What are the responsibilities and job description for the ArcGIS Admin position at Shrive Technologies?
Job Description
Installation & Configuration
- We are seeking an experienced ArcGIS Administrator to manage, maintain, secure, and optimize our enterprise geospatial platform.
- This role owns the full lifecycle of the ArcGIS Enterprise environment including installation, configuration, upgrades, monitoring, troubleshooting, backup/recovery, user administration, and operational support ensuring reliable GIS services for Electric and Gas engineering, operations, and compliance functions.
Installation & Configuration
- Install, configure, and maintain ArcGIS Enterprise base deployments and their core components Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server (GIS/Image), ArcGIS Data Store, and ArcGIS Web Adaptor.
- Deploy and extend the environment with capability servers/extensions (e.g., GeoEvent, Notebook, Image Server) as business needs require.
- Configure ArcGIS Desktop/Pro and ArcGIS Engine runtime clients, including licensing, authorization, and patch installation across environments (SBX, DEV, QA, PPD, PROD).
- Set up and manage the Enterprise Geodatabase (ArcSDE), GIS web services, and data store registration (folders, databases, cloud storage).
- Administer users, groups, roles, content, and licensing following Esri best practices; integrate identity stores/providers and federate ArcGIS Servers.
- Publish and administer web services; manage relational and object stores.
- Perform upgrades, patching, and version migrations across the platform.
- This profile is expected to have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience.
- Bachelor s degree in GIS, Computer Science, Geography, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 5 years installing, configuring, and supporting ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Strong expertise in ArcGIS Server/Portal administration, Enterprise Geodatabase (ArcSDE), and web services.
- Proficiency with Windows Server and/or Linux, database management (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL/PostGIS), and scripting in Python.
- Cloud experience, preferably Azure.
- Ability to troubleshoot and support the platform, resolving issues across GIS, database, and web-server layers.