Senior Geospatial Application Developer

Ardent

$100K — $130K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, GIS, Geography, IT, Engineering, or related field.
  • 6+ years of relevant professional experience.
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python, C++, JavaScript, C#, or .NET.
  • Experience leading application development teams or workstreams.
  • Familiar with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, and related Esri technologies.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Experience with federal IT compliance and cybersecurity requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead development of enterprise geospatial solutions.
  • Develop and maintain geospatial applications and APIs.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and data teams.
  • Support ArcGIS Enterprise implementation and services.
  • Create web-based GIS applications, dashboards, and workflows.
  • Manage geospatial data visualization and application integration.
  • Participate in testing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement in Washington DC.
  • Opportunity to work in a federal environment.
  • Collaboration with a multidisciplinary program team.
  • Support for technical skill development and training.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge geospatial technology projects.
Full Job Description
Ardent is seeking a Senior Geospatial Application Developer to join our team.

This is a hybrid position in Washington DC.

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking a Senior Geospatial Application Developer to lead application development efforts supporting enterprise geospatial solutions within a federal environment. This role will support the design, development, enhancement, and maintenance of geospatial applications, user interfaces, workflows, APIs, and related services.

The Senior Geospatial Application Developer will lead application development activities and collaborate with program team members across infrastructure, security, data, and operations to ensure applications meet federal IT requirements and mission needs.

Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Lead application development efforts for enterprise geospatial solutions.
  • Develop, enhance, and maintain geospatial applications, user interfaces, workflows, and APIs.
  • Support new development and maintenance of existing geospatial solutions.
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, security, data, and program teams to ensure applications meet DHS IT requirements.
  • Support implementation and maintenance of ArcGIS Enterprise and related geospatial services.
  • Develop web-based GIS applications, dashboards, and integration workflows.
  • Support geospatial data management, visualization, analysis, and application integration activities.
  • Participate in application testing, troubleshooting, performance tuning, deployment, and maintenance activities.
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation, application specifications, and user guides.
  • Support cybersecurity, role-based access, and privacy requirements within application development activities.
  • Provide technical guidance to application development team members.
  • Support development, testing, production, and operations and maintenance environments.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Experience leading application development teams or development workstreams.
  • Experience developing applications including user interfaces, workflows, and APIs.
  • Proficiency with programming languages such as Python, C++, JavaScript, C#, .NET, or similar technologies.
  • Experience supporting new development and/or maintenance of existing geospatial solutions.
  • Experience working with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, or related Esri technologies.
  • Experience developing web applications, dashboards, workflows, or APIs.
  • Experience collaborating with infrastructure, security, data, and program teams.
  • Experience supporting applications within federal IT, cybersecurity, or compliance requirements.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and support multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience developing applications using ArcGIS APIs and SDKs.
  • Experience supporting ArcGIS GeoEvent Server.
  • Experience with cloud-native application development.
  • Experience supporting Kubernetes-based environments.
  • Experience supporting GIS dashboards, analytics, and visualization tools.
  • Experience supporting DHS or other federal government geospatial programs.
  • Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, or automated deployment processes.
  • Esri technical certifications.

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process. We highly encourage all Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.

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