Senior Cloud GIS Architect: Modernize & Scale Geo Platforms

Frey Consulting Group; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Frey Consulting Group is seeking an experienced geospatial technology professional to modernize mission-critical GIS platforms. You will blend GIS architecture, cloud engineering, automation, and technical leadership to migrate legacy systems to cloud-native environments, optimize data management, and design scalable geospatial platforms for federal operations.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, cloud engineers, software developers, and geospatial professionals to deliver modern

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, CS, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience supporting enterprise GIS platforms, geospatial technologies, cloud environments, or software systems.
• Modernizing production applications, scripts, workflows, or data-processing jobs from legacy environments to cloud-native architectures.
• Advanced AWS and/or Azure cloud architecture experience, including IAM, least-privilege, networking, and security controls.
• Hands-on experience with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD).

Responsibilities

• Assess legacy GIS applications, workflows, automations, and infrastructure to improve scalability and reliability.
• Migrate GIS workloads from legacy VM/EC2 to cloud-native, containerized or serverless platforms.
• Develop migration plans, documentation, and operational readiness materials.
• Collaborate with GIS, application development, cloud, cybersecurity, and IT teams to meet requirements.
• Evaluate enterprise geospatial storage environments for governance and cost efficiency.
• Design cloud-based storage strategies using S3, FSx, lifecycle policies, and data governance.
• Support geospatial data management practices including retention policies and data lifecycle management.
• Develop training materials and operational guidance for ongoing administration.
• Design cloud-native development, test, and training environments; implement IaC and configuration management.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship; communicate with stakeholders; contribute to solution design and risk management.
• Must have a valid driver's license and ability to pass background checks.

Skills

Geospatial tech

Cloud architecture

Python

SQL

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, CS, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Frey Consulting Group is seeking an experienced geospatial technology professional to modernize mission-critical GIS platforms. You will blend GIS architecture, cloud engineering, automation, and technical leadership to migrate legacy systems to cloud-native environments, optimize data management, and design scalable geospatial platforms for federal operations.

You will collaborate with client stakeholders, cloud engineers, software developers, and geospatial professionals to deliver modern