Senior GIS & IT Architect — Enterprise Solutions

Tacoma Public Utilities; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Tacoma Public Utilities seeks a seasoned GIS Analyst to support and advance its Enterprise GIS environment. You will lead architecture, deployment, and admin tasks across ArcGIS Portal, Server, and Data Store, ensuring secure, scalable operations.

The role emphasizes data design, ETLs, and automation, with collaboration across IT GIS teams to deliver innovative GIS solutions for city projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field plus 5+ years IT work experience.
• GIS Professional Certification (GISP) or ESRI Certifications desirable.
• Experience with ESRI Enterprise Geodatabases and ArcGIS Pro/ArcGIS Online.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration, design, architecture, configuration, and implementation of ArcGIS Enterprise deployments.
• Perform daily administration of Enterprise Geodatabases and GIS applications.
• Develop and implement procedures for data design, processing, metadata and ETLs.
• Build prototype GIS solutions and support enterprise GIS projects.

Skills

GIS architecture

System administration

Data management

Programming

Cloud GIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Portal

ArcGIS Server

ArcGIS Data Store

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

GeoCortex/Vertigi/GeoCortex Essentials

ArcGIS Monitor

VertiGIS Studio

VertiGIS Analytics

Python

FME

ESRI Enterprise Databases

Job description

Tacoma Public Utilities seeks a seasoned GIS Analyst to support and advance its Enterprise GIS environment. You will lead architecture, deployment, and admin tasks across ArcGIS Portal, Server, and Data Store, ensuring secure, scalable operations.

The role emphasizes data design, ETLs, and automation, with collaboration across IT GIS teams to deliver innovative GIS solutions for city projects.