Technical GIS Project Manager

TechDigital Group; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking a Technical GIS Project Manager in Bellevue, Washington. This role involves owning the full lifecycle delivery of ArcGIS Enterprise programs and providing technical leadership across various GIS solutions.

Applicants should have over 8 years of experience in GIS delivery and strong Agile leadership skills. This position offers opportunities to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex enterprise programs effectively.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in GIS delivery, technical program management, or platform leadership.
• 5+ years owning delivery of ArcGIS Enterprise based solutions.
• Strong Agile delivery leadership (Scrum / SAFe / hybrid).

Responsibilities

• Own full lifecycle delivery of ArcGIS Enterprise programs.
• Provide technical leadership across the entire GIS stack.
• Drive transition from project delivery to steady state operations.

Skills

ArcGIS Enterprise

Kubernetes

Project Management

Agile Delivery Leadership

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Python

DevOps tools

Job description

Role Summary

The Technical GIS Project Manager is a full stack delivery leader accountable for the successful execution of enterprise GIS initiatives—from solution definition and delivery through stabilization and operational readiness. This role blends hands on ArcGIS Enterprise technical depth, program/project delivery ownership, and people and stakeholder management, ensuring GIS platforms and applications are delivered, operated, and evolved at scale.

The role owns outcomes, not just plans.

Key Responsibilities

End to End Delivery Ownership

• Own full lifecycle delivery of ArcGIS Enterprise programs: design, build, migrate, upgrade, deploy, and transition to operations
• Accountable for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, and delivery outcomes
• Manage delivery across application, platform, data, integrations, and infrastructure workstreams
• Lead Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid execution models

Full Stack Technical & Platform Management

• Provide technical leadership across the entire GIS stack:
  • ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal, Server, Data Stores)
  • Web GIS applications and services
  • GIS databases and data pipelines
  • Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) and DevOps pipelines
• Partner with architects and engineers to drive solution decisions, trade offs, and standards
• Oversee upgrades, performance, HA/DR, security, and platform optimization
• Ensure solutions are built for operability, scalability, and long term maintainability

Operational & Managed Services Readiness

• Drive transition from project delivery to steady state operations or AMS
• Assist in defining support models, SLAs, runbooks, and monitoring requirements
• Coordinate incident, enhancement, and backlog management post go live
• Act as escalation point for production issues impacting GIS platforms

Stakeholder, Team & Vendor Leadership

• Serve as primary delivery owner for clients and executive stakeholders
• Translate business objectives into actionable technical delivery plans
• Lead cross functional, onshore/offshore teams and third party vendors
• Run governance forums, sprint ceremonies, design reviews, and exec reporting

Required Experience & Skills

Experience

• 8+ years in GIS delivery, technical program management, or platform leadership
• 5+ years owning delivery of ArcGIS Enterprise based solutionsProven ownership of complex, multi team enterprise programs

Technical Breadth (Full Stack)

• Strong working knowledge of ArcGIS Enterprise & Web GIS
• Experience with GIS databases (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)
• Cloud exposure (Azure or AWS), DevOps tools, and release management
• Working understanding of automation (Python/ArcPy) and integrations

Leadership & Delivery

• Strong Agile delivery leadership (Scrum / SAFe / hybrid)
• Comfortable operating across strategy, execution, and operations
• Excellent stakeholder communication and decision making skills
• Experience managing distributed and offshore delivery teams

Preferred Qualifications

• ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes
• PMP, Scrum Master, Esri or Cloud certifications

Top Skills

• ArcGIS Enterprise
• Kubernetes
• Project Manager skills