Senior Geospatial Data Engineer
Job Description
This onsite role in Denver, CO offers a impactful path for experienced geospatial engineers to influence NGA mission outcomes. You will lead end to end geospatial data pipelines, integrate tools, and deliver analyst ready visualizations within a FOSS4G centric stack. The salary range for this position is $90,300 to $189,600 per year, and you will join a team grounded in integrity, growth, and mission-focused excellence.
What you can expect
- A culture rooted in integrity and innovation, with a high performing team dedicated to national security missions.
- Autonomy and trust, plus a flexible time off benefit and robust learning resources to support your ambitions.
- Opportunities for continuous growth as you contribute to critical missions and advance your career within a long standing track record of success.
Salary range: $90,300 - $189,600 USD per year
Location
Denver, Colorado onsite
Responsibilities
- Design and deliver end to end geospatial data pipelines from ingest through analyst facing visualization, applying GDAL/OGR based transformation across diverse data formats
- Develop and maintain Python based analytical environments via Jupyter Notebooks tailored to NGA mission user workflows
- Manage GeoParquet datasets within the program data lake and extend columnar format pipelines for production use
- Administer ArcGIS Server services and portal configurations; integrate with the FOSS4G toolchain including QGIS, GeoServer, and MapServer
- Collaborate with the AGIS Search team on spatial data indexing and AI assisted retrieval integration
- Lead technical refinement sessions and provide PI Planning input on data engineering epics and cross team dependencies
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- 8+ years of software or data engineering experience
- At least 5 years in geospatial domains
- Proficiency in the Python geospatial stack: GDAL, Fiona, Shapely, GeoPandas, Rasterio
- Strong Jupyter Notebook development experience for analytical and mission workflows
- Working knowledge of the FOSS4G ecosystem (QGIS, GeoServer, MapServer, GRASS)
- GeoParquet and columnar format experience in production environments
- ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS Enterprise administration
- B.S. in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, or related field (equivalent experience accepted)
Technologies
- GDAL/OGR
- Fiona
- Shapely
- GeoPandas
- Rasterio
- Python
- Jupyter Notebooks
- GeoParquet
- ArcGIS Server
- ArcGIS Enterprise
- QGIS
- GeoServer
- MapServer
- GRASS
- FOSS4G
Travel
Up to 10 percent travel within the continental US
Job details
- Job ID: 324297
- Job category: Engineering
- Time type: Full time
- Employee type: Regular
- Minimum clearance: TS/SCI
- Location: Denver, CO