Visualization Engineer: Real-Time Geospatial & Graph Viz

General Dynamics Information Technology; Arlington, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Visualization Engineer to craft geospatial, graph, temporal, and quantitative visualizations for national cyber defense operations in the D.C. metro area.

You will build multi‑layer maps, relationship graphs, and live dashboards with attention to data reliability and legibility at scale. Requirements include hands‑on experience with production visualizations, low‑level rendering, and a strong portfolio.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building interactive production visualizations beyond library assembly.
• Experience with low-level rendering (canvas, GPU) and not only high-level charting libraries.
• Experience with graph/network visualization and layout at scale.
• Experience with geospatial rendering, layering, projection, and interaction.
• Demonstrated ability to handle large, continuously updating data without performance loss.
• Ability to justify encoding choices based on reader comprehension.
• Working knowledge of Section 508 and WCAG for visual information.
• Portfolio of production visualization work.
• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years relevant experience (or equivalent).
• Public Trust eligibility and U.S. citizenship.
• On-site work at a government facility in the Washington, D.C. metro area; not remote or hybrid.

Responsibilities

• Build geospatial map components with layering, clustering, and interactions.
• Develop graph and relationship views with scalable layout and filtering.
• Create temporal and quantitative visualization components for live data.
• Encode data reliability, currency, and uncertainty with accessible visuals.
• Maintain performance for large, continuously updating datasets in production.
• Collaborate with design, frontend, and data-service engineers in sprint cycles.
• Adhere to Section 508 and WCAG guidelines for visual information.

Skills

Interactive visualizations

Canvas & GPU rendering

Graph visualization

Geospatial rendering

Performance with live data

Accessibility knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree and 8 years experience

Tools

D3

Mapbox GL

deck.gl

Leaflet

CesiumJS

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology seeks a Visualization Engineer to craft geospatial, graph, temporal, and quantitative visualizations for national cyber defense operations in the D.C. metro area.

You will build multi‑layer maps, relationship graphs, and live dashboards with attention to data reliability and legibility at scale. Requirements include hands‑on experience with production visualizations, low‑level rendering, and a strong portfolio.