Senior System Engineer – ArcGIS (Mission-Focused)

ESRI; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 156,000 - 239,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Industry-leading health and welfare benefits

401(k) and profit-sharing programs

80 hours minimum vacation leave

Twelve paid holidays per year

Job summary

ESRI is hiring a Senior System Engineer for their Professional Services team based in St. Louis, MO. This role will lead the design and delivery of mission-critical ArcGIS deployments supporting Defense and Intelligence operations.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in system engineering and a strong grasp of enterprise-scale geospatial systems, along with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. ESRI offers competitive health benefits, relocation assistance, and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience designing and administrating enterprise ArcGIS systems.
• Broad experience with Windows and/or Linux systems administration.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure complex ArcGIS across various environments.
• Plan migration of content between ArcGIS deployments.
• Troubleshoot advanced ArcGIS deployments.

Skills

System engineering

Cloud technologies

Scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Javascript, C#)

Networking (DNS, firewalls, load-balancing)

Database management (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, GIS or STEM

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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 St. Louis, MO 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 associate APIs or interfaces
• Cloud‑based system operations (SysOps)

Total Rewards

Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is $156,000—$239,200 USD. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. 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.

Additional Notes

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply.

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. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e‑mail address.