Lead Developer (GIS)

Softtech Engineers; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftTech Engineers Limited in New Delhi (NOCAS on-site at the AAI office) seeks a Lead GIS Developer with 8+ years of experience in the ESRI stack to architect and scale internal geospatial platforms used for pre-acquisition land feasibility and automated airspace penetration checks.

You will provide technical leadership, mentor junior developers, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure accurate, scalable GIS solutions across ArcGIS Pro/Enterprise/Server and related tools.

Qualifications

• Mandatory stack: Esri ArcGIS Pro plus Enterprise/Server, ArcSDE data models.
• Strong Python (ArcPy) and JavaScript/TypeScript skills for GIS apps.
• Extensive SQL experience for relational GIS data querying.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and scaling of internal 3D geospatial platforms for land feasibility and airspace checks.
• Architect and customize tools on the Esri ArcGIS platform (ArcGIS Pro/Enterprise/Server).
• Build automated Python and SQL data pipelines converting CAD data to web-ready GIS formats.
• Mentor and review work of GIS developers, backend engineers and data analysts.
• Model 3D airspace domains per aviation rules (DGCA) and ICAO criteria.
• Develop spatial algorithms for runway proximity and datum transformations.
• Create data packages for regulatory bodies and client stakeholders.
• Drive JAD sessions with cross-functional teams to align architecture with business needs.

Skills

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Server

ArcSDE

Python (ArcPy)

JavaScript/TypeScript (ArcGIS Maps SDK

ArcGIS API for Python

SQL (SQL Server / Oracle)

Tools

ArcGIS Data Interoperability Extension

Job description

Greetings from SoftTech!!!

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Pune, India, SoftTech Engineers Limited. is a leading software product company that started as an entrepreneurial venture in creating innovative software and intellectual property in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) domains. We constantly improve and maintain our high-quality solutions through dedicated, proactive market research and developmental efforts.

https://softtechglobal.com

Role: Lead - GIS developer

Location: NOCAS (New Delhi on site AAI office)

Job Responsibilities

1. 8+ Years in ESRI suite of software, including ArcGIS Pro, Web App Builder Developer and custom widgets development.


2. Technical Leadership & Software Architecture

• System Architecture: Lead the design, end-to-end development, and scaling of internal 3D geospatial platforms used for pre-acquisition land feasibility and automated airspace penetration checks.


• Esri Integration & Customization: Architect custom tools using the Esri ArcGIS platform (ArcGIS Pro, Enterprise, Server), building enterprise extensions that mimic AAI backend calculations.


• Automation Frameworks: Design and optimize automated Python (ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python) and SQL data pipelines to convert massive datasets from CAD formats into high-precision, web-ready GIS formats.


• Team Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and perform code reviews for a team of junior and mid-level GIS developers, backend engineers, and data analysts.

NOCAS Compliance & Aviation Engineering

• OLS & CNS Spatial Modeling: Programmatically model 3D airspace domains based on Ministry of Civil Aviation G.S.R. 751(E) rules and ICAO criteria (Transitional, Approach, Inner Horizontal, and Conical surfaces).


• Algorithmic Optimization: Develop spatial algorithms to precisely calculate the \"nearest point to the runway\" and handle geodetic datum transformations to ensure WGS-84 coordinates are accurate to 1/10th of a second.


• Shielding Defensibility Mapping: Architect complex analytical tools that identify legally approved high-rise clusters near client sites to automatically generate data packages for the AAI Appellate Committee.

Business Analysis & Stakeholder Management

• Cross-Functional Liaison: Translate complex architectural blueprints and civil engineering requirements into rigid geospatial database models.


• C-Suite & Client Advisory: Serve as the technical expert presenting high-stakes risk matrices directly to investors, showing airspace penetrations


• Process Engineering: Analyze \"As-Is\" architectural parameters and construct the \"To-Be\" spatial pipeline required to maximize building heights safely beneath airport ceilings.

Skills & Experience Description

1. Mandatory Technical Stack (Esri Ecosystem)

• Expert-level ArcGIS Pro & Enterprise: Deep experience configuring, administering, and extending ArcGIS Server, Portal for ArcGIS, and ArcSDE data models.


• Spatial Analyst Extensions: Deep expertise in generating 3D multipatch objects, digital elevation models (DEMs), and intersecting complex spatial geometries.


• Programming & Scripting: Strong proficiency in Python (ArcPy, ArcGIS API), JavaScript/TypeScript (ArcGIS Maps SDK), Arcade for custom popup logic, and advanced SQL for relational database querying (SQL Server / Oracle).


• Interoperability: Proven mastery of the Esri Data Interoperability Extension for automated CAD (.dwg/.dxf) to GIS transformations.

2. Domain Expertise

• Thorough operating knowledge of the AAI NOCAS II lifecycle, workflow stages, and portal limitations.


• Deep comprehension of DGCA CAR Section 4 standards, aerodrome safeguarding principles, and Communication, Navigation, Surveillance (CNS) equipment restrictions.

3. Core Leadership & Professional Skills

• Minimum 5+ years of experience leading technical squads or development teams in onsite location for System Maintenance & Operations.


• Outstanding consultative skills with a track record of driving Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with cross-functional technical teams (architects, surveyors, lawyers).