Junior Geospatial Developer – Hybrid Ottawa (Remote Considered)

Socket.dev; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

Group RRSP matching

13 paid stat holidays

Job summary

The Junior Geospatial Developer at the Canadian Wildlife Federation in Ottawa works within a multidisciplinary team to develop geospatial models and tools that support freshwater conservation and ecosystem restoration. You will contribute to software development, data workflows, and geospatial modelling frameworks.

Responsibilities include full-stack geospatial tool maintenance, data processing workflows, API and web map tasks, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education/experience in Computer Science/Programming, Geomatics/GIS, Environmental Science, or a related field.
• 2+ years of related experience.
• Experience with front-end web development frameworks (e.g., JavaScript libraries, HTML, CSS), including web mapping libraries (Leaflet, Mapbox GL JS, OpenLayers, ArcGIS Maps SDKs).
• Experience with back-end development and database design, including relational and spatial databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS, ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabases).
• Experience with REST/RESTful API development.
• Experience with spatial data and scripting geospatial tools (Python, SQL, Java).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Familiarity with ArcGIS Enterprise Experience Builder.
• Proficient in Git, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
• Strong written documentation and internal collaboration skills.
• Strong data management skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to organize and document work clearly and consistently.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development and maintenance of full-stack geospatial software tools and infrastructure for new and existing products.
• Assists in the development and execution of spatial data processing workflows and geospatial models that generate ecologically relevant outputs.
• Supports front-end and back-end development tasks, including web maps, dashboards, databases, APIs, and cloud-based processing tools.
• Supports the identification, acquisition, compilation, and aggregation of data from multiple sources into a variety of formats and standardized data structures.
• Implements project processes and workflows to ensure data and software development is thorough, efficient, and sustainable over the long term.
• Supports user requirements elicitation and synthesis to inform technical development needs.
• Contributes to agile project-management processes.
• Provides troubleshooting assistance and feedback to support team deliverables and timelines.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of software documentation for internal use.
• Supports knowledge gathering and literature reviews to inform geospatial modelling frameworks, assumptions, and parameters.
• Assists with other Conservation Science and software development activities as required.

Skills

Front-end development

Web mapping libraries

Back-end development

REST API development

Python

SQL

Git/GitHub/CI-CD

Documentation

Teamwork & communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in CS/Geomatics/Environmental Science

Tools

Leaflet

Mapbox GL JS

OpenLayers

PostgreSQL/PostGIS

ArcGIS

Azure

ArcGIS Experience Builder

GitHub Actions

Job description

The Junior Geospatial Developer at the Canadian Wildlife Federation in Ottawa works within a multidisciplinary team to develop geospatial models and tools that support freshwater conservation and ecosystem restoration. You will contribute to software development, data workflows, and geospatial modelling frameworks.

Responsibilities include full-stack geospatial tool maintenance, data processing workflows, API and web map tasks, and documentation.