System Engineer – ArcGIS (Mission-Focused)

ESRI; Redlands (CA); On-site; USD 120,640 - 197,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) and profit-sharing programs

Industry-leading health benefits

Vacation leave and paid holidays

Job summary

ESRI in Redlands, CA is looking for a System Engineer to deploy and optimize ArcGIS systems that support critical national security operations. The role involves working with mission-focused organizations to implement enterprise-level ArcGIS environments within complex infrastructures.

Qualified candidates will have over 8 years of experience with system administration, be versed in programming and networking concepts, and possess a relevant bachelor's degree along with a Top Secret Security Clearance. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in a similar position.
• Experience with enterprise ArcGIS or comparable IT systems.
• US citizenship and Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure ArcGIS in various environments.
• Plan and execute content migration for ArcGIS deployments.
• Troubleshoot advanced ArcGIS deployments.

Skills

System Administration

Python

Security Clearance

Network Concepts

ArcGIS Deployment

Education

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

Tools

ArcGIS Enterprise

SQL Server

Job description

Overview

Join Esri's Professional Services team and help design, deploy, and optimize mission critical geospatial systems that support national security operations.

In this role, you will work directly with mission focused organizations to implement and modernize enterprise ArcGIS environments across complex, secure infrastructures. You will architect and support deployments across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability for high impact operational systems.

You'll serve as a trusted technical partner, solving complex system challenges, guiding architecture decisions, and enabling customers to fully leverage location intelligence in support of their missions.

This is an opportunity to apply your system engineering expertise in environments where scale, security, and performance matters, and where your work directly supports mission success.

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

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure 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

• 8+ 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 associates 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.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is $120,640 — $197,600 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.