ArcGIS Enterprise / GIS Infrastructure Specialist
Remote | Full-Time | Minimum 6 Years of Experience
Position Overview
Garnet River is seeking a hands-on GIS specialist to support day-to-day administration of ArcGIS Enterprise and its supporting infrastructure. This role covers installation, configuration, upgrades, identity and licensing, data stores, service publishing, monitoring, backup and recovery, enterprise geodatabases, and complementary open-source and ETL tools. The specialist will also develop clear technical documentation and coordinate with stakeholders to ensure operational knowledge transfer.
ArcGIS Enterprise Administration
• Install, architect, configure, administer, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade ArcGIS Enterprise environments.
• Manage users, licenses, and entitlements, including named-user types and identity integration using SAML and OpenID.
• Install, configure, maintain, back up, and troubleshoot relational, tile-cache, and spatiotemporal ArcGIS Data Stores.
• Configure ArcGIS Image Server; manage mosaic datasets, publish image services, support caching and imagery workflows.
• Support ArcGIS Monitor or other metrics reporting tools, Dashboards, Experience Builder, and Field Maps.
• Use ArcGIS API for Python and REST APIs for automation, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Manage hosting, service publishing and performance for map, feature, and image services, including caching/tiling, symbology, and basic tuning.
• Perform component-level backups and restores; support high-availability practices and Enterprise upgrades.
GIS Data and Enterprise Geodatabases
• Support and create GIS data, contribute to GIS system design, and administer enterprise geodatabases.
• Work with branch or traditional versioning, editor tracking, archiving, replicas, and extract-changes patterns for feature audits.
• Plan and execute backup, restore, and upgrade processes using WebGISDR, equivalent solutions or GeoJobe, along with component backups and high-availability awareness.
Open-Source GIS, ETL and Scripting
• Use PostGIS, GeoServer, and other open-source GIS tools as appropriate.
• Create and automate data integration workflows using FME/ETL, including authored workbenches.
• Develop Python scripts and use PowerShell for Windows Server and IIS administration tasks.
Systems Operations and Collaboration
• Troubleshoot complex systems and architectures, including Windows Server, IIS, DNS, certificates, firewall ports, and load-balancer dependencies.
• Perform TLS/SSL certificate signing and imports.
• Create and maintain SOPs, architecture diagrams, and runbooks aligned with operational policies; coordinate with stakeholders and transfer knowledge.
Required Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in geography, mathematics, computer science, or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience.
• An equivalent combination of advanced education, training, and experience will be considered.
Salary Annual Range:
$125,000-135,000