ArcGIS Geospatial Architect & Governance Lead

Job Title: ArcGIS Geospatial Architect & Governance Lead Location: Austin, TX (Day1 Onsite) Employment Type: Full-Time (contract) Required • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field. (ignore Required Years) • 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. • 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. • Demonstrated experience in geospatial governance, including policy development, stakeholder engagement, and decision-making frameworks. • Develop and maintain geospatial data architectures, workflows, and metadata standards to support enterprise mapping and analytics needs. • Coordinate and collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders to gather requirements, define governance frameworks, and ensure effective data sharing and integration. • Oversee the creation and management of GIS datasets, including demographic, socioeconomic, health, and program data, ensuring accuracy and completeness. • Strong knowledge of data management principles, metadata standards, and data quality assurance. • Excellent communication, technical writing, and stakeholder management skills. • Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and work independently. Preferred • 5+ years of experience working with SQL Server Enterprise Geodatabases leveraging ArcGIS tools for management of geospatial data. • 5+ years of experience with Python and SQL, including writing functions and procedures. • 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. • Mentor and guide GIS analysts and developers, providing best practices for spatial analysis, web mapping, and data visualization using ArcGIS tools. • 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. • Familiarity with Medicaid, public health, or social services programs, systems and datasets. • Custom web-based application interfaces and tools. • 2+ years of experience working in an agile/scrum development lifecycle environment. • Certifications in GIS (e.g., Esri Enterprise System Design Professional or Esri ArcGIS Enterprise Administration Professional, GISP). • Experience leveraging machine learning and LLMs for data extraction, cleaning, and documentation • GeoAI for spatial data analysis and prediction and/or generative AI to enhance various aspects of Geospatial Analytics Platforms. • Experience with Snowflake Data Warehouses, especially as a source/target for ArcGIS integrations. Anand Kumar Pandey | Tekgence Inc Direct: 469-327-8973 , Ext- 251 • anand.kumar@tekgence.com 6655 Deseo Dr, Suite 104,Irving, TX , 75039 • www.tekgence.com Tekgence is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. U.S. citizens and Green Card holders are strongly encouraged to apply.