Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience mid

Exp. Years 4 years

Education Bachelor’s Degree + 4 years of relevant experience in software or applications engineering

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Geospatial Applications Engineer to support USGS; design, build, test, deploy, and support Python-based geospatial applications in a AWS DevOps environment with GDAL integration.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, test, deploy, and support geospatial applications for USGS
Python ETL and geospatial processing
GDAL and open-source Python libraries for data processing
Architect, deploy, and maintain AWS-based apps with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Collaborate with DevOps and security teams for scalability, reliability, and compliance

Technical Overview

Stack includes Python and GDAL for geospatial processing; AWS cloud with Terraform/CloudFormation IaC; DevOps and CI/CD practices; ETL and GIS tooling

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a geospatial applications engineer with 4+ years of software or applications experience, strong Python and GDAL skills, and solid AWS/DevOps experience to support USGS projects.

Must-Have Skills

Must have the ability to receive / maintain a favorable adjudicated Public Trust investigation (US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident for at least 3 years).Bachelor’s Degree + 4 years of relevant experience in software or applications engineeringStrong Python programming language for ETL and geospatial processingExperience with GDAL and open-source Python librariesFamiliarity with AWS cloud architecturedeploymentand maintenanceFamiliarity with DevOpsCI/CDand Infrastructure as Code (TerraformCloudFormation)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with geospatial data (GISESRI software)

Tools & Platforms

GDALAWSTerraformCloudFormationCI/CDDevOps

Required Skills

Bachelor’s Degree + 4 years experience in software or applications engineering; Python; GDAL; AWS; Terraform; CloudFormation; DevOps; CI/CD; Infrastructure as Code; Geospatial processing; GIS; ETL

Hard Skills

PythonGDALTerraformCloudFormationAWSDevOpsCI/CDInfrastructure as Code

Soft Skills

Problem solvingSelf-motivationCollaborationCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector

Job Function Develop and maintain geospatial data processing applications for USGS on a remote team

Role Subtype Geospatial Applications Engineer

Tech Domains Python, GDAL, Terraform, CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services, Geospatial Processing, Geographic Information Systems, DevOps, CI/CD

Keywords for Your Resume

Geospatial Applications EngineerREMOTEUSGSPythonGDALAWSTerraformCloudFormationDevOpsCI/CDIaCGeospatialGISEsri

Deal Breakers

Lack of 4 years of relevant experience, Lack of Python or GDAL proficiency, Inability to obtain Public Trust clearance

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