GIS / Web Developer (Software Engineer II)

ITegrity, Inc. - A trusted Technology, Engineering, and Management Services Provider; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ITegrity, Inc. seeks a skilled Web Map Engineer to maintain and enhance coastal ocean forecast visualization tools. You will keep data pipelines and an interactive map running smoothly while collaborating with scientists and partner teams.

You will design intuitive interfaces for model developers and end users, extend the map viewer, and create automation tools for data processing and QA in a cloud environment. Strong ArcGIS, Python, and web tech skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, oceanography, IT, or related field.
• Alternatively, 4–5 years of relevant experience in addition to the minimum.
• At least 4 years building or supporting cloud-based systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve web-based software for visualizing coastal ocean forecasts and checking their quality.
• Design clear, user-friendly interfaces that meet forecast model developers' and users' needs.
• Build and extend an interactive map viewer for comparing forecasts with satellite and in-situ observations.
• Develop tools for routine quality checks on forecast products using spatial and time-series methods.
• Support and improve automated cloud processes that turn model and satellite data into map layers.
• Test, document and support the software you build.

Skills

ArcGIS

Python

MATLAB

Fortran

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Linux

Git

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

MATLAB

Fortran

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

Linux

Git

Job description

Join a small team building and running web map tools for ocean forecast data. You'll keep a daily data pipeline and a web map viewer running smoothly, improve them over time, and work with scientists and partner teams across the agency.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and improve web-based software for visualizing coastal ocean forecasts and checking their quality.
• Design clear, user-friendly interfaces that meet the needs of forecast model developers and the people who use the forecasts.
• Build and extend an interactive map viewer for comparing ocean forecasts with satellite and in-situ observations.
• Develop tools for routine quality checks on forecast products and observations, using spatial and time-series methods.
• Support and improve the automated cloud processes that turn model and satellite data into map layers.
• Test, document and support the software you build.

Required Qualifications

• Education: a Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, oceanography, information technology, or a closely related field. A Bachelor's degree may be replaced by 4 to 5 years of relevant experience in addition to the minimum below.
• Experience: at least 4 years building or supporting cloud-based systems and processes, following sound IT practices.
• Skills:
• Experience with ArcGIS, such as ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online: publishing, sharing and managing map layers.
• Strong Python.
• Experience with MATLAB or Fortran.
• JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Linux and Git.
• Good communication and teamwork.

Desired Skills

• ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, or the ArcGIS API for Python.
• Sharing data publicly from the cloud, for example AWS S3 and CloudFront, or ArcGIS Online.
• Gridded scientific data such as NetCDF (for example with xarray), or satellite products.
• Scheduled jobs and automation on Linux servers.
• A background in, or interest in, oceanography or meteorology.

Salary: $105000 - $110000 per year