Geospatial Architecture Manager

Requisition ID:  94634 

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

Position Specific Description

The Enterprise Geospatial team is seeking a Geospatial Architecture Manager with deep expertise in enterprise geospatial architecture, Esri platforms, and cloud-native solutions.
This role is accountable for defining and governing the architecture, standards, and roadmaps for a scalable Enterprise Geospatial Platform supporting multiple business units.
The Geospatial Architecture Manager partners closely with business and IT leaders to translate strategic objectives into target-state architectures, ensuring consistency, scalability, security, and long-term sustainability of geospatial capabilities across the organization.

Ideal Experience & Skills

• 10+ years in geospatial architecture, enterprise architecture, or GIS technology leadership roles
• Strong experience defining enterprise technology roadmaps and architectural standards
• Proven ability to translate business strategy into scalable platform architectures
• Deep knowledge of Esri geospatial platforms and enterprise GIS best practices
• Experience leading architecture in complex, regulated enterprise environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with executive-level presence 

Preferred Technical & Architecture Experience:

• 5+ years designing enterprise-scale Esri platform architectures
• Hands-on architecture experience with AWS-based geospatial solutions
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native deployment patterns, including containers and Kubernetes
• Experience defining DevSecOps-aligned architectural patterns
• Familiarity with integration patterns, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• AWS, Kubernetes, or architecture certifications (preferred) 
• Define and govern enterprise geospatial architecture standards, principles, and reference architectures
• Develop current-state and target-state architectures aligned to business strategy and technology roadmaps
• Decompose business initiatives into architectural capabilities, patterns, and services
• Lead architecture reviews, design approvals, and technology evaluations for geospatial solutions
• Establish architectural guardrails for cloud-native, API-driven, and platform-based geospatial solutions
• Define data architecture patterns, including geospatial data pipelines, integration, and analytics enablement
• Guide migration strategies from legacy GIS solutions to modern, cloud-based architectures
• Serve as the architectural authority for Esri Platform deployments and integrations
• Anticipate industry trends and emerging technologies to influence future-state geospatial architecture 

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Information Technology
Organization:  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. 

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.