ArcGIS Systems Administrator (Top Secret Clearance Required)
Ardent · Huntsville, AL
Posted 26 days ago · $150k to $210k
or apply directly on Ardent's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 26 days Ardent's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 14% of Ardent's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Ardent
- high 9 stale, 0 reposted of 14 open
- Hiring momentum
- 86 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Ardent's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Ardent.
About this role
The ArcGIS Systems Administrator will be responsible for the migration, installation, configuration, security, and daily administration of an Esri ArcGIS Enterprise environment within a Microsoft Azure setup for the FBI. This role involves ensuring the GIS platform's stability and availability, managing server upgrades, troubleshooting technical issues, and collaborating with various stakeholders to support geospatial data workflows.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Ardent as an employer.
What you need
- Active Top Secret clearance
- Minimum of 5 years of experience administering Esri ArcGIS Enterprise systems
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, computer science, information technology, or a related field (or equivalent veteran experience)
- Strong working knowledge of enterprise geodatabase administration and relational database platforms such as SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
- Experience administering Windows Server and/or Linux server environments
- Familiarity with ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Esri technology stack
Nice to have
- Experience with system or platform migrations (e.g., ArcGIS version upgrades, infrastructure, or data migrations)
What you get
- Salary Range from $150k to $210k
- Sign-on Bonus
Worth weighing
- Candidates must currently hold an active TOP SECRET Clearance
- Willingness to undergo a Counterintelligence (CI) polygraph within three months of hire is required
- All candidates must be willing to undergo a government issued background investigation process
Summarised from Ardent's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Ardent on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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