System Architect

About the Opportunity

Join a growing consulting-focused technology team where you'll have the opportunity to lead large-scale architecture initiatives, solve complex infrastructure challenges, and work with cutting-edge GIS and enterprise technologies. This position offers a blend of strategic planning and technical execution, allowing you to make a visible impact across modernization, cloud adoption, security, integration, and platform optimization efforts. Success in this role means balancing big-picture architecture vision with practical implementation guidance while building trusted relationships with customers and internal teams.

What You'll Do

• Enterprise Architecture & Solution Design
  • Lead architecture discussions and discovery workshops with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Design scalable GIS and enterprise technology ecosystems that support long-term business objectives.
  • Develop architecture blueprints, deployment strategies, and technology roadmaps.
  • Evaluate current environments and recommend improvements focused on performance, reliability, and security.
• Technical Leadership & Advisory Services
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, and GIS platform strategies.
  • Guide implementation teams through architecture decisions and technical challenges.
  • Provide expertise on availability, disaster recovery, resilience planning, and operational readiness.
  • Identify risks, bottlenecks, and single points of failure and propose practical solutions.
• Platform Modernization & Infrastructure
  • Support the planning and deployment of enterprise applications across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
  • Advise on virtualization, containerization, automation, and modern application hosting approaches.
  • Help organizations optimize system performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.
  • Contribute to technology standards, governance efforts, and architectural best practices.
• Consulting & Business Growth
  • Participate in client engagements, technical presentations, and solution workshops.
  • Assist with proposal development, solution scoping, effort estimation, and technical documentation.
  • Contribute thought leadership through presentations, knowledge sharing, and industry engagement.

What You Bring

• Typically brings several years of experience designing and supporting enterprise technology environments.
• Background working with GIS platforms and enterprise applications in large, complex organizations.
• Experience developing solution architectures that span infrastructure, applications, integrations, data platforms, and security.
• Working knowledge of modern cloud, hybrid, or data center technologies.
• Familiarity with enterprise networking concepts, identity management, high availability, disaster recovery, and security best practices.
• Experience collaborating with technical teams, business stakeholders, and executive audiences.
• Strong documentation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable and sustainable technical solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with utility, energy, or infrastructure-focused organizations.
• Exposure to enterprise GIS technologies such as ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, or ArcGIS Online.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms, container ecosystems, and infrastructure automation tools.
• Knowledge of enterprise monitoring, observability, or performance optimization solutions.
• Experience supporting cloud transformation or modernization initiatives.
• Understanding of data integration platforms and event-driven architectures.
• Exposure to enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models.
• Advanced degree in a related field.
• Relevant industry certifications in enterprise architecture, GIS, cloud platforms, virtualization, or infrastructure technologies.