Senior Geospatial Data Engineer - End-to-End Pipelines

CACI; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellness

Financial

Retirement

Family support

Continuing education

Time off benefits

Job summary

CACI in Denver seeks a Senior Geospatial Data Engineer to design end-to-end geospatial pipelines from ingest to analyst visualization using a FOSS4G and ArcGIS stack. You will develop Python-based analytics in notebooks and manage GeoParquet datasets, enabling production-ready workflows for NGA mission users.

You will collaborate with AGIS delivery teams, lead refinement sessions, and provide PI Planning input in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• 8+ years in software or data engineering, with at least 5 years in geospatial domains
• Proficiency in Python geospatial stack: GDAL, Fiona, Shapely, GeoPandas, Rasterio
• Strong Jupyter Notebook development experience for analytical workflows
• Working knowledge of the FOSS4G ecosystem (QGIS, GeoServer, MapServer, GRASS)
• GeoParquet/columnar formats in production environments
• ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Enterprise administration
• B.S. in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, or related field (equivalent experience accepted)

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver end-to-end geospatial data pipelines from ingest through analyst-facing visualization, leveraging GDAL/OGR-based transformation and processing across diverse data formats
• Develop and maintain Python-based analytical environments via Jupyter Notebooks tailored to NGA mission user workflows
• Manage GeoParquet datasets within the program’s data lake architecture; implement and extend columnar format pipelines for production use
• Administer ArcGIS Server services and portal configurations; integrate with the FOSS4G toolchain including QGIS, GeoServer, and MapServer
• Collaborate with the AGIS Search team on spatial data indexing and AI-assisted retrieval integration
• Lead technical refinement sessions and provide PI Planning input on data engineering epics and cross-team dependencies

Skills

Geospatial data engineering

Python programming

Geospatial analysis

Jupyter Notebook development

Agile/SAFe awareness

Education

BS in Geography, GIS, CS

Tools

GDAL

Fiona

Shapely

GeoPandas

Rasterio

QGIS

GeoServer

MapServer

GRASS

ArcGIS Server

ArcGIS Enterprise

GeoParquet

Job description

CACI in Denver seeks a Senior Geospatial Data Engineer to design end-to-end geospatial pipelines from ingest to analyst visualization using a FOSS4G and ArcGIS stack. You will develop Python-based analytics in notebooks and manage GeoParquet datasets, enabling production-ready workflows for NGA mission users.

You will collaborate with AGIS delivery teams, lead refinement sessions, and provide PI Planning input in an agile environment.