Senior System Engineer – ArcGIS (Mission-Focused)

ESRI; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 239,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

401(k) and profit-sharing programs

80 hours minimum vacation leave

Competitive health and welfare benefits

Job summary

ESRI is seeking a Senior System Engineer to lead the architectural design and delivery of critical ArcGIS deployments for Defense and Intelligence. You will ensure optimal performance across secure systems while guiding deployment strategies.

Applicants should have 12+ years of relevant experience and possess a Top Secret Security Clearance. ESRI offers a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive health benefits and a base salary range of $156,000 — $239,200 USD.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing and/or administrating ArcGIS systems.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex system challenges.
• Experience with cloud-based system operations and certifications.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure ArcGIS in various environments.
• Plan and execute migration of content across deployments.
• Collaborate with customers to design key GIS workflows.

Skills

12+ years of professional experience

Experience designing enterprise ArcGIS systems

Broad system administration experience

Working knowledge of scripting languages

Familiarity with networking concepts

Experience with RDBMS

US citizenship with Top Secret Security Clearance

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in relevant field

Tools

ArcGIS

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

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 Washington, DC area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure complex ArcGIS in a wide variety of environments across operation 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 is one component of our total rewards strategy. 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.

Base salary range: $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. 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.