Senior ArcGIS Enterprise Architect & Administrator

Kimley-Horn; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Time Off and flexible scheduling

Financial Wellness and 401(k) matching

Professional Development and training

Family‑Friendly Benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn is seeking a Senior Esri Enterprise Systems Architect/Administrator to own the ArcGIS Enterprise architecture in Richardson, TX. You will lead infrastructure migrations, optimize PostgreSQL/SQL Server geodatabases, and implement robust data governance while coordinating with patching and DR processes.

You will mentor staff, develop runbooks, and evaluate AI-assisted workflows. In-office role with strong benefits and opportunities to influence large-scale geospatial operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Geography, Geospatial Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of Esri ArcGIS Enterprise administration with at least one full lifecycle migration led end-to-end.
• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise components (Server, Portal, Notebook Server, ArcGIS Monitor, Data Store) at multi-server enterprise scale.
• Strong PostgreSQL administration including vacuum internals, performance tuning, and troubleshooting at scale.
• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise backup methodologies (WebGISDR, BackupMyOrg, custom scripting) and disaster recovery validation.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud environments, including planning/executing infrastructure migrations.
• Experience with SQL Server and enterprise geodatabase management (versioning, replication, archiving-enabled feature classes).
• Demonstrated mentoring or training of other geospatial administrators.
• Strong scripting ability (Python/ArcPy) for automation, reporting, and governance enforcement via the ArcGIS Admin API.
• Foundational understanding of agentic AI/LLM tools and associated risks with geospatial data.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and long-term technical roadmap for ArcGIS Enterprise environment.
• Design and implement data lifecycle and archival strategy for Portal content.
• Own PostgreSQL and SQL Server enterprise geodatabases at scale.
• Establish data governance standards to prevent data issues.
• Partner on backup/DR strategy and validate recovery processes.
• Coordinate OS patches and configuration with vendors.
• Develop runbooks and documentation to prevent knowledge concentration.
• Evaluate monitoring tools and correlate content growth with server health.
• Drive continuous improvement across geospatial infrastructure and team capability.
• Serve as senior technical escalation point for complex issues.

Skills

ArcGIS Enterprise administration

Python/ArcPy scripting

PostgreSQL administration

Azure cloud experience

Data governance and archiving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Geography/Geospatial Science/Computer Science or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Monitor

WebGISDR

BackupMyOrg

Datadog

Splunk

Nagios

SQL Server

Job description

Kimley-Horn is seeking a Senior Esri Enterprise Systems Architect/Administrator to own the ArcGIS Enterprise architecture in Richardson, TX. You will lead infrastructure migrations, optimize PostgreSQL/SQL Server geodatabases, and implement robust data governance while coordinating with patching and DR processes.

You will mentor staff, develop runbooks, and evaluate AI-assisted workflows. In-office role with strong benefits and opportunities to influence large-scale geospatial operations.