Geospatial Platform Technology Engineer II

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards. Salary Range $114,700.00 - $189,200.00 Target Openings 1

What Is the Opportunity?

Travelers Enterprise Technology Solutions (ETS) organization is seeking an experienced Sr. Technology Engineer to support Geospatial software and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Systems Administration / Platform Engineering with deep expertise in enterprise geospatial platforms. This role is accountable for technology and Agile leadership.

What Will You Do?

• Fill the role of Agile 'Team Lead' for a team of technology engineers supporting our Geospatial platforms.
• Work with partner Team Leads and engineering team members to create and refine features for the engineering team.
• Work with engineering team members to clarify expectations and specify requirements to facilitate user story creation.
• Maintain and prioritize the team backlog.
• Evaluate systems specifications regarding customer requirements, transforming specifications into cost-effective, technically correct solutions.
• Prioritize work and manage projects within established objectives and customer priorities.
• Responsible for establishing and managing quality control and security protocols.
• Provide division, department, and business area management with timely and accurate information regarding the status and performance of assigned projects.
• Leverage technology to develop, redesign, and/or implement optimal geospatial solutions.
• Accountable for the conceptual and technical integrity and quality of the outputs of the team.
• Provide guidance and consulting to the engineering team on geospatial best practices and technical troubleshooting.
• Provide expertise and consulting to technology and business partners on geospatial platform usage, spatial data management, and optimization.
• Build, leverage, and maintain effective relationships across technical and business communities.
• Interact with software vendors for support, escalations, licensing, and general relationship management.
• Lead maintenance and enhancement projects spanning multiple technical areas and disciplines.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate software capabilities in new software versions geospatial platforms.
• Provide off-hours support as required

What will our ideal candidate have?

• 5-6 years of technology engineering/platform management experience preferred.
• Support and maintain Geospatial platforms both on-premises and in the Cloud: ESRI/ArcGIS Enterprise platform administration and supporting components.
• Precisely Spectrum Technology Platform administration, configuration, and integration with enterprise systems.
• Infrastructure planning and scaling including Cloud platforms, systems maintenance, business customer support, security configuration and management, user management, and systems integration.
• Kubernetes/EKS cluster management for containerized geospatial workloads (preferred).
• Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) experience for managing containerized geospatial workloads.
• Experience deploying ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise in containerized or cloud-native environments.
• Familiarity with geospatial data pipelines, ETL processes for spatial data, and integration with enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with ArcGIS REST API, Python, and Spectrum SDK/API usage.
• Prior experience in insurance or financial services industry geospatial applications (e.g., risk mapping, geocoding, territory management).
• PostgreSQL experience: familiarity with RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL on AWS as the team migrates geospatial data infrastructure to the cloud.
• In-depth knowledge of Enterprise geospatial platform implementations, maintenance, and support.
• In-depth knowledge of technology infrastructure including Cloud services, platform design, and systems integration.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows and Linux-based operating systems.
• In-depth knowledge of software installation, configuration, and maintenance practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise-level geospatial platforms, platform integrations, capacity planning, security, monitoring, and alerting.
• Experience working with geospatial technology vendors and managing vendor support relationships.
• Experience in setup, configuration, and management of common security concepts for integration with LDAP/AD at an Enterprise level.
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes; EKS knowledge strongly preferred.
• Familiar with automation tools like Puppet, Autosys, and scripting languages such as Python.
• Knowledge of spatial data formats, coordinate systems, projections, and geospatial data management concepts.
• Ability to research and debug geospatial technology challenges through independent research or vendor technical discussions.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to build credibility and influence.
• Demonstrated ability to self-teach and self-learn new technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to share learnings with other technology team members in a positive, encouraging manner.

What is a Must Have?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, related STEM field, or its equivalent in work experience, plus 4 years of technology or platform engineering experience.