Geospatial Systems Engineer

Benefits

• Company parties
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development

Location: Springfield, VA

An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance is required for this position.

The Senior Geospatial Systems Software Engineer provides technical leadership in the design, integration, and sustainment of enterprise geospatial systems supporting Department of War and Intelligence Community mission objectives. The incumbent leads the development of secure, scalable, cloud-enabled geospatial solutions that align with Army modernization and enterprise convergence initiatives. This position requires extensive experience architecting enterprise GIS solutions, leading Dev Sec Ops  initiatives, implementing containerized applications, and integrating geospatial services within secure environments.

• Lead the architecture, design, development, integration, and sustainment of secure enterprise geospatial systems supporting Department of War and Intelligence Community mission objectives.
• Translate operational and technical requirements into scalable geospatial solutions aligned with Army modernization, enterprise convergence, and mission priorities.
• Provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system architecture, application development, testing, deployment, integration, and sustainment using Agile, Scrum, and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies.
• Architect, deploy, and maintain containerized geospatial applications and microservices using Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Shift while implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Static Code Analysis, Container Security Scanning, and vulnerability remediation.
• Design, develop, and integrate enterprise GIS solutions utilizing ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Geo Server, PostGIS/PostgreSQL, commercial geospatial exploitation tools (ENVI, Remote View, ERDAS IMAGINE, Skyline), and interoperable OGC-compliant services (WMS, WFS, WMTS, WCS, and OGC API – Features).
• Develop and optimize enterprise geospatial data pipelines supporting the acquisition, processing, transformation, storage, dissemination, and analysis of geospatial data while enabling AI/ML integration and advanced analytics.
• Ensure compliance with Risk Management Framework (RMF), Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs), cybersecurity policies, access control requirements, and enterprise security standards.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, quality assurance evaluations, database design sessions, and technical assessments to ensure system reliability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, software developers, cybersecurity personnel, and system administrators to deliver secure, interoperable geospatial capabilities that meet mission requirements.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to software engineers while promoting engineering best practices, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, architecture artifacts, implementation guides, and engineering standards supporting enterprise geospatial systems.

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Geographic Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in systems engineering, software engineering, systems integration, or enterprise application development supporting large-scale systems.
• Minimum of 5 years supporting Department of War, Intelligence Community, or other U.S. Government programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise GIS architecture, development, and systems integration efforts within secure environments.
• Extensive experience designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Open Shift.
• Demonstrated experience implementing Dev Sec Ops  practices, CI/CD pipelines, Static Code Analysis,…