Position Details

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 4 years

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

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Senior Geospatial Applications Engineer to support USGS; lead geospatial software development using Python and GDAL on an AWS/DevOps stack, with IaC tooling.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, test, deploy, and support geospatial applications for USGS
Lead DevOps practices and IaC implementation
Mentor junior engineers
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable geospatial solutions
Ensure reliability, security, and performance in cloud environments

Technical Overview

Advanced geospatial software engineering with Python, GDAL, Terraform/CloudFormation for AWS; CI/CD and DevOps practices; ETL and GIS tooling

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior geospatial applications engineer with 4+ years of software experience, strong Python and GDAL capabilities, and AWS/DevOps expertise to lead geospatial projects for USGS.

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 Lead geospatial application development and deployment for USGS in a remote team

Role Subtype Senior Applications Engineer

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

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior 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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