PowerShell DSC Engineer - ArcGIS Automation

Salary: £42,000 - 82,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with PowerShell scripting and Desired State Configuration (DSC).
• Proven experience deploying and configuring ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal, Server, Data Store).
• Understanding of PKI, SSL certificates, Windows Server administration, and networking basics.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud platform and virtualization environments.
• Experience with JSON, YAML, and configuration management concepts.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex deployment issues independently.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.x is preferred.
• Exposure to automation tools: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows is a plus.
• Scripting experience in Python for ArcGIS automation is desirable.
• Understanding of security hardening and enterprise IT best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance PowerShell DSC scripts for automated deployment of ArcGIS Enterprise Base (Portal, Server, Data Store).
• Create reusable DSC resources and modules for scalability and standardization.
• Implement configuration management practices for lifecycle operations (install, upgrade, patching).
• Automate installation, post-install configuration, federation, and validation of ArcGIS Enterprise components.
• Build automated workflows for ArcGIS Portal initialization, content management, and security setup.
• Integrate automation with enterprise systems such as load balancers, certificates, storage, and identity providers.
• Design and implement automation workflows for ArcGIS Enterprise configuration within Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS).
• Build DSC scripts tailored for autoscaling environments, ensuring that new VM instances automatically configure and register with ArcGIS Server sites.
• Automate scaling event responses, ensuring ArcGIS Enterprise components remain fully functional and consistent across all VMSS nodes.
• Optimize VMSS deployment images and custom script extensions for high availability GIS workloads.
• Support automated deployments in Azure cloud environments and manage infrastructure provisioning scripts using Terraform.
• Optimize system performance and troubleshoot deployment failures.
• Integrate DSC scripts with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Implement automated testing and validation steps for deployment reliability.
• Maintain version control and documentation for all automation codebases.
• Work closely with GIS architects, system admins, and clients to gather deployment requirements.
• Translate customer needs into automated workflows and repeatable processes.
• Provide technical expertise, guidance, and support during implementation and troubleshooting.

Technologies

• Ansible
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GIS
• Git
• Support
• JSON
• PowerShell
• Puppet
• Python
• Security
• Terraform
• Windows

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We are seeking a skilled PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) Engineer to join our team in Wokingham. This role will focus on automating the deployment, configuration, and management of ArcGIS Enterprise Base deployments. We offer a contracting position within our GIS/Automation/DevOps department, where you will collaborate with GIS architects and system admins to implement effective automation workflows. Our team values deep technical expertise, and you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in both on-premises and cloud environments.

last updated 13 week of 2026