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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Geospatial Engineer - **Company:** Isr - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, GeoServer, Python (Programming Language), OpenLayers, Open Source Technology, PostGIS, Quantum GIS (QGIS), Cloud Services, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Kubernetes, Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL), Software Version Control, Docker, Databricks - **Published:** August 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://itjobpro.co.uk/job/senior-geospatial-engineer ## About the Role Essential * Strong commercial experience as a Geospatial Engineer, GIS Engineer, Spatial Data Engineer or similar * Excellent understanding of modern geospatial data engineering principles * Experience designing and supporting scalable cloud-based geospatial platforms * Strong knowledge of geospatial formats including: GeoPackage / GeoTIFF / Cloud Optimised GeoTIFF (COG) / FlatGeobuf / PMTiles * Experience developing geospatial processing workflows * Strong SQL and programming skills * Hands-on experience with open-source geospatial technologies including: GDAL / QGIS / OpenLayers * Experience consuming and publishing REST and OGC-compliant spatial APIs * Experience optimising spatial datasets for large-scale production environments * Understanding of software engineering best practice including testing, version control and CI/CD * Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Desirable Experience with one or more of the following would be advantageous: * Cloud-native data platforms (Azure or AWS) * Databricks * Python * PostGIS / GeoServer * Docker * Kubernetes ## Description Our client is supporting a major UK Government Agency on the delivery of a strategic geospatial data platform and is seeking an experienced Senior Geospatial Engineer to join a multidisciplinary Agile team on an initail 6-month temporaray contract. This is an exciting opportunity to help design, build and support modern cloud-native geospatial data services that underpin critical national decision-making. You'll play a key role in developing scalable geospatial processing pipelines, integrating spatial datasets from multiple sources and delivering high-quality services for analytics, reporting and operational applications. Working alongside Data Engineers, Architects, GIS specialists and Product teams, you'll contribute to the development of robust geospatial engineering capabilities using modern cloud technologies, open-source GIS tooling and industry-standard spatial APIs., * Develop solutions for ingesting, transforming, validating, storing and publishing spatial datasets. * Work with a wide variety of geospatial formats, ensuring data quality, performance and interoperability. * Develop and optimise cloud-native geospatial workflows for large-scale datasets. * Consume and publish spatial services using REST and OGC standards. * Contribute to technical architecture, engineering standards and best practice. * Optimise geospatial datasets and APIs for performance, scalability and resilience. * Collaborate with Data Engineers, GIS specialists, Architects and Product teams within an Agile delivery environment. * Support automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and engineering quality practices. * Contribute to technical documentation, peer reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. NB: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic level of security clearance before undertaking the assignment (one to two weeks' lead-time)., If you're an experienced Geospatial Engineer with a passion for cloud-native GIS technologies, spatial data engineering and modern geospatial platforms; please contact Edward here at ISR to learn more about our client and how they are leading the way in developing the next generation of technical solutions through innovation and transformational technology? ## Related Videos - [Add Location-based Searching to Site with ElasticSearch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/77-add-location-based-searching-to-site-with-elasticsearch) - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Your next 10x engineer isn't in your city. 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