[Hiring] Geospatial Data Engineer @Network Designs Inc.

Role Description

We are seeking a Geospatial Data Engineer to build, automate, publish, and sustain geospatial data pipelines, services, and analytical products that make FAA location-based information reliable and actionable. This role supports the FAA Chief Data Office (CDO) Enterprise Information & Data Integration Program and works with cross-functional technical and mission teams to deliver secure, reliable, and well-documented outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a similar discipline, or three years of military experience in a qualified geospatial analysis role.
• Minimum 4 years of demonstrable experience developing geospatial visualization, analytical, and/or business intelligence products in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to perform work closely related to the assigned tasks and work products.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work with sensitive, confidential, or regulated information and follow FAA and federal policies and procedures.
• Ability to use FAA-issued accounts and Government-designated collaboration and task-tracking systems as required.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• This position is remote; candidate must reside in one of the following states: AL, AZ, DC, FL, GA, ID, MD, MS, NJ, NC, OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV.
• Occasional travel may be required. Candidates should be able to attend meetings at FAA facilities and other locations throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FAA, aviation, safety, or federal geospatial data.
• Experience with enterprise ArcGIS server administration and cloud integration.
• Experience developing BI dashboards, spatial analytics, and automated web-service publishing.

Responsibilities

• Document architecture and data flows for geospatial ETL automation into enterprise geodatabases and ArcGIS data stores.
• Develop reusable Python code using ArcGIS Python API, ArcPy, GeoPandas, and GDAL to create and maintain geospatial ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Automate publishing and updating of web services from ArcGIS Pro projects and other geospatial formats to ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online.
• Manage Python environments and package dependencies and coordinate deployment and configuration on approved automation servers.
• Design refresh schedules, production automation, monitoring, alerting, and rapid response procedures for ETL and publishing failures.
• Configure, optimize, and sustain GIS server integrations, SaaS tools, cloud-installed solutions, and associated AWS resources.
• Support security assessments, technical responses, vulnerability mitigations, configuration documentation, and compliance activities.
• Collaborate with geospatial users and user communities to execute data calls, respond to policy and datum changes, and translate analytical needs into maps, dashboards, services, and spatial analyses.
• Validate data accuracy, consistency, and integrity and present findings and recommendations to technical and mission stakeholders.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, pet, and legal insurance.
• 401(k) retirement matching.
• Paid leave and paid holidays.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Employer-paid life and disability insurance.
• Professional development and education benefits.
• Resources to ensure our team has what they need to thrive on and off the job.