Senior Geospatial Systems & Enterprise Data Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Esri's Professional Services team seeks a senior database architect to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise geospatial data platforms that power ArcGIS systems. You will work across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments to ensure performance, security, and reliability for mission-critical workloads.

Responsibilities include designing scalable database solutions, configuring high availability and disaster recovery, and guiding migrations and integrations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in database design, administration, and optimization for Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or SAP HANA
• Scripting skills in SQL and Python for automation and data workflows
• Experience with cloud-based database solutions (such as AWS RDS, Azure SQL Database)
• Understanding of geospatial concepts such as spatial data types, coordinate systems, and spatial indexing
• US citizenship with Active or Current Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, GIS, or related STEM field

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure database solutions to support mission-critical applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during all phases of implementation including requirements, analysis, design, build/configuration, and deployment
• Configure and maintain database environments, including backup, restore, high-availability, and disaster recovery strategies
• Monitor and tune database performance using industry-standard tools and methodologies (such as query optimization, indexing strategies)
• Implement data security measures, access controls, and compliance standards across environments
• Automate routine database loading, maintenance, and monitoring tasks to improve efficiency
• Provide technical guidance and best practices for database design, migration, and integration projects

Skills

SQL

Python

Data security

Cloud databases

Communication

Education

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

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

AWS RDS

Azure SQL Database

PostgreSQL

Oracle

SQL Server

Job description

Esri's Professional Services team seeks a senior database architect to design, deploy, and optimize enterprise geospatial data platforms that power ArcGIS systems. You will work across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments to ensure performance, security, and reliability for mission-critical workloads.

Responsibilities include designing scalable database solutions, configuring high availability and disaster recovery, and guiding migrations and integrations.