Senior GIS Developer

Senior GIS Developer

Job Location s: US

Requisition :

Position Category:
Information Technology

Clearance:
No Clearance Required

Peraton is seeking an experienced Senior GIS Developer to join Peraton's First Responder Solutions team delivering mission-critical public safety systems used by major cities and agencies nationwide. As part of our Command Point CAD platform development, you will build secure, high-availability dispatch and emergency response software. You will contribute to real-time call-handling, incident management, resource routing and mapping integration that supports law enforcement, fire, and EMS operations.

You will work with geospatial data, mapping tools, and interoperable data-sharing frameworks. Your work will directly impact public safety and first responders across jurisdictions, helping communities respond to emergencies quickly and reliably.

• Designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions to meet business and technical requirements.
• Collaborating with teams to implement scalable, secure, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues to ensure system reliability and performance.

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design solutions.
• Develop and maintain software features, APIs, and integrations.
• Conduct unit testing, debugging, and code reviews to ensure code quality.
• Troubleshoot and resolve bugs and performance issues in a timely manner.
• Document technical designs, system architecture, and code for knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and contribute to technical innovation.
• Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions that align with business and technical requirements.
• This role involves writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code, collaborating with teams to gather requirements, and developing scalable features, APIs, and integrations.
• Responsibilities include unit testing, debugging, and code reviews, as well as troubleshooting issues and documenting technical designs and system architecture.
• Key outputs include high-quality, tested code, well-documented codebases, robust testing coverage, timely feature implementations, resolved bugs, performance optimization reports, and contributions to team knowledge sharing and innovation.

• High-quality, tested, and deployable code.
• Well-documented codebases with comments and technical documentation.
• Unit, integration, and contract tests ensuring code quality and robustness.
• Contributions to code repositories and version control systems.
• Code review feedback and improvements for team collaboration.
• Resolved issues and bug fixes documented in tracking systems.
• Feature implementations delivered on time and aligned with requirements.
• Knowledge sharing sessions and documentation, per team best practices.

• Bachelors degree and 12 years of experience or a Masters degree and 10 years of experience or a PhD and 8 years of experience or a High School diploma and 16 years of experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have strong proficiency in C# with hands‑on experience developing applications using the .NET framework
• Must have proven experience with WPF (Windows Presentation Framework) for building user interfaces
• Experience with ESRI and ArcGIS platforms, including creating, analyzing, and maintaining geospatial data
• Knowledge of GIS tools for mapping, spatial analysis, and data visualization
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and software development best practices
• Experience with unit testing, debugging, and code reviews to ensure code quality
• Familiarity with APIs, integrations, and version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve performance and reliability issues
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in cross‑functional teams

• Ability to document technical designs and system…