What You Bring

Cloud Platforms & Architecture

• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting solutions on Microsoft Azure, AWS, or comparable cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, virtual private environments, identity and access management, DNS, VPNs, and security best practices.
• Understanding of highly available, fault-tolerant, and disaster recovery-focused architectures.

GIS & Geospatial Technologies

• Background working with Esri enterprise solutions, including environments such as ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, and enterprise geodatabases.
• Experience supporting geospatial applications within enterprise or large-scale production environments.
• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into scalable GIS platform solutions.

Modern Infrastructure & Automation

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, container orchestration, and microservices-based deployments.
• Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code and automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Puppet, Chef, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with cloud deployment, provisioning, and operational automation practices.

Cloud Security & Performance

• Strong understanding of cloud security architecture, governance, and compliance principles.
• Experience monitoring, tuning, and optimizing enterprise systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, ArcGIS Monitor, or similar solutions.

Networking, Load Balancing & Enterprise Platforms

• Experience supporting application delivery and networking technologies including NGINX, F5, Citrix ADC (NetScaler), Azure Application Gateway, AWS Elastic Load Balancer, or similar solutions.
• Knowledge of Layer 4 and Layer 7 traffic management, reverse proxies, and secure network design.
• Exposure to virtualization technologies such as VMware vSphere/ESXi, Citrix Hypervisor, VDI environments, and hybrid infrastructure.

Database & Platform Administration

• Experience working with enterprise databases, storage platforms, replication strategies, backup solutions, and data recovery practices.
• Familiarity with enterprise geodatabase administration and cloud-hosted data services.
• Understanding of high-volume, business-critical production environments.

Professional Skills

• Strong consulting, communication, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Comfortable leading technical discussions, architecture workshops, and solution reviews.
• Passion for mentoring teammates, sharing knowledge, and staying current with emerging cloud technologies.

Nice to Have

• Utility, energy, telecommunications, transportation, or infrastructure industry experience.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud, private cloud, or multi-cloud environments.
• Exposure to GPU-enabled infrastructure leveraging technologies from NVIDIA or AMD.
• Familiarity with Esri Cloud Builder, ArcGIS Enterprise on Kubernetes, or large-scale GIS modernization initiatives.
• Active cloud certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or related credentials.
• Knowledge of Esri, AWS, Azure, or Google Well-Architected Frameworks and their application to enterprise technology environments.

Work Schedule

• 12-month contract to hire
• Remote with client specific travel