GIS Enterprise Manager (Info Tech Program Manager II)

GIS Enterprise Manager (Info Tech Program Manager II)

Salary

$109,457.09 - $191,549.90 Annually

Location

FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-01636

Department

Information Technology

Opening Date

10/24/2026

Closing Date

11/6/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S34

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

Fairfax County's Innovation Division within the Department of Information Technology is seeking an experienced, forward-thinking technical leader to serve as the GIS Enterprise Program Manager. In this pivotal role, you will become the senior authority and driving force behind the county's enterprise-wide geospatial infrastructure, directing the core data, systems, applications, and services that power our dynamic community. This is an opportunity to lead high-impact architectural modernizations, architect future-ready database integrations, and pioneer next-generation system and application upgrades that directly support critical county operations, public safety, and emergency response.

We are looking for an ambitious, future-focused innovator who is excited to shape the roadmap of our expanding GIS portfolio. If you are passionate about mentoring a highly skilled team of GIS professionals, managing key contractor partnerships, and cultivating an environment of continuous professional development, this position offers the platform to truly make your mark. Join us to spearhead next-generation spatial intelligence and lead Fairfax County's geospatial program into a more resilient, connected, and innovative future.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate and drive the strategic roadmap for enterprise systems, applications, data layers, and GIS services to ensure long-term alignment with evolving county technology initiatives.
• Oversee and provide comprehensive leadership in the design, selection, procurement, maintenance, and integration of core enterprise GIS infrastructure, storage, databases, and core data services county-wide.
• Supervise, mentor, and manage a team of professional GIS data and system specialists, guiding their daily operational goals, contractor staff augmentation, and professional development opportunities
• Develop and stabilize enterprise-wide GIS platform infrastructure to ensure foundational spatial systems reliably support the data needs of all county agencies.
• Support baseline enterprise GIS platform components, including remote sensing programs, open-source and proprietary software, cloud services, and open data portals.
• Build strong relationships with county agencies to validate core spatial datasets and ensure existing backend systems meet ongoing business requirements.
• Direct database administration and optimization efforts, ensuring high performance, data integrity, and seamless synchronization across central data offices and repositories.
• Integrate the core GIS platform across diverse IT branches, aligning system architecture with central platform technologies, application development divisions, and modern security standards.
• Plan, prepare, and manage operational budgets for infrastructure programs, licensing, remote sensing contracts, and specialized GIS services.
• Perform other duties as required to support GIS and Innovation Division related efforts.

Note: This role operates on a hybrid model requiring at least 40% onsite work at the Fairfax County Government Center.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Possession of a bachelors degree in computer science, or closely related field; plus six years experience in systems design, development, and maintenance in a large information systems environment, including considerable supervisory experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a Criminal Background Check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five years of experience leading large-scale enterprise GIS infrastructure design, enterprise geodatabase administration, and technical team management within an enterprise IT environment.
• Advanced proficiency with the ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise suite and managing cloud-hosted GIS platform environments.
• Deep technical knowledge of data standards governance, database optimization strategies, and remote sensing data management.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Extensive experience designing, modernizing, and optimizing highly available, resilient enterprise IT environments and server architectures.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work is generally sedentary, performed in a normal office environment. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a related degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Computer science
• Information systems
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your completed majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable."

05

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience in systems design, development, and maintenance in a large information systems environment do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten years or more

06

How many years of full-time equivalent supervisory experience do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five years or more

07

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience leading large-scale enterprise GIS infrastructure design, enterprise geodatabase administration, and technical team management within an enterprise IT environment do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight to less than nine years
• Nine to less than ten years
• Ten or more years

08

What level of professional experience do you have leading large-scale enterprise infrastructure design, database administration (such as enterprise geodatabases), and technical team management within an enterprise IT environment?

• No experience.
• Academic, training, or internship experience only.
• Experience serving as a technical team member assisting with enterprise infrastructure design or database management.
• Direct experience managing a technical IT/GIS team or administering enterprise-level databases.
• Extensive experience managing technical teams and leading the design and administration of large-scale enterprise infrastructure and databases.
• Advanced experience directing an enterprise IT/GIS department, architecting master-level infrastructure designs, and overseeing complex database environments.

09

What level of experience do you have managing cloud-hosted platform environments and administering specialized enterprise software suites (such as the ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise suite)?

• No experience with enterprise suites or cloud-hosted platforms.
• Training or academic experience only.
• User-level or basic administrative experience supporting components of an enterprise suite.
• Professional experience deploying and administering enterprise platforms in either a local or standard cloud environment.
• Extensive experience managing, configuring, and optimizing enterprise software suites within a dedicated cloud-hosted platform environment (AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Advanced experience architecting and managing highly complex, multi-tiered enterprise cloud environments and platform-wide software suites.

10

Which statement best describes your technical knowledge and experience with data standards governance, database optimization strategies, and specialized data management (such as remote sensing or large-scale unstructured data)?

• I have no experience with data governance, database optimization, or specialized data management.
• I have basic or academic knowledge of data standards and foundational database concepts.
• I have experience implementing standard data governance guidelines and performing routine database maintenance/optimization tasks.
• I routinely design data standards governance policies and implement advanced database optimization strategies for a department or team.
• I have deep technical experience establishing enterprise-wide data governance frameworks and optimizing complex database systems to handle massive, specialized datasets (e.g., remote sensing, imagery, or big data).
• I am a subject matter expert who sets organizational standards for data governance, architects enterprise-wide database optimization strategies, and designs pipelines for massive, multi-source data ingestion.

11

What level of experience do you have collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups to translate complex technical requirements into operational infrastructure solutions?

• No experience collaborating across diverse stakeholder groups.
• I have participated in cross-functional project teams as a technical contributor.
• I have worked directly with specific business units or client groups to gather technical requirements and deliver localized solutions.
• I regularly collaborate with a variety of diverse stakeholders and external agencies to align infrastructure capabilities with business needs.
• I have proven experience managing high-stakes stakeholder groups, successfully building consensus and aligning technical roadmap strategies with competing organizational demands.
• I have a comprehensive track record of managing multi-agency steering committees and strategic partnerships to drive enterprise-wide technology initiatives.

12

Which of the following best describes your experience designing, modernizing, and optimizing highly available, resilient enterprise IT environments and server architectures?

• No experience with high availability or server architecture design.
• I have basic knowledge of server environments and disaster recovery concepts.
• I have assisted with the maintenance or migration of existing enterprise server environments.
• I have experience designing and configuring standard server architectures with basic redundancy and load balancing.
• I have extensive experience designing, modernizing, and optimizing highly available, fault-tolerant, and resilient enterprise server architectures to minimize downtime.
• I am an expert enterprise architect who designs and directs the deployment of mission-critical, highly resilient, and modern server infrastructures featuring automated failovers and maximum uptime guarantees.

13

This role operates on a hybrid model requiring at least 40% onsite work at the Fairfax County Government Center. Are you willing and able to meet the workspace requirement for this position?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm