Senior ArcGIS Enterprise Architect — Secure Defense

Esri; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Esri is seeking an experienced Architect to lead enterprise-scale ArcGIS solutions for Defense and Intelligence customers. You will translate complex mission requirements into scalable architectures spanning ArcGIS, cloud and on‑prem infrastructure, integrations, and security.

You will act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding modernization efforts, long‑term technology strategies, and cross‑domain collaboration with mission partners and Esri teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in GIS platform architecture and solution design.
• Experience designing and integrating high-performance computing, cloud, and edge-native architecture.
• Knowledge implementing zero trust, cross domain services, and securing classified networks.
• Professional experience architecting, implementing, and administrating enterprise IT-GIS solutions/systems that leverage the ArcGIS Enterprise platform.
• Demonstrated experience in platform architecture, solution design, planning, development and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Architect enterprise-scale ArcGIS solutions.
• Design cloud, on-premises and secure deployment architectures.
• Translate mission requirements into technical architecture.
• Define integration strategies across Esri and non-Esri systems.
• Guide modernization and migration strategies.
• Design for security, resilience, scalability and performance.
• Advise customers on enterprise architecture strategy.
• Develop long-term technology and GIS roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Skills

GIS platform architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud and on-prem architecture

Zero trust / security

ArcGIS Enterprise

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/GIS or related STEM

Master's degree in CS/Math/GIS or related STEM

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise (desktop/server/online)

Oracle / SQL / RDBMS

Python / JavaScript / HTML5

Windows / Linux server environments

Job description

Esri is seeking an experienced Architect to lead enterprise-scale ArcGIS solutions for Defense and Intelligence customers. You will translate complex mission requirements into scalable architectures spanning ArcGIS, cloud and on‑prem infrastructure, integrations, and security.

You will act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding modernization efforts, long‑term technology strategies, and cross‑domain collaboration with mission partners and Esri teams.