Senior GIS Engineer - #2087256

Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Senior GIS Engineer for an initial 6 month contract on a rate of £450/day (Inside IR35). This role will be based in Edinburgh.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and perform an Enterprise Upgrade migrating to a new virtual server.

- Lead on establishing/configuring 2-way API/ODBC Propman/GIS Connection

- Lead the SDE Connection review and refresh to enable us to move to a service-based environment

- Support the data completeness and improvement project

- Support the completion of the current phase of the land registration project

- Carry out any other duties as required

Essential Skills:

- Expertise in ArcGIS Enterprise administration, geodatabase design, and API/REST service development, with responsibilities for delivering, managing and optimising high-performance spatial platforms and integrated data services.

- Expertise in designing and supporting enterprise geospatial platforms and services, specialising in ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcSDE, SQL Server, system automation, and cloud-based deployments. Experienced in delivering robust, scalable GIS solutions that support spatial data analysis and business operations.

- Proficient in managing and optimising GIS Enterprise platforms (e.g., ArcGIS Enterprise), including system upgrade and configuration, security, performance tuning, and service publishing to support robust, organisation-wide geospatial capabilities with a proven ability to minimise downtime and ensure secure, stable GIS platforms.

- Proven experience managing and upgrading ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal, ArcGIS Server, Data Store, Web Adaptor)

- Familiarity with Azure cloud platforms

- Experienced in designing, implementing, and maintaining efficient geodatabase architectures, ensuring data integrity, performance optimisation, and adherence to best practices for spatial data modelling.

- Expertise in enterprise geodatabase and SDE connection management, specialising in reviewing and redesigning data access architectures to improve performance, scalability, and security. Experienced in optimising ArcGIS Enterprise environments, reducing database load, and implementing best-practice connection strategies across complex, multi-user systems. This role ensures that spatial data access patterns, connection management, and database configurations align with enterprise best practices and support reliable GIS operations across the organisation.

- Significant experience managing enterprise GIS and SDE environments

- Experience managing and upgrading enterprise geodatabases (SQL Server)

- SDE connection management and optimisation

- Multi-user geodatabase environments

- Skilled in developing and integrating APIs and RESTful services to enable seamless access to geospatial data and services to support web, mobile, and third-party applications. Able to bridge the gap between GIS infrastructure and application development by exposing spatial functionality through scalable and secure service interfaces.

- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting ability

- Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

- Strong customer service approach

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver within project timelines

- Attention to detail and commitment to data integrity

If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.