Title: Sr. Principal GIS Solutions Architect
Position Type: Contract – Hybrid
Location- Brooklyn, N.Y..- Need local candidate only
Probable Interview Process – 1st. Video. 2nd -- On-Site Mandatory
Local Candidates - Utilities Experience Preferred
Senior Principal GIS Solutions Architect – Utilities & Enterprise Systems
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Principal GIS Solutions Architect to lead large scale GIS modernization, transformation, and integration initiatives across electric, gas, and steam utility operations. This role requires a visionary architect with deep technical mastery of ArcGIS Enterprise, the ArcFM Solution Suite, DXI, and enterprise integration patterns who can align complex geospatial ecosystems with executive business objectives.
The ideal candidate blends strategic leadership with hands-on architectural expertise and excels at guiding enterprise utilities through modernization of mission-critical IT/OT geospatial systems.
Required Qualifications
• 20+ years of enterprise GIS architecture experience within the utilities sector.
• Expert-level proficiency with:
o ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise ecosystem
o ArcFM Desktop, Designer, Mobile, Web, and Responder OMS
o Spatial data modeling and enterprise geodatabases (Oracle/ArcSDE)
• Proven experience architecting integrations with OMS, SAP, Maximo, CIS, and SCADA systems.
• Strong background in solution architecture frameworks, enterprise patterns, and hybrid-cloud environments.
• Demonstrated success leading global, multi-stakeholder GIS transformation initiatives.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.
Technical Expertise
• Enterprise GIS Architecture & Strategic Roadmapping
• Utility Operations Systems Integration
• Workflow & Business Process Optimization
• Data Conversion, Migration, and UN Modernization
• Automation & Scripting (Python, PL/SQL, PowerShell, C)
• Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure (Azure)
• Oracle Databases
• ArcFM Product suites
Ideal Candidate Profile
A strategic and hands-on architect who:
• Understands both IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments.
• Operates effectively at both the executive/boardroom level and the engineering/technical level.
• Has successfully led modernization programs for complex utility enterprises.
• Builds reusable frameworks and standards, not one-off solutions.
• Excels at driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups and organizational levels.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Must Have
• administration and testing of Enterprise GIS and Database Projects
• ArcFM
• ArcFM Designer
• ArcGIS
• ArcGIS Enterprise
• ArcGIS Portal
• ArcGIS Server, Portal
• Architecture Principles
• Energy and Utility experience
• GIS Database Management
• Schneider Electric ArcFM
• Senior Architect
• Technical Leadership
Nice To Have
• Able to work independently and have good communication skills
• Experience with utility work management workflows or other type of Utility Workflow.
• Request for Proposals (RFP)
• Utility Network
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