Solution Architect – ArcGIS Enterprise (Defense & Intelligence)

Join Esri's Professional Services team and lead the design of mission-critical geospatial solutions supporting Defense and Intelligence operations. As a Solution Architect, you will partner directly with mission-focused organizations to architect, integrate, and deliver enterprise ArcGIS solutions across complex, secure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement innovative and impactful ArcGIS platform-based strategies and solutions to meet unique and complex Professional Services customer requirements
• Define business continuity for both on-premise and cloud deployments following industry standards for security, governance, publication strategy, and custom application architecture
• Define best practices for deploying ArcGIS platform and design systems, including integration to non-Esri platforms, to meet business needs
• Translate customer system requirements into software architecture and design specifications
• Advise customers on innovative, effective, and creative solutions using Esri technology and content to help them make better decisions
• Recommend relevant strategies, architectures, and solutions and work with customers to prepare Esri software implementation and migration strategies
• Work closely and actively with Professional Services customers and partners to identify, design, and certify key GIS workflows for the ArcGIS enterprise platform and non-Esri platforms
• Develop organizational-level multi-year IT/GIS strategies to assist with technology change and budgetary planning
• Act as a mentor and provide guidance to colleagues with less experience and other technical staff
• Act as a lead, empowering the team by strategically leading all stages of the implementation process through mentoring, active coaching, review and aligning of budgets and portfolios, risk management, and personnel management efforts

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional experience in GIS platform architecture and solution design
• Experience designing and integrating high-performance computing, cloud, and edge-native architecture
• Knowledge implementing zero trust, cross-domain services, and securing classified networks
• Professional experience architecting, implementing, and administrating enterprise IT-GIS solutions/systems that leverage the ArcGIS Enterprise platform (desktop, server, and online)
• Demonstrated experience in platform architecture, solution design, project envisioning, planning, developing, and deployment
• Experience with Oracle; Microsoft SQL, and/or other RDBMS and Windows, Linux, and/or other server environments
• Programming and scripting experience with Python, JavaScript, and/or HTML5 (modern web frameworks)
• Knowledge of integration of other enterprise systems (such as ERP, EAM, CRM, SCM)
• Experience with current technology implementation patterns including service-oriented architectures and cloud hybrid configurations
• Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas to customers, executives, other technical staff, or non-technical staff
• US Citizenship with Active or Current (within 2 years) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or related STEM field

Qualifications

• Certification for AWS Certified Solution Architect or MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure or equivalent
• CompTIA Security+ certification
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or related STEM field

Benefits

• 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
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Pay

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is $120,640 USD - $197,600 USD.

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