Senior GIS Engineer

King County Department of Information Technology (KCIT) is seeking a Senior GIS Engineer to join the award-winning King County GIS Center. Our team provides enterprise GIS data services that support every County department, advancing data-driven decision-making, operational efficiency, and innovative public service delivery.

As a key member of the Geo Data Team, you will help lead a major modernization effort to migrate and re-engineer our GIS applications, services, and data platforms into cloud-based environments. This work includes transforming legacy systems, streamlining workflows, and improving reliability and scalability in alignment with King County’s cloud strategy. This isn't a lift and shift. We're modernizing as we migrate, reimagining our applications rather than rebuilding them as they were, and taking a hard look at current practices to make them more efficient.

Why Join King County GIS Center? The GIS Center has earned national recognition, including Esri’s 2025 Enterprise GIS Award and multiple Exemplary Systems in Geospatial industry awards. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to innovation, service excellence, and delivering geospatial solutions that directly support King County residents. If you’re energized by modernizing systems, building practical GIS solutions, and shaping the future of geospatial services in public government, we’d love to hear from you.

King County is committed to being the best-run government in the nation, and King County Information Technology (KCIT) is helping lead that transformation. KCIT harnesses the power of technology to modernize operations, advance digital equity and social justice, and deliver innovative solutions that engage, empower, and serve our residents, businesses, and community partners.

Recognized by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for excellence in vision, strategy, innovation, and collaboration, KCIT is focused on delivering smart, secure, and customer-centered technology services that strengthen county operations and support thriving, resilient communities. As the technology business partner to all 18 County departments, KCIT provides the foundational systems and services that power many of the region’s most essential functions.

We work side-by-side with our partners to design and deliver technology solutions that enhance customer experience and advance King County’s mission. Learn more about KCIT at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

• Build, maintain, and enhance enterprise GIS data systems and automated workflows.
• Acquire, process, and maintain spatial datasets used across County programs.
• Apply AI tools and techniques to improve spatial analysis and data processing.
• Monitor GIS platforms to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performing operations.
• Provide technical guidance and responsive support to King County staff and partners.
• Develop and support department and countywide spatial databases and configurations per organizational standards.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation (Python, Arc Py, or equivalent) to support data processing, quality control, and platform operations.
• Design and implement cloud-native spatial data pipelines.
• Key contributor in developing, planning, advising on, communicating, and implementing migration of on premise GIS resources to the cloud, including SQL Server geodatabases, ETL workflows, and legacy systems and applications.
• Key contributor in developing, planning, advising on, communicating, and implementing AI standards and practical AI use cases within GIS platforms and workflows.
• Provide quality assurance, quality control, and user acceptance testing using established methodology and best practices.
• Administer various county-wide platforms such as ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, and geodatabases.
• Develop and support department and countywide spatial databases and configurations per organizational standards.
• Coordinate enterprise-level GIS services, policies, standards, and procedures with other County professionals.

• 5 years or more of increasingly responsible professional experience in GIS technological…