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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Geospatial Data Engineer - **Company:** The Job Network - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, ArcGIS (Software), ArcGIS Servers, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Stores, Digital Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Data Streaming, Systems Integration, Web Services, Information Technology, Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL), Cloud Integration - **Published:** September 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b60e8529-f23b-47c2-ba38-0bc86a7eea80 ## About the Role * U.S. Citizenship is required * Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance * This position is remote, candidate must reside in one of the following states: AL, AZ, DC, FL, GA, ID, MD, MS, NJ, NC, OK, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV * Occasional travel may be required. Candidates should be able to attend meetings at FAA facilities and other locations throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) as required., * Bachelor's degree in computer science or a similar discipline, or three years of military experience in a qualified geospatial analysis role. * Minimum 4 years of demonstrable experience developing geospatial visualization, analytical, and/or business intelligence products in an enterprise environment. * Demonstrated ability to perform work closely related to the assigned tasks and work products. * Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills. * Ability to work with sensitive, confidential, or regulated information and follow FAA and federal policies and procedures. * Ability to use FAA-issued accounts and Government-designated collaboration and task-tracking systems as required, * Preferred Qualifications * Experience with FAA, aviation, safety, or federal geospatial data. * Experience with enterprise ArcGIS server administration and cloud integration. * Experience developing BI dashboards, spatial analytics, and automated web-service publishing ## Description We are seeking a Geospatial Data Engineer to build, automate, publish, and sustain geospatial data pipelines, services, and analytical products that make FAA location-based information reliable and actionable. This role supports the FAA Chief Data Office (CDO) Enterprise Information & Data Integration Program and works with cross-functional technical and mission teams to deliver secure, reliable, and well-documented outcomes., * Document architecture and data flows for geospatial ETL automation into enterprise geodatabases and ArcGIS data stores. * Develop reusable Python code using ArcGIS Python API, ArcPy, GeoPandas, and GDAL to create and maintain geospatial ingestion and transformation pipelines. * Automate publishing and updating of web services from ArcGIS Pro projects and other geospatial formats to ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online. * Manage Python environments and package dependencies and coordinate deployment and configuration on approved automation servers. * Design refresh schedules, production automation, monitoring, alerting, and rapid response procedures for ETL and publishing failures. * Configure, optimize, and sustain GIS server integrations, SaaS tools, cloud-installed solutions, and associated AWS resources. * Support security assessments, technical responses, vulnerability mitigations, configuration documentation, and compliance activities. * Collaborate with geospatial users and user communities to execute data calls, respond to policy and datum changes, and translate analytical needs into maps, dashboards, services, and spatial analyses. * Validate data accuracy, consistency, and integrity and present findings and recommendations to technical and mission stakeholders. ## Related Videos - [Data Science, ML & AI in the Oil and Gas Industry at NDT Global - Dr. Katja Träumner](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1308-data-science-ml-ai-in-the-oil-and-gas-industry-at-ndt-global-dr-katja-traumner) - [Developer Time Is Valuable - Use the Right Tools - Kilian Valkhof](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1792-developer-time-is-valuable-use-the-right-tools-kilian-valkhof) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Add Location-based Searching to Site with ElasticSearch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/77-add-location-based-searching-to-site-with-elasticsearch) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers)