GIS Managed Cloud Technician 

This is a fully remote role.

Overview

Our client's sole focus is architecting, deploying, and managing the ArcGIS Enterprise suite and Desktop applications in Cloud and Hybrid environments. Recognized as an Esri Cloud Specialty Partner, their team of certified AWS, Azure, and Esri experts bring many years of extensive, multi-disciplinary knowledge to every GIS organization we serve. As a GIS Managed Cloud Technician, you’ll work to architect, deploy, and support a wide variety of ArcGIS Enterprise deployments. 

If you love GIS, next-level tech, and want to work in a fast-paced environment with a killer team, look no further. 

Responsibilities

• Work as a leader in a team environment to administer, monitor, and troubleshoot ArcGIS Enterprise based solutions in cloud environments, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure (Azure)
• Implement and validate solution changes, ensuring minimal downtime and maximum operational efficiency
• Lead adherence to SLA response times and standards based on client's contractual agreements
• Proactively recognize potential inefficiencies in both ArcGIS Enterprise configurations and the supporting cloud environments utilized by our clients
• Be proactive in recognizing and handling uptime and performance challenges
• Assist and lead the upgrade process for ArcGIS Enterprise environments
• Engage with Development, QA, and Product teams in bringing cases to resolution
• Provide leadership and guidance to other members of the team
• Troubleshoot systems and provide root cause analysis 
• Provide rotational 24/7 on-call technical support
• Stay up to date on the latest and greatest releases from Esri

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience administering enterprise GIS solutions/systems that leverage the ArcGIS platform (desktop, Enterprise, and AGOL) 
• High level of proficiency with the Esri product line, including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, AGOL, and related desktop extensions
• Experience with Enterprise version upgrades
• Enterprise Geodatabase experience 
• SQL Server Administration
• PostgreSQL
• DB user and role administration
• Experience with troubleshooting Branch and Traditional versioning 
• Scripting experience (Python, PowerShell, etc.) including troubleshooting
• Experience with ESRI Portal administration
• Experience with troubleshooting hosted feature services
• Restoring data from backups including WebGISDR
• Excellent organizational skills, verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interact directly with customers who do not have an IT background
• Experience designing, administering, and/or maintaining cloud environments, such as Azure or AWS, supporting 24×7 high-availability production environments
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to think quickly 
• Experience working in a leadership role 
• ls, and the ability to interact directly with customers who do not have an IT background
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the ability to think quickly 

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with SAML/SSO/MFA troubleshooting 
• Experience hosting business mission-critical production environments with high up-time service level agreements
• Experience working with change-regulated environments, e.g. development, staging, and production
• Experience deploying/adding new infrastructure/roles into an existing Enterprise environment 
• Familiarity with Kubernetes
• Working knowledge of creating an image cache
• Professional or Specialty level AWS or Azure level certification
• ESRI Advanced level certification in areas related to Enterprise