Enterprise GIS Engineer

Description

Position:
Enterprise GIS Engineer

Location:
North Charleston, SC

Make an Impact with Leidos

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the dedication of our diverse and talented teams. United by a shared commitment to our customers’ success, we empower our people, support our communities, and operate sustainably. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide every aspect of our work, ensuring we do the right thing—for our customers, our people, and the world around us.

Thrive in an Impactful Environment

The Leidos Defense Sector offers a broad portfolio of systems, solutions, and services across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We support critical defense missions with capabilities in enterprise and mission IT, large‑scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence operations. Our teams tackle the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions.

We are seeking an Enterprise GIS Engineer with deep expertise in ArcGIS Enterprise deployment and administration—particularly in federated and multi‑enclave DoD environments—to support the Distributed Common Ground System‑Navy (DCGS‑N) Family of Systems (FoS). The ideal candidate brings strong Linux (RHEL) experience and the ability to deploy and maintain Esri’s enterprise GIS stack across on‑premise, cloud (AWS), and DDIL (Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, Limited) environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage ArcGIS Enterprise in Linux environments across on‑premise and virtual platforms.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot federated ArcGIS Enterprise systems in DDIL environments, including replication, synchronization, and bandwidth‑constrained operations.
• Implement and maintain secure, multi‑enclave environments and cross‑domain GIS data flows.
• Support the creation of interactive spatial products using ArcGIS Enterprise applications (Dashboards, Experience Builder, Story Maps).
• Collaborate with system administrators, developers, and mission analysts to integrate GIS services with enterprise applications and interfaces.
• Produce detailed technical documentation, configuration baselines, and SOPs in alignment with DoD and NIST standards.
• Develop geospatial automation tools and workflows using Python (ArcGIS API for Python, geoprocessing scripts, and supporting libraries).

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with 8+ years of experience (additional experience, training, and/or certifications may substitute degree requirement).
• US Citizen;
  Currently possess an active DoD Secret clearance with ability to upgrade to TS/SCI.
• DoD 8140 IAT II Certification:
  CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent) and training or vendor certifications in Windows, Linux, VMWare, Cisco (CCNP/CCNA) or successfully obtain within 180 days of hire.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience deploying and managing ArcGIS Enterprise (10.9.1 or newer).
• Strong Linux (RHEL preferred) system administration experience supporting GIS infrastructure (installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting).
• Experience deploying ArcGIS Enterprise solutions in virtual environments.
• Deep understanding of federated server configurations and enclave-separated GIS systems.
• Python scripting skills, especially with the ArcGIS API for Python.
• Experience working in DDIL or disconnected tactical environments, (e.g., offline data, map caches).
• Familiarity with secure DoD infrastructure and cross‑domain deployment patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

• GISP (Certified GIS Professional).
• Experience with enterprise databases such as Postgre
  
  SQL/PostGIS or SQL Server.
• Experience developing mission‑focused products using ArcGIS Dashboards, Experience Builder, or Story Maps.
• Proven skills with configuring tools for monitoring system performance and availability.
• Experience with Dev Sec Ops  practices, including containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Understanding of network concepts (domains, DNS, HTTPS, firewalls, proxies, load balancing).
• Familiarity with authentication concepts and topics (e.g.,…