Senior GIS Architect — Hybrid, Azure Cloud, 6-Month Contract

Queen Square Recruitment; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced GIS Architect for a 6-month contract in Wokingham. This pivotal role involves designing and delivering a modern, cloud-based geospatial platform, consolidating legacy GIS systems, and supporting advanced spatial analytics. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of architectural experience, specializing in GIS platforms with strong Azure cloud and DevOps expertise. Offering competitive market rates and hybrid working arrangements, this role aims to impact a national GIS transformation programme.

Benefits

Competitive market rates

Work on significant projects

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in solution or technical architecture.
• 5+ years specialising in GIS platforms and geospatial systems.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of GIS technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the end-to-end architecture of a scalable GIS platform.
• Define GIS architecture principles and system integration patterns.
• Lead migration from legacy GIS platforms.

Skills

Solution or technical architecture

Specialisation in GIS platforms

Azure cloud experience

Hands-on with ESRI technologies

Agile delivery experience

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Geoinformatics, Engineering or similar

Tools

Azure

ESRI

GeoServer

QGIS

FME

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced GIS Architect for a 6-month contract in Wokingham. This pivotal role involves designing and delivering a modern, cloud-based geospatial platform, consolidating legacy GIS systems, and supporting advanced spatial analytics. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of architectural experience, specializing in GIS platforms with strong Azure cloud and DevOps expertise. Offering competitive market rates and hybrid working arrangements, this role aims to impact a national GIS transformation programme.