Senior GIS Systems Expert (State Experience Must)

Title/Role- Senior GIS Systems Expert (State Experience Must)

Duration: 12 months

Work Arrangement- Remote

Interview: Web Cam Interview

Visa: USC, GC, H1B, GCEAD, OPT, L2, H4 (4 YEARS WORKING EXPERIENCE IN USA, State client exp is highly preferred). EST Candidates preferred not mandate.

·        The Virginia Department of Elections is seeking a GIS Developer 4 to act as Senior GIS Systems Architect

·        The Senior GIS Architect will lead the implementation of ArcGIS Enterprise at the Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT). This role requires expertise in ESRI’s ArcGIS Enterprise platform and its integration with enterprise software, infrastructure, and networks.

·        The architect will be responsible for designing, implementing, configuring, and documenting a multi-environment enterprise GIS architecture.

·        This architecture will consist of one Staging instance and one Production instance, each of which will include Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Web Adapter, and ArcGIS Object Store.

·        The architecture will also incorporate Staging and Production instances of a SQL Server enterprise geodatabase. The Production instance will be configured for high availability.

Required / Desired Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.     
• 8 years of experience in GIS architecture and deployment, preferably in Microsoft / Azure environments
• Proven experience designing and deploying ArcGIS Enterprise in multi-environment configurations.
• Proficiency in DNS, port assignment, and firewall policy management related to ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Proficiency using Python (ArcPy, Pandas) and SQL for ArcGIS management and automation.
• Demonstrated experience with geodatabase design and spatial analysis.
• Familiarity with GIS web services (REST, SOAP) and APIs.
• Familiarity with Esri’s current licensing and user type structure for ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• ESRI-certified Enterprise System Design Professional (ESDP2201).
• Familiarity using System Designer, ArcGIS Monitor, System Log Parser, and eGDB Health to monitor ArcGIS Enterprise deployments. 
• Experience with DevOps practices for GIS application deployment.