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# Scientific Programmer/Data Scientist I

- **Company:** RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, II, INC.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Amazon Web Services, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing, Spatial Databases, GIS Applications, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Information Technology, Data Lineage, Lidar, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4d7845a173d7555e

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, GIS, engineering, or a related field.
 * Experience with Python and geospatial or remote-sensing data.
 * Familiarity with GIS tools, spatial databases, cloud computing, and scientific data pipelines.
 * Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and quality-control skills.

Must reside in the United States and be able to support PST time zone.

RAI is unable to provide employment-visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

## Description

* Excellent Communication Skills
 * Develop and maintain Python-based geospatial and scientific-processing workflows.
 * Process LiDAR, elevation, and multispectral imagery.
 * Support computer-vision and machine-learning feature detection.
 * Automate risk scoring, QA/QC checks, metadata generation, and monthly data deliveries.
 * Build and maintain geospatial datasets in an AWS environment.
 * Document code, methods, data lineage, and processing results.


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