GIS Developer

at  MDW Associates

MDW Associates is seeking a GIS Developer with strong experience in Python development to assist with developing modern, advanced on premise and cloud-based analytics solutions, incorporating geospatial and big data to solve complex business operations challenges. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking for a long-term opportunity with a competitive salary and great benefits. The role is fully remote.
As a GIS Developer on technical projects, you enjoy working with business customers to design solutions and lead analysts and developers through iterative development cycles. You understand the importance of following best practices as you lead and develop code, test, debug, and deploy features and capabilities. You are a critical thinker, motivated, and have a passion to lead from the front and guide others. You think outside the box and enjoy researching and proposing innovative ideas. You are articulate and possess excellent presentation skills, capable of sharing ideas and concepts with business and technical staff alike.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 5+ years of experience using GIS products such as Esri ArcGIS software suite (Desktop, Pro, Server, SDE, and AGOL), Google Maps, and open-source GIS tools.
• 5+ years of experience with enterprise software development using Python (2.x and 3.x).
• Multithreading, asynchronous, server pool environments.
• Python frameworks such as Flask, Django, or Tornado.
• 2+ years of experience in JAVA development.
• Front-end development using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Knowledge of and experience developing web services using RESTful APIs, XML, SOAP, or JSON.
• Database and SQL experience (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).
• Experience developing on multiple platforms including Windows and Linux.
• Experience working in Linux environments and basic shell scripting; job scheduling and workload automation.
• Agile work environment (Scrum, Lean).
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Cloud development.
• Big Data solutions.
• Functional programming experience.
• Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Routing technology.
• Java 1.7+
• Tomcat Application Server.
• WebSphere Application Server.
• Spring MVC 3 or 4.
• Hibernate ORM.
• Experience with various JavaScript frameworks (jQuery, Bootstrap, Angular JS, ExtJS, Dojo, etc.).

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT/REQUIRED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field and five years of experience.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Incorporated in 2012, MDW is a small business headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in Huntsville, AL. We provide Federal government clients with consulting, management services, advisory and assistance services, decision support, strategic planning, process planning and improvement, task execution and metrics analysis. Our mission is to make our clients more successful by providing honest assessments, exceptional analysis, prudent advice, direct communication, and hard work.

OUR CORE CAPABILITIES INCLUDE:

• Strategic Planning
• Cost Estimating
• Budget Programming and Justification
• Budget Execution
• Acquisition Management
• Accounting and Audit Readiness
• Financial Systems Support & Integration
• Human Resources Management
  MDW Associates, LLC ("MDW") is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, covered veteran status, mental or physical disability, pregnancy or any other unlawful basis unrelated to the ability to do the job. MDW seeks to employ talented, ethical, and entrepreneurial-minded persons. Our applicants and employees are protected from discrimination as required by Federal law.

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