Senior GIS Technologist

Indigo Beam Consulting provides a common-sense approach to solving business problems through technology. Born out of Bluware Inc. which has been in business for twenty-seven years, Indigo Beam was conceived as a full-service business consulting company that deeply cares about creating technology solutions that are in harmony with the environments in which they exist. We believe that for a technology solution to be sustainable, it must be congruent with the business processes it serves, indigenously maintainable, and cognizant of the unique traits of the organization which it calls home.

Responsibilities

• Gathering and analyzing geospatial requirements
• Produces and implements technical solution configuration and components
• Conducts technology evaluations
• Produces and implements geospatial data management strategies
• Implements aspects of the physical design
• Installs, configures and optimizes Enterprise GIS on prem, in AWS, and in Azure
• Administers and troubleshoots Enterprise GIS
• Oversees the translation of design into deliverables via implementation and deployment

Requirements

• Experience leading Esri Enterprise implementations
• Ability to define the physical implementation of the solution
• Strong expertise in Esri ArcSDE
• Expert-level knowledge of geospatial data, including imagery, spatial data management, design, and modeling
• Strong understanding of GIS best practices and principles
• Hands-on experience with Esri Enterprise installation, configuration, performance tuning, and administration
• Experience working in both on-premises and cloud environments
• Strong experience with the Esri ArcGIS suite, including: ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, Velocity, Portal for ArcGIS, Experience Builder
• Strong skills in Python
• Experience with FME Form and FME Flow
• Skills with generative AI for Python acceleration

Qualifications

• Practical experience in Agile project delivery methodology including the Scrum process framework with sprint-based project cycles
• Domain knowledge of GIS in Oil & Gas, Utility, Renewables, Engineering or Public Sector organizations

Schedule

Location: Houston - 3 days a week on site downtown (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday). Travel: Must be able to travel a few times per year (less than 10%). Employment Type: W2 Full-Time or Contract for a year.