Remote GIS Developer – ArcGIS & Data Engineering

Bridgenext

Toronto

Remote

CAD 115,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Bridgenext is seeking an experienced GIS Developer to design, develop, test, and maintain geospatial applications and data-management solutions supporting timberland, agriculture, natural resources, and land-management operations.

The role emphasizes ArcGIS platform usage, Python/ArcPy automation, SQL, and modern web tech (JavaScript/TypeScript, React) with secure access controls and Azure cloud services. Collaboration with analysts and land managers is required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
5+ years of professional experience in GIS application development and geospatial technologies.
Strong hands-on experience with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, and enterprise ArcGIS administration concepts.
Proficiency in Python and ArcPy for geoprocessing, spatial automation, data migration, and administrative workflows.
Strong SQL and database-development experience, including spatial data types, enterprise geodatabases/SDE, spatial indexing, and query optimization.
Experience developing web applications using JavaScript or TypeScript, React, and the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain GIS web applications, geospatial services, and supporting data solutions.
Build and support integrations between ArcGIS platforms and enterprise systems, including land-information management, forest operations, reporting, and environmental or safety platforms.
Develop and maintain ArcGIS geoprocessing tools, Python/ArcPy automation, scheduled workflows, REST APIs, and reusable services for spatial processing and resource-management activities.
Create, publish, administer, and optimize ArcGIS map services, feature services, geoprocessing services, image services, mobile data services, and offline map packages.
Develop interactive mapping and responsive GIS applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, with appropriate authentication, authorization, and role-based access controls.
Support backend and full-stack development for GIS applications using modern APIs, web technologies, and enterprise integration patterns.
Manage and maintain enterprise geospatial datasets, parcel information, forest inventory, farmland and timberland boundaries, resource data, and related business attributes.
Specifically support growth-and-yield modelling, forest-inventory analysis, spatial joins, overlays, and other geospatial analytics used in harvest planning and investment decisions.