GIS Architect || Remote role with occasional Onsite at Raleigh, NC

DMS Vision•Frisco, TX

11h•Remote

About The Position

The GIS Architect supports the NCDIT-Transportation GIS Unit (GISU) Architecture Team in designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise GIS system architectures across on-premise and cloud environments. The role contributes to modernization initiatives and enterprise GIS efforts while helping sustain the health, availability, security, and performance of mission-critical GIS systems supporting NCDOT. The position requires strong Esri technology expertise, foundational enterprise architecture knowledge, and hands-on experience deploying GIS solutions across hybrid infrastructure. The role is remote, with occasional onsite attendance in Raleigh, North Carolina, estimated at no more than once per quarter or less, potentially for emergency situations or team-building events. The architect plans and supports GIS enterprise application deployments, integrations, and upgrades; works with system engineers to provision, configure, and monitor applications; and helps align application design with infrastructure and performance requirements. The role also contributes to automation, hybrid connectivity, architecture governance, technical documentation, architecture reviews, and operational-readiness audits. Supported initiatives include Roads and Highways, Spot Online, NC CRIS, and ATLAS. This is a 12+ month contract position.

Requirements

5–7+ years of experience implementing and supporting Esri technologies in enterprise environments.
Experience designing and implementing GIS application and system architectures using Esri platforms, including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS Pro.
Experience with Esri's Linear Referencing System (Roads and Highways) and other transportation-focused GIS solutions.
Strong understanding of GIS architecture patterns, system integration approaches, and enterprise data and service flows.
Hands-on experience administering, configuring, and monitoring ArcGIS Enterprise components, including Portal, ArcGIS Server, and Data Store.
Ability to support system engineering tasks related to infrastructure deployment, platform upgrades, patch management, and environment troubleshooting.
Familiarity with Windows Server environments, IIS, and enterprise authentication systems such as Active Directory, LDAP, and Azure AD.
Experience designing and supporting hybrid GIS architectures spanning on-premise data centers and cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
Working knowledge of Azure services, including Virtual Machines, App Services, Azure SQL, Storage, Azure Monitor, and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
Familiarity with hybrid integration techniques such as VPNs, ExpressRoute, secure networking, and identity federation.
Skill in automation and infrastructure-as-code practices using tools such as PowerShell, Azure CLI, ARM/BICEP templates, or Terraform.
Strong understanding of enterprise and cloud security best practices, including LDAP, SAML, Azure AD, certificate management, and segmented network design such as firewalls and NSGs.
Proficiency in creating UML models, system architecture diagrams, data flow diagrams, and technical documentation.
Experience contributing to architecture review documents, standards, and reference models.
Ability to collaborate across architecture, development, and system engineering teams, supporting infrastructure and application delivery.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Exceptional organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage and prioritize complex technical work across hybrid cloud and on-premise environments.
Self-motivated, able to work independently remotely, and able to contribute to team-based projects and goals.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft Azure is preferred.
Local candidates from Raleigh, North Carolina are preferred.

Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise GIS architectures deployed across on-premise infrastructure and Microsoft Azure cloud environments.
Evaluate, maintain, and evolve architecture models for hybrid GIS deployments, ensuring consistency, performance, and reliability.
Contribute to modernization strategies for transitioning legacy systems to cloud or hybrid configurations.
Support planning and execution of GIS enterprise application deployments, integrations, and upgrades.
Collaborate with system engineers to provision, configure, and monitor GIS applications in data center and cloud environments.
Assist with architecture planning and implementation for hybrid connectivity, including VPNs, private endpoints, and federated identity systems.
Participate in automating infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and system maintenance using tools such as PowerShell, Azure DevOps Pipelines, and ARM/BICEP templates.
Ensure GIS applications align with underlying infrastructure across on-premise and cloud environments.
Work with developers, analysts, and system engineers to align application design with infrastructure architecture and performance requirements.
Support enterprise GIS initiatives including Roads and Highways, Spot Online, NC CRIS, and ATLAS, with deployment strategies appropriate to each environment.
Provide architectural input during GISU project planning, design, and execution to support secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
Develop and maintain technical documentation for on-premise and cloud GIS architectures, integrations, and configurations.
Review existing architecture and recommend changes to meet future scalability, security, and compliance needs.
Contribute to GISU architecture governance by helping define and enforce standards, best practices, and technical guidelines.
Audit deployed systems for adherence to architecture standards and operational readiness.
Support infrastructure deployment, platform upgrades, patch management, and environment troubleshooting.