Technical Consultant - ArcGIS

TEKsystems•St. Louis, MO

9d•$84,000 - $142,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Technical Consultant works closely with customers to define geospatial-centric solutions and implement them. The role solves complex geospatial problems by evaluating and translating customer business goals, objectives, and strategies. Contributions support Defense and Intelligence customers across industries, enabling meaningful decisions through location intelligence. The consultant works with collaborative teams of problem solvers, listeners, facilitators, guides, and trusted advisers to ArcGIS users.

Requirements

At least 5 years of professional experience in a similar position supporting similar responsibilities.
Professional experience designing, implementing, and/or administering enterprise GIS solutions or systems leveraging the ArcGIS platform, including Desktop, Server, and Online.
Experience using software capabilities for mapping, field operations, spatial analysis and data science, 3D visualization and analytics, data management, and developer APIs.
Experience proactively crafting and proposing solutions that explain how GIS can deliver business value for critical customer challenges, particularly in the Intelligence domain.
Experience with GIS workflow automation patterns.
Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas to technical and non-technical peers, project managers, and customers.
Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication, multitasking, and presentation skills.
U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret security clearance, or one that was active within the past 2 years, with SCI eligibility.
Bachelor's degree in geography, computer science, mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a STEM-related field.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in geography, computer science, mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a STEM-related field.
Programming and scripting experience with Python.
Domain experience with Defense and Intelligence content workflows.
CompTIA Security+ certification.
Experience with current technology implementation patterns, including service-oriented and cloud computing architectures.
Understanding of IT integration concepts such as databases, web services, webhooks, mobile device configurations, web browsers, and IT system architecture.

Responsibilities

Work closely with customers and partners to identify, design, and certify key GIS workflows for the ArcGIS platform.
Provide customers with platform configuration guidance and best practices for solutions using technology and content to support better decisions.
Identify the value of location within customer workflows and drive return on investment in enterprise platforms and services.
Recommend strategies, architectures, and solutions, and help customers prepare implementation and migration strategies.
Present complex GIS technical demonstrations to staff at various levels and across diverse customer organizations.
Collaborate with customer IT organizations to align technical objectives and business goals with enterprise technology.