Database & Cloud Architect (Azure, ArcGIS Enterprise & SQL Server)

Jobtailor; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a skilled GIS/Database Administrator to maintain enterprise geospatial databases across development, test, and production environments. You will optimize schemas, manage versioned geodatabases, and publish services with ArcGIS Enterprise.

Responsibilities also include administering SQL Server and Azure-based infrastructures, enforcing FGDC/ISO metadata standards, and supporting security/compliance requirements for federal programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Expertise with Microsoft SQL Server administration and optimization.
• Experience with enterprise geodatabase design, maintenance, and versioned environments.
• Strong knowledge of Spatial SQL and geospatial database technologies.
• Experience supporting ArcGIS Enterprise architecture, deployment, and administration.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Azure cloud services and security.
• Understanding of FGDC and ISO 19115 metadata standards.
• Knowledge of federal security requirements and FISMA Moderate compliance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a NACI/Public Trust clearance.
• Experience with federal geospatial programs (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Maintain enterprise geospatial databases across development, test, and production environments.
• Administer Microsoft SQL Server and enterprise geodatabase environments.
• Support schema modifications, versioning workflows, backups, reconciliation, and performance tuning.
• Manage mosaics, rasters, indices, statistics, and database optimization activities.
• Publish and maintain geospatial services within ArcGIS Enterprise environments.
• Troubleshoot database, infrastructure, and service publishing issues within Azure-hosted systems.
• Support DOI security requirements, vulnerability remediation, and FISMA Moderate compliance activities.
• Provide recommendations to improve system reliability, scalability, performance, and security.
• Maintain FGDC and ISO-compliant metadata and data management processes.
• Support cloud-hosted marine minerals and scientific data repositories.

Skills

SQL Server administration

Geospatial data management

Cloud administration

Performance tuning

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / GIS / Geography / Engineering

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

ArcGIS Enterprise

Microsoft Azure

Job description

Responsibilities

• Maintain enterprise geospatial databases across development, test, and production environments.
• Administer Microsoft SQL Server and enterprise geodatabase environments.
• Support schema modifications, versioning workflows, backups, reconciliation, and performance tuning.
• Manage mosaics, rasters, indices, statistics, and database optimization activities.
• Publish and maintain geospatial services within ArcGIS Enterprise environments.
• Troubleshoot database, infrastructure, and service publishing issues within Azure-hosted systems.
• Support DOI security requirements, vulnerability remediation efforts, and FISMA Moderate compliance activities.
• Provide recommendations to improve system reliability, scalability, performance, and security.
• Maintain FGDC and ISO-compliant metadata and data management processes.
• Support cloud-hosted marine minerals and scientific data repositories.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, GIS, Geography, Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise with Microsoft SQL Server administration and optimization.
• Experience with enterprise geodatabase design, maintenance, and versioned environments.
• Strong knowledge of Spatial SQL and geospatial database technologies.
• Experience supporting ArcGIS Enterprise architecture, deployment, and administration.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Azure cloud services, including storage, networking, compute, and security.
• Experience troubleshooting performance issues in complex cloud-hosted environments.
• Knowledge of FGDC and ISO 19115 metadata standards.
• Familiarity with federal security requirements and FISMA Moderate compliance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a NACI/Public Trust clearance.
• Experience supporting BOEM, DOI, NOAA, USGS, or other federal geospatial programs (preferred).
• Familiarity with marine mineral datasets and scientific data repositories (preferred).
• Experience with branch and traditional geodatabase versioning workflows (preferred).
• Knowledge of DOI cloud hosting requirements and enterprise GIS best practices (preferred).
• Relevant Microsoft Azure, Esri, or database certifications (preferred).
• Experience supporting large-scale environmental or natural resource management systems (preferred).