Principal Engineer, GIS Security Clearance

About Niyam IT (Niyam) Niyam was founded in 2007 by a group of consultants who shared a unique vision: a technology company steeped in orderly process yet driven by passion and innovation. For nearly two decades, we have served the U.S. Federal government delivering mission-critical IT solutions across Emergency Preparedness and Response, Civilian Agency Services, and Law Enforcement and Public Safety.

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Niyam is seeking a Principal Engineer, GIS / Geospatial Solutions to serve as the company's senior-most hands‑on technical authority for geospatial engineering. This individual will define technical strategy and reference architecture for our GIS solution accelerators (Geo Cube, SPHERE, RisQ), serve as lead Solution Architect on GIS-focused proposals and captures, and represent Niyam externally as a recognized geospatial thought leader through technical publications and conference speaking.

The role combines deep hands‑on delivery across active federal contracts with enterprise-level influence on Niyam's geospatial technical direction and growth strategy, and requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance to support Niyam's continued expansion into DoD and Intelligence Community work.

• Serve as the company-wide expert and recognized thought leader in GIS/geospatial engineering, setting technical direction for Geo Cube, SPHERE, RisQ, and related capabilities.
• Define technical strategy, reference architectures, and engineering standards for geospatial data ingestion, the Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) data architecture, and the Model Lifecycle Management Framework.
• Solve the organization's most complex or ambiguous geospatial and spatial-analytics challenges, from data fusion and geoprocessing to real‑time situational awareness dashboards.
• Collaborate closely with Niyam's Technical Directors (GIS, Solutions Engineering, Data Analytics) to align geospatial strategy with enterprise technical direction.
• Drive innovation, such as AI/ML-enabled geospatial analytics and predictive risk modeling, that materially improves platform capability, performance, or revenue.

• Serve as the primary Solution Architect on GIS‑related engagements, providing hands‑on architecture and delivery leadership across multiple active contracts/projects concurrently.
• Design and oversee geodatabase architecture, geoprocessing models, and cloud‑native geospatial pipelines that meet performance, security, and scalability requirements.
• Resolve…