Senior Esri Enterprise Systems Architect / Administrator

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 18, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Kimley-Horn
Location: Richardson, TX
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

Kimley-Horn, named one of Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, is seeking a Senior Esri Enterprise Systems Architect / Administrator based in Richardson, TX. In this role, you will be responsible for the architecture, lifecycle, and long-term health of enterprise geospatial environments, owning database performance at scale across large-scale server deployments.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Database Performance at Scale: Own PostgreSQL and relational database performance at scale, including engine tuning, index strategy, vacuum internals, and storage reclamation.
  • Enterprise Architecture: Direct the architecture and technical roadmap for enterprise server environments and lead large-scale infrastructure migrations.
  • Data Lifecycle & Governance: Design and execute data lifecycle and archival strategies, establishing data governance, geometry validation, and replication hygiene.
  • Backup & Disaster Recovery: Partner on comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies, validating recovery processes through infrastructure transitions.
  • Security & Patching: Coordinate OS-level and database patching and configuration with security vendors to eliminate coverage gaps.
  • Infrastructure Monitoring: Evaluate monitoring tooling and infrastructure metrics to maintain server health and operational stability.
  • Technical Escalation: Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex production issues, migration blockers, and database challenges.
  • Agentic AI & Automation: Evaluate and pilot agentic AI tools and automation scripts for geospatial data governance while maintaining strict access guardrails.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Geography, Geospatial Science, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience administering enterprise server environments, including leading full-lifecycle infrastructure migrations.
  • PostgreSQL Administration: Strong hands-on PostgreSQL administration expertise, including vacuum internals, performance tuning, and troubleshooting at scale.
  • Backup & Cloud: Experience with enterprise database backup methodologies, disaster recovery validation, and cloud environments (Microsoft Azure).
  • Scripting & Automation: Proven scripting ability in Python for operational automation, reporting, and governance enforcement.
  • Leadership & Mentoring: Demonstrated experience mentoring and training technical teams and administering multi-tier enterprise systems.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications

  • Certifications: Professional Esri or database administration certifications.
  • Governance Programs: Experience building enterprise data governance or archiving programs from scratch.
  • Monitoring Tools: Familiarity with enterprise monitoring platforms such as Datadog, Splunk, or Nagios.

Benefits & Perks

  • Retirement Plan: Exceptional retirement plan featuring a 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation, plus profit-sharing.
  • Health Coverage: Comprehensive low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Time Off: Generous personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
  • Financial Wellness: Performance-based bonuses and student loan matching in 401(k).
  • Professional Development: Extensive internal training, tuition reimbursement, new parent leave, and family building benefits.

Kimley-Horn is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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