Esri

Technical Consultant

Esri$84K — $142K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of overall experience in GIS technical support or a similar role.
  • 3+ years of experience with ArcGIS Enterprise architecture and administration.
  • Experience with enterprise geodatabases and data management workflows.
  • Capable of troubleshooting complex technical issues in enterprise environments.
  • Strong communication skills for engaging both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies, especially in cloud and AI.
  • U.S. Citizenship and a relevant Bachelor's degree are required.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and implement emerging technologies including AI and cloud-native GIS.
  • Provide hands-on solution enablement across Esri technologies.
  • Act as an extension of the customer's team, reducing friction and accelerating progress.
  • Drive alignment and adoption of ArcGIS capabilities and AI workflows.
  • Engage with customers to understand requirements and support solutions implementation.
  • Facilitate coordination between customers and the Esri Program Team.
  • Support configuration and integration of ArcGIS capabilities.
  • Monitor customer priorities to ensure alignment with project goals.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) and profit-sharing programs.
  • Generous vacation leave with a minimum accrual of 80 hours.
  • Twelve paid holidays each year.
  • Opportunities for personal and professional development.
Full Job Description
Overview

As a Technical Consultant, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor to strategic Esri customers, helping them design, implement, optimize, and evolve enterprise geospatial systems that support critical business operations. Working at the intersection of GIS, enterprise IT, cloud technologies, and emerging capabilities such as AI-enabled workflows, you will help organizations maximize the value of their ArcGIS investments and accelerate adoption of innovative solutions.

This role goes beyond traditional technical consulting. You will partner directly with customers to understand their business objectives, evaluate technical requirements, guide architectural decisions, and deliver hands-on technical enablement across the ArcGIS platform. You will help customers operationalize new capabilities, resolve complex technical challenges, and drive long-term success through trusted advisory relationships.

The ideal candidate is a GIS technical generalist who enjoys solving complex problems, working directly with customers, and learning new technologies. You are comfortable navigating enterprise environments, translating technical concepts into meaningful business outcomes, and helping customers realize the full potential of GIS technology.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Palm Beach, FL area for this position.

What You Will Do
  • Help evaluate, pilot, and operationalize emerging technologies including AI-enabled workflows, cloud-native GIS, enterprise imagery, reality mapping, and other evolving ArcGIS capabilities.
  • Provide onsite, hands-on solution enablement across a broad range of Esri technologies, working to translate priorities into action.
  • Operate as an extension of a customer's GIS team and Esri Program Team, to accelerate progress, reduce friction, and be available to help with unexpected situations.
  • Drive organizational alignment and adoption of innovative ArcGIS capabilities and AI-enabled workflows.
  • Engage directly with strategic customer's GIS teams to understand requirements and support implementation of solutions across the ArcGIS platform.
  • Act as a technical liaison and facilitate reach-back coordination with the established Esri Program Team.
  • Support a wide range of ArcGIS capabilities including configuration and integration for the business teams.
  • Maintain continuous awareness of a customer's priorities and system patterns to ensure alignment between day-to-day work and goals

What You Bring
  • 5+ years of professional experience in GIS technical support, system administration, technical consulting, or a related customer-facing technical role.
  • 3+ years of professional experience with ArcGIS Enterprise architecture, configuration, administration, and enterprise GIS best practices.
  • Proven experience working with enterprise geodatabases, data management workflows, and database administration concepts.
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues, evaluate technical solutions, and deliver successful outcomes within enterprise environments.
  • Strong communication and consulting skills with the ability to influence technical direction and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, including cloud and AI-enabled capabilities, and apply them to customer challenges.
  • Experience supporting enterprise-level customers and understanding enterprise IT architectures, operational requirements, and business objectives.
  • U.S. Citizenship.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Engineering, Information Technology, or a related STEM field.

Recommended Qualifications
  • Experience with AI-enabled workflows, machine learning, large language models, or intelligent automation technologies.
  • Experience deploying and supporting ArcGIS Enterprise in cloud and hybrid-cloud environments.
  • Foundational Linux system administration experience.
  • Python scripting experience for automation, administration, and workflow optimization.
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
  • Knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, web services, APIs, and modern application architectures.
  • Experience supporting strategic enterprise customers and large-scale GIS implementations.
  • Background in utility, energy, transportation, telecommunications, government, defense, or other large infrastructure-focused industries.
  • Experience with system performance monitoring, scalability planning, and optimization methodologies.
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Engineering, Information Technology, or a related STEM field.

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Total Rewards

Esri's competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is

$84,240-$142,480 USD

If you don't meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

About Esri

Esri is a global leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Redlands, California. Esri's software is used by governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations worldwide to analyze and visualize data in order to make better decisions. The company's flagship product, ArcGIS, is a powerful mapping and analytics platform that allows users to create, manage, and share geographic information. Esri has a strong commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, and works to promote environmental stewardship and social equity through its products and services.
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11,000 employees
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Founded
1969

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