GIS Application Developer

• Designs configures customizes and deploys new features to existing solutions; builds features from customer requirements managing data flows and performing routine maintenance enhancements and bug fixes
• Develops and manages a schedule to meet deliverables and establish estimated completion dates
• Follows the governments software development lifecycle framework and provides agreed upon project documentation
• Supports requirements elicitation and provide feedback to optimize requirements to align to development best practices; works with business owners and analysts to define workflows and develop user stories
• Completes tasks on time with minimal supervision but supports collaboration across teams
• Provide performance monitoring and tuning service configuration security and licensing when needed
• Provide user management support
• Troubleshoot hardware software and network issues
• Administer Enterprise Geodatabases using SQL
• Automate analysis and reporting tasks using scripting languages such as Python/JavaScript to support field operations
• Produce static and interactive cartographic products to communicate complex concepts to audiences of all types

• Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
• At least seven (7) years experience in IT development roles
• Three (3) or more years of experience with relational database management systems using SQL
• Three (3) or more years of GIS analysis experience
• Experience with developing mobile-first/responsive dynamic and scalable web applications
• Knowledge of geospatial and mapping concepts such as spatial analysis map projections etc.
• Excellent data management skills
• Browser: web workers service workers Web Assembly (Wasm) HTTP range requests
• Web Mapping: MapLibre OpenLayers ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
• API Integration: web api REST api
• Web UI: HTML/CSS Bootstrap
• Cloud-native Data Formats: parquet geoparquet pmtiles COG (cloud native geotiff)
• Cloud platforms: Azure Cloud Storage Azure Functions
• Geospatial databases - PostGIS Spatial SQL
• Programming: JavaScript python C#
• CLI: vector/raster tile generation gdal/ogr tippecanoe
• Module bundlers: Webpack Vite
• Web Accessibility: WCAG-Section 508 Axe DevTools Google Lighthouse

• Experience with CDC environment and standards: SDLC technical architecture release processes
• Experience using Esri ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal) ArcGIS Online ArcGIS Server SDE
• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies
• Esri or Azure certifications
• Cloud architectures: GeoLakehouse Apache Iceberg Hive partitioning Hilbert Ordering
• Browser Storage APIs-Origin Private File System (OPFS)
• Geoarrow
• DuckDB
• SedonaDB

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science GIS or related field

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Public Trust clearance. Due to contract requirements candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (green card holders) to be eligible.
• No agencies third parties or Corp-to-Corp submissions.

• $45/hour - $60/hour
• Salary commensurate with experience.

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