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Manager, Quality Engineering
Appian Corporation · 🇺🇸 McLean, Virginia
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 18 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 11 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Appian Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Lead Quality Engineer” (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) in VA: $156k–$156k, median $156k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Appian Corporation
The US Department of Labor certified 18 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 11 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Here at Appian, our values of Intensity and Excellence define who we are. We set high standards and live up to them, ensuring that everything we do is done with care and quality. We approach every challenge with ambition and commitment, holding ourselves and each other accountable to achieve the best results. When you join Appian, you’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to accomplishing hard things, together. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Quality Engineering team at Appian is dedicated to ensuring our enterprise software platform is flawless, resilient, and optimized for global scale. We operate in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on deep-tier technical precision, automated architecture, and continuous delivery pipelines. By joining this specialized group, you will collaborate directly with our Business Technology Development team to deliver robust validation frameworks that expand the capabilities of our AI-Powered Process Automation platform. Location: McLean, Virginia, USA | Work Model: Onsite at Appian Headquarters THE OPPORTUNITY We are seeking a Quality Assurance Manager with deep, hands-on test automation expertise to lead our QA team and elevate our automated testing ecosystem. In this role, you will define the overall test strategy, build and scale modern automation frameworks, and manage a team of manual and automation engineers. You will bridge the gap between quality assurance and software engineering, ensuring rapid, reliable continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD). Instead of executing standard testing scripts, you will design architectural patterns that isolate coupling, develop custom performance test pipelines, and ensure absolute Enterprise-Grade Orchestration. WHAT YOU'LL DO • Quality Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor, and expand a team of QA engineers. Establish performance goals, conduct code reviews for test suites, and foster a culture of quality across engineering. • Automation Strategy & Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain scalable, robust test automation frameworks (UI, API, unit, and performance testing) across Appian UI and backend services. Design and scale custom testing applications from scratch in languages like Java or Python, utilizing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, and Postman. • CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated test suites directly into DevOps pipelines (GitLab CI) to enable automated smoke, regression, and release testing. • Test Process Optimization: Shift testing left by embedding QA early in the SDLC, defining test plans during sprint planning, and driving automated test coverage targets (e.g., >80%). • Metrics & Reporting: Establish key quality metrics (defect density, test execution time, automation coverage, mean time to detect/resolve) and present actionable dashboards to executive leadership. • Tooling & Infrastructure: Select, evaluate, and manage QA tools and performance testing tools. • Isolate Codebase Impact: Assess the structural impact of changes across the entire codebase through meticulous code reviews, ensuring engineering best practices are followed. • Govern Agile Feature Breakdowns: Deconstruct complex platform features into detailed story tickets, systematically identifying edge cases, system dependencies, and technical deployment risks. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS • Experience: 8+ years in Quality Assurance with at least 3+ years in a QA management, lead, or supervisory role. • Deep Automation Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience building test automation frameworks from the ground up using tools like Playwright and Selenium. • Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in at least two core languages used for automation (e.g., Python, TypeScript/JavaScript). • CI/CD & DevOps: Proven track record integratin