Senior Systems Engineer – ArcGIS Enterprise | TS/SCI

Esri
Vienna, VA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with deep technical expertise in ArcGIS systems and a background in national security, comfortable with leading complex migrations and high-availability design.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 12+ years of enterprise ArcGIS experience and a background in national security missions
    — “12+ years of professional experience in a similar position supporting similar responsibilities”
  • Individuals who have led infrastructure modernization and cloud integration projects
    — “Lead complex migrations and modernization efforts”
  • Candidates with strong mentorship and technical guidance experience in enterprise IT environments
    — “guide customers through architecture and deployment decisions, mentor other engineers”

Things to consider

  • Active TS/SCI clearance is mandatory, limiting eligibility to US citizens
    — “US citizenship with Active or Current (within 2 years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility”
  • The role is likely on-site, given the emphasis on relocation assistance
    — “Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Vienna, VA area for this position”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with hybrid cloud environments and ArcGIS integration in your resume
    — “Work across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid architectures”
  • Emphasize your ability to design high-availability, resilient systems in your interview responses
    — “Design for high availability, resilience and performance”
  • Demonstrate your scripting skills and how they've automated IT operations
    — “Automate system administration and deployment activities”
  • Showcase your problem-solving abilities through examples of troubleshooting production environments
    — “Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, performance, and security issues”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Deploy and optimize enterprise ArcGIS environments
  • Lead complex migrations and modernization efforts
  • Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, performance, and security issues
Typical background
12+ years of professional experience in a similar position supporting similar responsibilities

Skills & requirements

Required

Enterprise InfrastructureCloud ComputingNetworkingSecurityDatabasesAutomationHigh AvailabilityArcgisScripting Or Programming LanguagesRdbms

Preferred

Esri SoftwareCloud-based System OperationsTechnical Mentoring

Stack & domain

ArcgisWindowsLinuxPythonPowershellJavaScriptC#NetworkingRdbmsSQLCloudHigh AvailabilityAutomationSecurityProblem-solvingMentoringTechnical GuidanceEsriMicrosoftAmazonComptia Security +Enterprise TechnologyNational SecurityDefenseIntelligence

About the role

Original posting from Esri

Build and Optimize Enterprise Technology Supporting Critical National Security Missions.

Join Esri`s Professional Services team and lead the deployment, optimization, and modernization of mission critical ArcGIS Enterprise environments supporting Defense and Intelligence customers. 

You`ll solve complex technical challenges spanning enterprise infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, databases, automation, high availability, and ArcGIS. As a senior technical resource, you`ll guide customers through architecture and deployment decisions, troubleshoot complex production environments, influence technical strategy, and mentor other engineers.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Vienna, VA area for this position. 

What You`ll Do:

Deploy and optimize enterprise ArcGIS environments

Lead complex migrations and modernization efforts

Troubleshoot infrastructure, networking, performance, and security issues

Work across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid architectures

Design for high availability, resilience and performance

Integrate ArcGIS with enterprise technology environments

Automate system administration and deployment activities

Advise customers on technical and architecture decisions

Establish technical patterns and best practices

Mentor other engineers

Requirements

12+ years of professional experience in a similar position supporting similar responsibilities

Experience designing, implementing and/or administrating 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, HTTPS, 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 STEM related field

Recommended Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or 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 associates APIs or interfaces

Cloud-based system operations (SysOps)

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Total Rewards

Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is$156,000—$239,200 USDThe Company

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

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