Senior System Engineer – ArcGIS (Mission-Focused)

PowerToFly; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Esri in Redlands, CA invites a Senior System Engineer to design and deliver mission-critical ArcGIS deployments for Defense and Intelligence operations. You will architect enterprise geospatial systems across secure, hybrid environments, guide deployment strategies, and ensure performance, security, and scalability to meet mission needs.

This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, requiring extensive experience with Windows/Linux, scripting, and databases.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional ArcGIS/IT system experience.
• Experience designing and administering enterprise ArcGIS or similar IT systems.
• Windows and/or Linux administration experience.
• Knowledge of networking concepts and security.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure ArcGIS in diverse environments to meet SLAs.
• Plan and migrate content between ArcGIS deployments.
• Troubleshoot deployments covering storage, networking, and security.
• Collaborate with customers and partners to design GIS workflows.
• Align customer objectives with Esri's technology.

Skills

ArcGIS deployments

System design

Cloud/Hybrid

Windows/Linux admin

Scripting (Python/PowerShell/JS/C#)

Networking basics

Databases (SQL Server/Oracle/PostgreSQ

US citizenship with TS clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or GIS or STEM

Job description

Overview

Join Esri's Professional Services team and lead the design and delivery of mission‑critical ArcGIS deployments supporting Defense and Intelligence operations.

As a Senior System Engineer, you will architect and optimize enterprise‑scale geospatial systems across complex, secure environments. You will guide customers on deployment strategies, high‑availability architectures, system performance, and integration across cloud, on‑premises, and hybrid infrastructures.

You will act as a trusted technical leader, solving complex system challenges, influencing architecture decisions, and ensuring ArcGIS platforms are scalable, resilient, and aligned to mission needs.

This role combines deep hands‑on system engineering with technical leadership in environments where performance, security, and mission impact are critical.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Redlands, CA area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure complex ArcGIS in a wide variety of environments across operating systems, cloud providers, security architectures, customer types, and organizations, to meet the customer's service level agreement.
• Plan and execute the migration of content from one ArcGIS deployment to another, encompassing different architectures, deployment strategies and software components.
• Troubleshoot advanced ArcGIS deployments, providing guidance for platform components such as storage, networking and security.
• Work closely with customers and partners to identify, design, and certify key GIS workflows for the ArcGIS platform.
• Collaborate internally to help customer organizations align their technical objectives and business goals with Esri's technology platform.

Requirements

• 12+ years of professional experience in a similar position supporting similar responsibilities.
• Experience designing, implementing and/or administrating enterprise ArcGIS or other comparable IT systems (desktop, server and online).
• Broad system administration experience on Windows and/or Linux.
• Working knowledge of at least one scripting or programming language (such as Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, C#).
• Familiarity with network concepts and topics (such as domains, directories, DNS, HTTPS, firewalls, proxies, load‑balancing).
• Experience with at least one RDBMS, including SQL query writing (such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL).
• US citizenship with Active or Current (within 2 years of active) Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or STEM related field.

Recommended Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or STEM related field.
• One or more industry‑standard IT certifications (such as Esri, Microsoft, Amazon).
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Experience with Esri software including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Runtime and their associated APIs or interfaces.
• Cloud‑based system operations (SysOps).

Total Rewards

Esri's competitive total rewards strategy includes industry‑leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit‑sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Base salary range is $156,000 – $239,200 USD.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.