GIS Developer II (Senior) - Remote

6h6 hours ago

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Herndon, US · Contract · $110,000 – $116,000

About this role

The GIS Developer II is a senior-level position leading the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise geospatial applications for USDA NRCS IT ecosystem. It demands deep expertise in ESRI ArcGIS technologies, spatial database design, geospatial web apps, and AWS cloud migration. The role offers significant autonomy and technical leadership.

Daily work involves architecting reusable geospatial component libraries with ESRI ArcGIS API for JavaScript, React/TypeScript, and integrations like Pega or .NET. Develop spatial databases using ESRI geodatabases, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and SQL Server, including schema design and version management. Manage ArcGIS Enterprise services across environments.

Operate within USDA OMNI – NRCS Operations & Maintenance contract, configuring ArcGIS Server/Portal for service publishing and security. Lead teams of geospatial developers and analysts, providing mentorship on NRCS systems, data services, and GeoBranch architecture. Build custom geoprocessing services and automated workflows using Python ArcPy.

Focus on modernization includes migrating legacy desktop GIS to web-based solutions and ETL processes for data ingestion. Implement health checks, monitoring, and DevSecOps compliance with SonarQube and unit testing. Drive enterprise spatial database migrations and code quality improvements.

Requirements

Deep expertise in ESRI ArcGIS technologies
Spatial database design using ESRI geodatabases, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, SQL Server
Geospatial web application development with ESRI ArcGIS API for JavaScript, React/TypeScript
Cloud migration to AWS
Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise services, Server/Portal configuration
Python scripting with ArcPy and ArcGIS API for Python
Geoprocessing services and ETL processes for geospatial data
Technical leadership and mentorship of geospatial teams

Responsibilities

Lead design, development, and deployment of enterprise geospatial web applications using ESRI ArcGIS API for JavaScript, React/TypeScript
Architect and implement reusable geospatial component libraries, including micro-frontend mapping components integrated with business applications
Design and implement spatial databases using ESRI geodatabases, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and SQL Server
Develop and maintain ArcGIS Enterprise services across Development, Test, and Production environments
Configure and manage ArcGIS Server/Portal, including service publishing, security models, and application-authentication integration
Build custom ArcGIS geoprocessing services for data transformation, extraction, imagery georegistration, and map-product generation
Create automated workflows for spatial data modeling, service deployment, and processing using Python (ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python)