Geospatial Platform Technology Engineer II

Jobtailor; Connecticut; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an Agile Team Lead to direct a team of technology engineers focused on Geospatial platforms. The role involves coordinating with partner teams to refine features, clarify requirements, and maintain a prioritized backlog.

You will drive quality, security, and efficient delivery while guiding the team through complex geospatial solutions. Ideal candidates have deep geospatial expertise, hands-on ArcGIS Enterprise experience (cloud/on‑prem), and strong leadership to mentor

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of technology engineering/platform management experience preferred.
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise, on-premises and cloud deployments.
• Experience with Kubernetes/EKS for geospatial workloads.
• Familiarity with geospatial data pipelines and ETL for spatial data.
• Strong leadership and ability to guide engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Fill the role of Agile Team Lead for a team of technology engineers supporting Geospatial platforms.
• Work with partner Team Leads to refine features for the engineering team.
• Maintain and prioritize the team backlog.
• Provide status on projects to leadership.
• Lead maintenance and enhancement projects across technical areas.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Geospatial expertise

Team mentoring

Tools

Kubernetes

EKS

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS REST API

Spectrum SDK/API

Python

PostgreSQL

LDAP/AD integration

Job description

Responsibilities

• Fill the role of Agile 'Team Lead' for a team of technology engineers supporting our Geospatial platforms.
• Work with partner Team Leads and engineering team members to create and refine features for the engineering team.
• Work with engineering team members to clarify expectations and specify requirements to facilitate user story creation.
• Maintain and prioritize the team backlog.
• Evaluate systems specifications regarding customer requirements, transforming specifications into cost‑effective, technically correct solutions.
• Prioritize work and manage projects within established objectives and customer priorities.
• Responsible for establishing and managing quality control and security protocols.
• Provide division, department, and business area management with timely and accurate information regarding the status and performance of assigned projects.
• Leverage technology to develop, redesign, and/or implement optimal geospatial solutions.
• Accountable for the conceptual and technical integrity and quality of the outputs of the team.
• Provide guidance and consulting to the engineering team on geospatial best practices and technical troubleshooting.
• Provide expertise and consulting to technology and business partners on geospatial platform usage, spatial data management, and optimization.
• Help design, document, and implement administrative procedures for Geospatial platforms.
• Build, leverage, and maintain effective relationships across technical and business communities.
• Interact with software vendors for support, escalations, licensing, and general relationship management.
• Lead maintenance and enhancement projects spanning multiple technical areas and disciplines.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate software capabilities in new software versions of geospatial platforms.
• Provide off‑hours support as required.

Requirements

• 5-6 years of technology engineering/platform management experience preferred.
• Support and maintain Geospatial platforms both on‑premises and in the Cloud: ESRI/ArcGIS Enterprise platform administration and supporting components.
• Precisely Spectrum Technology Platform administration, configuration, and integration with enterprise systems.
• Infrastructure planning and scaling including Cloud platforms, systems maintenance, business customer support, security configuration and management, user management, and systems integration.
• Kubernetes/EKS cluster management for containerized geospatial workloads (preferred).
• Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) experience for managing containerized geospatial workloads.
• Experience deploying ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise in containerized or cloud-native environments.
• Familiarity with geospatial data pipelines, ETL processes for spatial data, and integration with enterprise data platforms.
• Experience with ArcGIS REST API, Python, and Spectrum SDK/API usage.
• Prior experience in insurance or financial services industry geospatial applications (e.g., risk mapping, geocoding, territory management).
• PostgreSQL experience: familiarity with RDS/Aurora PostgreSQL on AWS as the team migrates geospatial data infrastructure to the cloud.
• In-depth knowledge of Enterprise geospatial platform implementations, maintenance, and support.
• In-depth knowledge of technology infrastructure including Cloud services, platform design, and systems integration.
• In-depth knowledge of Windows and Linux‑based operating systems.
• In-depth knowledge of software installation, configuration, and maintenance practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise‑level geospatial platforms, platform integrations, capacity planning, security, monitoring, and alerting.
• Experience working with geospatial technology vendors and managing vendor support relationships.
• Experience in setup, configuration, and management of common security concepts for integration with LDAP/AD at an Enterprise level.
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes; EKS knowledge strongly preferred.
• Familiar with automation tools like Puppet, Autosys, and scripting languages such as Python.
• Knowledge of spatial data formats, coordinate systems, projections, and geospatial data management concepts.
• Ability to research and debug geospatial technology challenges through independent research or vendor technical discussions.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills to build credibility and influence.
• Demonstrated ability to self‑teach and self‑learn new technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to share learnings with other technology team members in a positive, encouraging manner.