GIS Applications Engineer — Cloud & Web Solutions

Xcellent Technology Solutions, Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid time off (PTO)

401K with employer matching

GeoAI scholarship

Job summary

Join XTS as an Applications Engineer to support USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. You’ll work on existing applications, improve functionality, and troubleshoot issues to move The National Map forward. Expect a JavaScript-centered role with AWS-based data workflows, automation, and scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate has a CS/IT degree with 2+ years of software or applications engineering experience, plus hands-on AWS SDK/CLI knowledge and strong problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field + 2 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and ability to read and improve existing code.
• Hands-on experience with AWS SDK and AWS CLI; familiarity with Lambda, S3, and EC2.
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals: version control, debugging, testing, algorithms, data structures.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to develop practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain public-facing applications for The National Map.
• Improve functionality and data presentation; troubleshoot issues and optimize data workflows.
• Collaborate in a technical environment to scale and automate cloud-based processes.
• Work with AWS technologies to enhance efficiency and ensure maintainability of code.

Skills

JavaScript

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

AWS SDK

AWS CLI

AWS Lambda

AWS S3

AWS EC2

Version control

Job description

Join XTS as an Applications Engineer to support USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. You’ll work on existing applications, improve functionality, and troubleshoot issues to move The National Map forward. Expect a JavaScript-centered role with AWS-based data workflows, automation, and scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate has a CS/IT degree with 2+ years of software or applications engineering experience, plus hands-on AWS SDK/CLI knowledge and strong problem-solving abilities.