Solution Engineer - Health & Sciences

$76,960 - $126,880/Yr

Esri - Vienna, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Vienna, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Solution Engineer for Health & Sciences at Esri is a GIS subject matter expert responsible for supporting key government clients such as NASA, NOAA, EPA, and the Census Bureau. This role involves leveraging GIS technology to solve complex business challenges, creating innovative solutions, and effectively communicating the value of GIS to customers. The position emphasizes building relationships, presenting technical demonstrations, and proactively crafting solutions that align with customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with customers and support the account team in planning and executing sales strategies.
• Become a subject matter expert in the sciences sector and a technical expert in ArcGIS, confidently communicating Esri technologies to customers.
• Proactively craft and propose solutions that demonstrate how GIS can address critical business challenges.
• Present technical demonstrations of proposed solutions to both technical and non-technical customers, ensuring clarity and engagement.
• Provide best practices related to the use, deployment, and administration of Esri technology, including presentations at conferences and trade shows.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience with Esri technology creating maps, performing spatial analysis, and configuring web applications.
• 1+ years of experience in the sciences industry.
• Understanding of ArcGIS from an IT context, including hardware, storage, security, networking, web services, virtualization, and cloud computing.
• Experience in technical consulting and conceptual solution design, with an understanding of sales and business development processes.
• Experience with geodatabases and underlying DBMS technology.
• Knowledge of cloud computing concepts and environments, such as Microsoft Azure or AWS.
• Remarkable presentation, interpersonal, and listening skills.
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally 25-50%.
• Bachelor's degree in geography, data science, earth sciences, computer science, or a related field.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to troubleshoot client issues related to Esri application deployment and system architecture.
• Experience integrating software solutions with other business systems including data warehousing, BI, CRM, ERP, and analytics platforms.
• Experience incorporating real-time information streams with existing GIS data and IT infrastructure.
• Basic understanding of artificial intelligence/machine learning concepts.
• Programming and scripting experience with languages such as Python, R, and JavaScript.
• Master's degree in geography, data science, earth sciences, computer science, or a related field.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families.
• 401(k) and profit-sharing programs.
• Minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave.
• Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth.