Geospatial Data Engineer — Mission-Critical Platforms (Relocation)

Esri; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Esri in Redlands, CA, seeks a senior database specialist to design, deploy, and optimize mission-critical data platforms that power ArcGIS-driven systems. You will work across secure infrastructures, combining system and data engineering to ensure performance, reliability, and real-time decision readiness.

You will lead database design, implement backup and DR strategies, and guide cross-functional teams through architecture, migration, and integration projects, with relocation support if needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in database design, administration, and optimization for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or SAP HANA.
• Experience with data loading, backup/recovery, performance monitoring, and security.
• Scripting in SQL and Python for automation and data workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize robust database solutions for mission-critical apps.
• Collaborate across phases: requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, deployment.
• Configure backups, high-availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Monitor performance and apply indexing and tuning techniques.
• Enforce data security, access controls, and compliance standards.
• Automate routine loading, maintenance, and monitoring tasks.
• Provide guidance on database design, migration, and integration projects.

Skills

Database design

Database administration

Performance tuning

SQL scripting

Python scripting

Cloud databases

Geospatial concepts

Communication skills

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, GIS, or related STEM field

Tools

AWS RDS

Azure SQL Database

ArcGIS Enterprise

Job description

Esri in Redlands, CA, seeks a senior database specialist to design, deploy, and optimize mission-critical data platforms that power ArcGIS-driven systems. You will work across secure infrastructures, combining system and data engineering to ensure performance, reliability, and real-time decision readiness.

You will lead database design, implement backup and DR strategies, and guide cross-functional teams through architecture, migration, and integration projects, with relocation support if needed.