ArcGIS Developer

W2 Candidates Only

Key Responsibilities

Transportation Focus

• Interpret federal and state transportation GIS mandates (e.g., HPMS, MIRE, ARNOLD) and translate them into technical requirements and workflows.

• Knowledge of best practices for enterprise transportation GIS design, governance, quality assurance, and lifecycle management.

System Architecture & Design

• Design and document end-to-end geospatial solutions using ArcGIS Enterprise, focusing on seamless integration with enterprise systems

• Develop scalable architecture diagrams, integration frameworks, and technical roadmaps for GIS solutions.

• Define reusable GIS service patterns that align with the agency's enterprise architecture and data governance standards.

• Support GIS cloud migration, performance monitoring, and optimization initiatives.

• Develop and maintain complex geospatial data models, geodatabases, and LRS-enabled datasets using Esri Roads & Highways and related technologies.

• Provide technical direction on integrations between GIS, asset management systems maintenance platforms, analytics tools, and cloud-based services.

Enterprise Integration

• Implement integration patterns (REST, SOAP, message queues, ETL/ELT, APIs) to connect ArcGIS Enterprise with business applications and data services.

• Leverage tools like ArcGIS Enterprise SDK, ArcGIS REST API, FME, Python, and webhooks for automation and integration.

• Design and implement APIs, data pipelines, and middleware solutions to integrate ArcGIS Enterprise with enterprise applications (ERP, EAM, traffic systems, databases).

• Utilize tools such as FME, ArcGIS Python API, ArcGIS REST API, and Velocity for real-time and batch data exchange.

• Collaborate with IT infrastructure and network security teams to ensure secure, compliant integrations.

• Develop automated workflows, scripts, and quality assurance tools using Python, SQL, Model Builder, and enterprise geoprocessing services.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with business analysts, software developers, enterprise architects, and GIS professionals to deliver cross-functional solutions.

• Lead technical design sessions and workshops with stakeholders to define integration requirements and technical specifications.

• Collaborate with enterprise architects, transportation planners, traffic engineers, and developers to ensure successful deployment and adoption of geospatial solutions.

Innovation & Strategic Planning

• Evaluate and recommend emerging GIS technologies, transportation data standards, and analytical approaches such as real-time data integration, spatial data lakes, and AI/ML for mobility analytics.

• Contribute to enterprise GIS roadmap development, including data governance, system integration strategies, and modernization planning.

• Lead proofs of concept and pilot projects to advance advanced transportation analytics and operational capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Transportation Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent technical experience.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in transportation-focused GIS work within a state DOT, engineering firm, or similar environment designing and implementing GIS solutions using ArcGIS Enterprise.

• Proven experience in enterprise system integration, including API development, data interoperability, and system orchestration.

• Advanced knowledge of Esri software stack: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal, Server, Datastore), ArcGIS Online, and integration tools (e.g., FME, Python, .NET, JavaScript, ArcGIS APIs for Python and JavaScript, REST/SOAP APIs).

• Strong proficiency in spatial data modeling and understanding of enterprise geodatabase management (PostgreSQL, SQL Server), and geospatial analysis techniques.

• Demonstrated experience developing automated workflows using Python, ArcPy, and geoprocessing services.

• Experience integrating GIS with transportation-related systems (e.g., traffic monitoring, asset management, planning tools).

• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and security principles related to spatial data integration.

• Knowledge of federal transportation reporting requirements and roadway inventory/asset management practices.

• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise GIS modernization or cloud architecture initiatives.

• Familiarity with transportation safety datasets, operations data, or traffic analytics platforms.

• Understanding of ITIL, Agile/Scrum, or enterprise project management methodologies.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

Preferred certifications:

• GISP (GIS Professional Certification) – URISA

• Esri Technical Certifications (e.g., Enterprise System Design Associate/Professional, ArcGIS API Developer)

• Agile/Scrum certification a plus

Technical Tools/Skills

• Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, SQL, C#, R, PHP, ArcGIS Arcade,

• Databases: MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL (PostGIS)

• GIS Software/Packages: ArcGIS Software Suite, QGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS HUB

• Version Control: DevOps, Git