Senior System Engineer – ArcGIS (Mission-Focused)

Esri; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Educational Support

Job summary

Esri is seeking a Senior System Engineer in Washington, DC, to lead the design and delivery of ArcGIS deployments for Defense and Intelligence operations. This position requires expertise in architecting geospatial systems, guiding customers through deployment strategies, and ensuring system performance and scalability.

With over 12 years of experience required, ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's in a relevant field and an active Top Secret Security Clearance. This role offers relocation assistance to the Washington, DC area.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in a related field.
• Experience with enterprise ArcGIS systems.
• Broad system administration experience on Windows/Linux.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure ArcGIS across various environments.
• Migrate content between ArcGIS deployments.
• Troubleshoot advanced ArcGIS deployments.

Skills

ArcGIS Deployment

System Administration

Scripting/Programming (Python, PowerShell, etc.)

Database Management (SQL, Oracle, etc.)

Network Concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in related field (recommended)

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

SQL Server

Oracle

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 Washington, DC 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 administering 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).

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.