Our client, a consultantcy working with a high-profile client in the Energy sector, is seeking a GIS Technical Lead with a focus on ESRI GIS, particularly ArcGIS Enterprise. This permanent role offers an exciting opportunity to take on technical leadership within a dynamic and innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Authority & Solution Governance
- Act as the technical authority for ArcGIS Enterprise and Utility Network platforms.
- Provide technical direction, design assurance, and specialist advice across GIS solutions and integrations.
- Establish and promote GIS technical standards, best practices, and governance controls.
- Review and approve technical designs, configuration approaches, and implementation plans.
- Assess technical risks, dependencies, and supportability considerations.
- Ensure GIS solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, and operational support requirements.
ArcGIS Enterprise Technical Ownership
- Provide senior technical ownership for corporate ArcGIS Enterprise platforms.
- Administer and support Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server services, and publication workflows.
- Provide technical oversight of platform upgrades, patching, and environment management.
- Support security configuration, authentication patterns, and GIS platform access-control considerations.
- Monitor platform performance and provide specialist troubleshooting where required.
Utility Network Migration and Post Go Live Technical Leadership
- Provide technical leadership for ArcGIS Utility Network architecture, configuration, and support.
- Support Utility Network migration, testing, Go-Live preparation, and post-Go-Live technical support.
- Provide expertise in Utility Network topology, dirty area management, validation rules, and data quality assurance.
- Support Branch Versioning, reconcile and post workflows, and editing workflows.
GIS Integration & Application Technical Ownership
- Provide technical ownership and support for integrations between GIS platforms, corporate systems, and applications.
- Support REST APIs, web services, interface analysis, and data exchange workflows.
- Provide technical oversight for ETL and automation solutions using FME.
- Provide guidance for ArcGIS Experience Builder customisations, ArcGIS Web Apps, and custom GIS applications.
- Collaborate with development, database, infrastructure, network, and security teams to resolve cross-domain issues.
Enterprise Geodatabase Technical Ownership
- Provide oversight for enterprise multi-user geodatabases supporting corporate GIS services.
- Support administration and troubleshooting of traditional versioning and branch versioning models.
- Advise on geodatabase performance, data integrity, version management, and support considerations.
Job Requirements:
- Proven experience in administering and supporting ArcGIS Enterprise environments.
- Experience integrating GIS with corporate applications, REST APIs, and ETL tools, including FME.
- Experience with enterprise multi-user geodatabases, including traditional versioning and branch versioning.
- Strong understanding of ArcGIS Utility Network architecture, topology, validation, and operational processes.
- Experience with Utility Network migration, testing, Go-Live readiness, and post-Go-Live technical support.
- Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise deployments in production and business-critical environments.
- Proven experience troubleshooting complex GIS platform, integration, geodatabase, and application issues.
- Knowledge of GIS security, authentication, enterprise architecture, and supportability principles.
Desirable Skills & Certifications:
- ArcGIS Utility Network certification or other ESRI technical certifications.
- Experience with ArcGIS Workflow Manager, ArcGIS Monitor, ArcGIS Experience Builder, and ArcGIS Pro administration.
- FME certification or advanced FME experience.
- ITIL Foundation or practical service-management awareness.
- Experience working with Agile methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban.
- Experience with cloud-hosted GIS environments, preferably Microsoft Azure.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge GIS technology and enterprise systems.
- Professional development and career progression opportunities.
- Supportive and innovative work environment.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
