Sr. System Engineer- ArcGIS

Overview

In this position, you will deploy and optimize advanced and mission critical ArcGIS deployments. You will partner directly with customers to share best practices on advanced ArcGIS Enterprise deployment architecture and integration topics. This team supports Defense and Intel clients, delivering capabilities that enable our customers to make a difference in communities worldwide. You will be part of a cross‑functional team of dynamic and passionate engineers, influencing lasting contributions for communities through web and mobile applications.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure complex ArcGIS in a wide variety of environments across operating systems, cloud providers, security architectures, customer types and organizations, to meet the customer’s service level agreement.
• Plan and execute the migration of content from one ArcGIS deployment to another, encompassing different architectures, deployment strategies and software components.
• Troubleshoot advanced ArcGIS deployments, providing guidance for platform components such as storage, networking and security.
• Work closely with customers and partners to identify, design, and certify key GIS workflows for the ArcGIS platform.
• Collaborate internally to help customer organizations align their technical objectives and business goals with Esri’s technology platform.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional experience in a similar position supporting similar responsibilities.
• Experience designing, implementing and/or administering enterprise ArcGIS or other comparable IT systems (desktop, server and online).
• Broad system administration experience on Windows and/or Linux.
• Working knowledge of at least one scripting or programming language (such as Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, C#).
• Familiarity with network concepts and topics (such as domains, directories, DNS, firewalls, proxies, load‑balancing).
• Experience with at least one RDBMS, including SQL query writing (such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• US citizenship with active or current (within 2 years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or a STEM related field.

Recommended Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or a STEM related field.
• One or more industry‑standard IT certifications (such as Esri, Microsoft, Amazon).
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Experience with Esri software including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Runtime and their associated APIs or interfaces.
• Cloud‑based system operations (SysOps).

Benefits

Base salary range: $156,000 USD - $239,200 USD.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email View email address on click.appcast.io and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.