Senior GIS Database Administrato

Job Title: Senior GIS Database Administrator

Location: West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT)

About the Role

The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is seeking a highly experienced Senior GIS Database Administrator to join our team on a temporary contract this leadership role you will be responsible for the maintenance management and optimization of enterprise GIS database systems that support critical WVDOT operations. You will work with Esri ArcGIS Enterprise ArcSDE and relational database platforms while providing advanced technical assistance and ensuring enterprise-level scalability and disaster recovery readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain manage and optimize enterprise GIS database systems including Esri ArcGIS Enterprise ArcSDE and relational database platforms such as Oracle SQL Server or PostgreSQL/PostGIS
  

• Provide connectivity between GIS applications and enterprise databases including configuration of ArcGIS services database connections and integration with enterprise IT systems
  

• Provide advanced assistance to GIS analysts and programming staff in debugging stored procedures spatial queries geoprocessing scripts triggers and database functions
  

• Optimize spatial SQL execution for procedures functions packages triggers and geospatial queries to ensure high performance and scalability of GIS applications
  

• Utilize enterprise database backup functionality including full and incremental backups spatial database replication disaster recovery planning and database cloning for GIS environments
  

• Collaborate with project managers business analysts GIS analysts application analysts business policy staff and workers
  

• Produce clear technical documentation and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
  

• Mentor junior GIS database administrators and provide technical leadership across projects
  

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Education (one of the following):

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Geography Geomatics or a related field from an accredited institution OR
  

• Minimum of five (5) years of equivalent work experience
  

• Note: A Masters degree is preferred
  

Enterprise GIS Database Maintenance Management & Optimization:

• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with the maintenance management and optimization of enterprise GIS database systems including Esri ArcGIS Enterprise ArcSDE and relational database platforms such as Oracle SQL Server or PostgreSQL/PostGIS
  

GIS Database Connectivity & Enterprise Integration:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in providing connectivity between GIS applications and enterprise databases including configuration of ArcGIS services database connections and integration with enterprise IT systems
  

Advanced Debugging Assistance:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in providing advanced assistance to GIS analysts and programming staff in debugging stored procedures spatial queries geoprocessing scripts triggers and database functions
  

Spatial SQL Optimization & Scalability:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in optimizing spatial SQL execution for procedures functions packages triggers and geospatial queries to ensure high performance and scalability of GIS applications
  

Backup Replication & Disaster Recovery:

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in utilizing enterprise database backup functionality including full and incremental backups spatial database replication disaster recovery planning and database cloning for GIS environments
  

Communication Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to work with project managers business analysts GIS analysts application analysts business policy staff and workers
  

Preferred Skills (Not Required but a Plus)

• Masters degree in Computer Science Geography Geomatics or a related field
  

• Experience in transportation or government IT environments
  

• Esri Enterprise certification (e.g. Esri Technical Certification - Enterprise)
  

• Experience with ArcGIS Portal administration and enterprise deployment
  

• Familiarity with cloud-based GIS database platforms (AWS RDS Azure Database for PostgreSQL)
  

• Knowledge of spatial data standards and metadata management (FGDC NGDA)
  

• Experience with performance tuning for large-scale enterprise spatial databases
  

• Familiarity with high availability and failover configurations for GIS databases