Senior GIS Application Developer – Public Health

DRT Strategies, Inc; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

DRT Strategies, Inc. is seeking a GIS Application Developer to design, build, deploy, and maintain IT solutions with a focus on complex GIS systems. You will work with public health professionals to deliver innovative geospatial applications that support emergency response and data-driven decision making.

The role requires seven+ years in IT/development, strong SQL and GIS analysis skills, and experience with modern web technologies. A U.S. government Public Trust clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
• At least seven (7) years’ experience in IT development roles
• Three (3) or more years of experience with relational database management systems using SQL
• Three (3) or more years of GIS analysis experience
• Experience with developing mobile-first/responsive, dynamic, and scalable web applications
• Knowledge of geospatial and mapping concepts such as spatial analysis, map projections, etc.
• Excellent data management skills
• Browser: web workers, service workers, Web Assembly (Wasm), HTTP range requests
• Web Mapping: MapLibre, OpenLayers, ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
• API Integration: ASP.NET web api, REST api
• Web UI: HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, D3.js, DataTables.net
• Cloud-native Data Formats: parquet, geoparquet, pmtiles, COG (cloud native geotiff)
• Cloud platforms: Azure Cloud Storage, Azure Functions
• Geospatial databases - PostGIS, Spatial SQL
• Programming: JavaScript, python, Node.js, C#
• CLI: vector/raster tile generation, gdal/ogr, tippecanoe
• Module bundlers: Webpack, Vite
• Web Accessibility: WCAG-Section 508, Axe DevTools, Google Lighthouse

Responsibilities

• Designs, configures, customizes, and deploys new features to existing solutions; builds features from customer requirements, managing data flows, and performing routine maintenance, enhancements, and bug fixes
• Develops and manages a schedule to meet deliverables and establish estimated completion dates
• Follows the government’s software development lifecycle framework and provides agreed upon project documentation
• Supports requirements elicitation and provide feedback to optimize requirements to align to development best practices; works with business owners and analysts to define workflows and develop user stories
• Completes tasks on time with minimal supervision but supports collaboration across teams
• Provide performance monitoring and tuning, service configuration, security, and licensing when needed
• Provide user management support
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and network issues
• Administer Enterprise Geodatabases using SQL
• Automate analysis and reporting tasks using scripting languages such as Python/JavaScript to support field operations
• Produce static and interactive cartographic products to communicate complex concepts to audiences of all types

Skills

Public Trust clearance

SQL

GIS analysis

JavaScript

Python

Node.js

C#

REST API

HTML/CSS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, GIS or related field

Tools

MapLibre

OpenLayers

ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Server

SDE

Webpack

Vite

gdal/ogr

tippecanoe

Deck.gl

DuckDB

Job description

DRT Strategies, Inc. is seeking a GIS Application Developer to design, build, deploy, and maintain IT solutions with a focus on complex GIS systems. You will work with public health professionals to deliver innovative geospatial applications that support emergency response and data-driven decision making.

The role requires seven+ years in IT/development, strong SQL and GIS analysis skills, and experience with modern web technologies. A U.S. government Public Trust clearance is required.