GIS Technical Lead (ArcGIS Enterprise)

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.

• 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.

• 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.