Jobs - Solutions Engineer
Posted: March 17, 2008
Solutions Engineer
ESRI
Minneapolis, MN
ESRI is the world leader in GIS software development with more than 35 years of well managed growth. We develop and support innovative tools for visualizing, analyzing, and managing geographic data on the desktop, across the enterprise, in the field, and on the Web. ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, 60 worldwide health ministries, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities.
We employ 4,000 people worldwide, 1,700 of whom are based at our Redlands headquarters in Southern California. Our mission is to improve our world and the use of our world’s resources through delivering GIS software and solutions that enable better decision making. We offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401(k) and profit sharing programs, tuition assistance, and much more.
Use your GIS knowledge and great communication skills in this challenging role developing technical demos and helping our customers utilize ESRI technology for their business needs.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with account managers to understand client requirements and to help formulate appropriate GIS solutions
- Develop demos and proof of concepts in concert with sales priorities
- Present complex GIS technical demonstrations to all levels of staff in a diverse range of customer organizations
- Support ESRI customers with product expertise and best-practice assistance
- Participate in trade shows, user groups, product demonstrations, and major-release software rollouts throughout the region
- Support the regional office in various technical activities
Requirements
- A minimum of two years of experience with ArcGIS Desktop using editing tools and creating geodatabases
- Experience with DBMS technology such as SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, and Access
- Experience with basic database design and associated methods and technologies
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a small, highly-skilled team
- General knowledge of computer hardware, software, and networking
- B.S. in geography, computer science, or a related field
- Ability to travel on a regular basis
Recommended Qualifications
- M.S./M.A. in geography, computer science, or a related field
- Ability to trouble-shoot client issues
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal and listening skills
- Experience promoting products and/or applications
- Some programming and scripting experience (.NET, Java, Python, VBS, etc.)
- Experience with ArcGIS Server web applications or other web application development.
