As a Sr Platform Appian Engineer II, you will support and enhance Pacific Life’s Investments Appian applications within the Institutional division. You’ll work with IT and business teams to troubleshoot, patch, and improve workflows while performing development, testing/debugging, and knowledge sharing in an Agile environment.

  • Ensure smooth operation by monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues, and applying updates and patches
  • Design and implement improvements to existing Investments Appian applications to increase efficiency and effectiveness
  • Support end-user workflows by collaborating with technology and business teams on process and requirements
  • Create and review programming documentation and recommend development/maintenance/application standards
  • Perform process development and testing/debugging and conduct knowledge sharing sessions with Appian platform resources

This is an Appian platform engineering role focused on Appian BPM Applications for Investments use cases. The engineer will deliver application support (monitoring, troubleshooting, patches) and implement enhancements using software development skills such as .NET, Java, Visual Basic, C#, HTML/CSS, and JavaScript, along with Appian integrations and plug-ins.

The ideal candidate is a senior Appian-focused platform engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and maintaining Appian BPM Applications. They have Appian Level 2 and/or Appian Level 3 certification and strong software development skills across .NET, Java, Visual Basic, and C#, plus experience supporting production applications through monitoring, troubleshooting, and patching in an Agile environment.

5+ years' experience designing and maintaining Appian BPM ApplicationsAppian Level 2 and/or 3 CertificationBachelor's degree in computer sciencesoftware developmentinformation technologyor related fieldExperience working in an Agile team environment
Experience with Appian Admin consoleadministration of application servers would be helpfulFamiliarity with Appian IntegrationsAppian Plug-Ins
Appian.NETJavaVisual BasicC#HTML/CSSJavaScriptAppian Admin consoleMS-SQLAgile
Appian BPM ApplicationsAppian PlatformAppian Level 2Appian Level 3.NETJavaVisual BasicC#HTML/CSSJavaScriptUI/UX designAppian Admin consoleAppian IntegrationsAppian Plug-InsMS-SQLAgilemonitoring performancetroubleshooting issuestesting/debuggingknowledge sharing
Appian BPM ApplicationsAppian PlatformAppian Level 2Appian Level 3Software development.NETJavaVisual BasicC#HTML/CSSJavaScriptUI/UX designAppian Admin consoleadministration of application serversAppian IntegrationsAppian Plug-InsMS-SQLAgile
communicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsdecision-making skillsknowledge sharingteam collaborationend-user support

Required

Appian Level 2Appian Level 3
Industry Insurance
Job Function Provide senior Appian platform engineering and operational support for Investments BPM applications.
Role Subtype Platform Engineer
Tech Domains ITSM / ServiceNow, Salesforce, Azure, Amazon Web Services, JavaScript, Java
Sr Platform Engineer IISr Platform Appian Engineer IIPlatform EngineerAppianAppian BPM ApplicationsAppian PlatformAppian Level 2Appian Level 3.NETJavaVisual BasicC#HTML/CSSJavaScriptUI/UX designAppian Admin consoleapplication serversAppian IntegrationsAppian Plug-InsMS-SQLAgileprogramming documentationprocess developmenttesting/debuggingknowledge sharing sessionsmonitoring performancetroubleshooting issuespatchesend-user support

Must have 5+ years' experience designing and maintaining Appian BPM Applications, Must have Appian Level 2 and/or 3 Certification, Must have Bachelor's degree in computer science, software development, information technology, or related field, Must have experience working in an Agile team environment

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