ArcGIS Geospatial Architect & Governance Lead

Payrate: $76 86/hr

Position: ArcGIS Geospatial Architect & Governance Lead

Location: 4601 N. Guadalupe, Austin, Texas 78751

Duration: 1 Year

Response Due Date: 10/07/2025 @ 5:00 PM (CT)

Position is ONSITE at the location listed above (NO REMOTE WORK). Program will only accept LOCAL ONLY candidates for this position (Within 50-mile radius).

Minimum Requirements:

Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years Required/Preferred Experience

8 Required Bachelor's or master's degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field. (ignore Required Years)

8 Required 7+ years of professional experience in GIS, with at least 3 years in a lead or architect role in cloud architectures, preferably in health, human services, or government sectors.

8 Required Expert-level proficiency in Esri ArcGIS (including ArcGIS Pro Advanced database management and network analyst toolboxes), including data management, geocoding, spatial analysis, and web mapping application development.

8 Required Demonstrated experience in geospatial governance, including policy development, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making frameworks.

8 Required Develop and maintain geospatial data architectures, workflows, and metadata standards to support enterprise mapping and analytics needs.

8 Required Coordinate and collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders to gather requirements, define governance frameworks, and ensure effective data sharing and integration.

8 Required Oversee the creation and management of GIS datasets, including demographic, socioeconomic, health, and program data, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

8 Required Strong knowledge of data management principles, metadata standards, and data quality assurance.

8 Required Excellent communication, technical writing, and stakeholder management skills.

8 Required Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and work independently.

5 Preferred 5+ years of experience working with SQL Server Enterprise Geodatabases leveraging ArcGIS tools for management of geospatial data.

5 Preferred 5+ years of experience with Python and SQL, including writing functions and procedures.

4 Preferred Lead the design, implementation, and governance of ArcGIS-based geospatial solutions for mapping healthcare clients and provider locations, ensuring data quality, security, and compliance with state and federal policies and procedures.

4 Preferred Mentor and guide GIS analysts and developers, providing best practices for spatial analysis, web mapping, and data visualization using ArcGIS tools.

4 Preferred As the single point of contact for the IT organization, collaborate and coordinate with GIS data analysts and data scientists to: Establish and enforce geospatial data management policies, documentation standards, and quality assurance processes.

3 Preferred Familiarity with Medicaid, public health, or social services programs, systems and datasets.

3 Preferred Custom web-based application interfaces and tools.

2 Preferred 2+ years of experience working in an agile/scrum development lifecycle environment.

1 Preferred Certifications in GIS (e.g., Esri Enterprise System Design Professional or Esri ArcGIS Enterprise Administration Professional, GISP).

1 Preferred Experience leveraging machine learning and LLMs for data extraction, cleaning, and documentation

1 Preferred GeoAI for spatial data analysis and prediction and/or generative AI to enhance various aspects of Geospatial Analytics Platforms.

1 Preferred Experience with Snowflake Data Warehouses, especially as a source/target for ArcGIS integrations.