About the job GIS Admin
Role Summary
We are looking for a GIS Administrator to operate and maintain ArcGIS Enterprise environments — covering
installation, configuration, security, high-availability, and routine geodatabase administration.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, upgrade, and patch ArcGIS Enterprise (Server, Portal, Data Store, Web Adaptor).
- Manage federated deployments, HA, and disaster recovery.
- Administer enterprise geodatabases (Oracle/SQL Server with SDE) and PostGIS.
- Configure security: user/group management, sharing models, OAuth/SAML.
- Monitor service health, optimise tile/feature services, troubleshoot issues.
- Manage backups, restores, and data replication.
- Document operational procedures and runbooks.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in GIS, IT, or equivalent.
- 4+ years administering ArcGIS Enterprise in production.
- Strong with Windows Server, IIS, and SQL Server / Oracle administration.
- Hands-on with SDE geodatabase administration and replication.
- PowerShell or Python scripting for automation.
- Familiarity with backup tooling and DR testing.
- Professional English — mandatory.
Preferred / Nice to Have
- Working knowledge of Arabic is a plus.
- Esri Enterprise Administration certification.
- Linux deployment of ArcGIS Enterprise components.
- Cloud-hosted ArcGIS deployments (Azure, AWS).