GIS / Web Developer (Software Engineer II)

ITegrity, Inc.; Silver Spring (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ITegrity, Inc. seeks a software developer to build and run web map tools for ocean forecast data. You will keep a daily data pipeline and a web map viewer running smoothly, and collaborate with scientists and partner teams across the agency.

You will improve visualization interfaces, extend the map viewer, and implement quality checks on forecasts and observations, using spatial and time-series methods, while supporting cloud deployment and documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in engineering, oceanography, IT, or related field
• 4+ years building or supporting cloud-based systems
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro/Online: publishing and sharing map layers
• Strong Python programming
• MATLAB or Fortran experience
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Linux and Git
• Good communication and teamwork

Responsibilities

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

Skills

ArcGIS Pro/Online

Python

MATLAB/Fortran

JavaScript/HTML/CSS

Linux

Git

Communication & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in engineering/oceanography/IT

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.