GIS Architect - Remote

Location: Remote (with potential to be onsite occasionally or full time as required)
Full Time, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Founded in 2011, Agility Consultants, LLC is a forward-thinking consulting firm providing professional and technology services to the private and public sectors alike. However, Agility's greatest success has come from its long standing and growing contracting relationships with federal agencies.
Agility Consultants, LLC operates with pride and integrity, always. We out-perform and over-deliver, every time. We have established ourselves as an industry mainstay at the forefront of best business practices and technological solutions. We manage from a person-centered perspective; helping our team to grow professionally and giving them a voice. Every aspect of our business must demonstrate through word and action our core values: integrity, innovation, compassion, growth, and drive.
Agility Consultants is currently seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented GIS Architect to provide guidance and expertise in implementing and using GIS technology solutions. This position, working closely with the client and GIS staff, designs, develops, implements, and maintains highly functional GIS systems that operate at optimal capacity. The GIS Architect also assists co-workers in using GIS applications and software.
Job Duties:

• Analyzes the current programming and system for operational processes, needs and inefficiencies
• Researches and evaluates solutions to meet the needs of the users and the project’s objectives
• Develops business and functional requirements
• Modifies/designs, develops, and implements GIS applications and tools that resolve problems and meet project’s needs and objectives
• Builds applications using best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
• Builds applications to be visually appealing and intuitive for end users
• Tests and maintains architecture and supporting infrastructure
• Develops and maintains GIS data models, databases, and web services to support GIS analysis
• Finds/identifies data patterns
• Analyzes and reports to management and team members data and user trends
• Provides timely and effective helpdesk support to field users
• Ensures all design, development and implementation meets regulatory and reporting requirements and security best practices
• Creates architecture models and diagrams
• Thoroughly documents the initial analysis, solutions, programming, ongoing issues, and other key data

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, environmental science, or a related field
• Minimum of ten years of experience as a GIS Architect with direct experience in designing, developing, implementing, and testing Geospatial databases, APIs, Web Services, and GIS web applications
• Must possess at least 2 of the following certifications: Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP); ITIL v3 or v4 Foundations; The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF); and/or AWS Solutions Architect
• Comprehensive experience in and understanding of ESRI API’s, including the REST API, and Service Oriented Architecture
• Demonstrated knowledge of business processes, IT systems, and solutions
• Proficient in Geospatial databases, APIs, Web Services, and GIS web applications
• Working knowledge of designing, developing, and deploying a robust J2EE™ or .NET™ compliant enterprise web application and shared services in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment
• Working knowledge of the software engineering approach, based on object-oriented methodology, design patterns, and layered application architecture; J2EE™ or .NET™ performance issues and performance testing; web application vulnerabilities and remediations; Graphical User Interface (GUI) development and accessibility (Section 508) standards and techniques; automated builds and testing (JUnit©, Maven©, Hudson©, and others); database products including SQL Server™ and Oracle©; SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)™; Eclipse© and JBoss©; use case diagrams, sequence diagrams, and UML™ techniques; design and coding walkthroughs; geospatial and standard data modeling techniques; Transaction Management Principles to ensure data integrity; and the relationship between database design and application performance
• Working knowledge of ESRI SDE™; C#™ and .NET™; ArcGIS Server API™; ArcGIS Server development; Python©; Silverlight™; HTML5™; JavaScript™; and Java©
• Experience with Geoprocessing using various forms of Python Library ArcPy for tool creation and publishing to ArcGIS Enterprise
• Proficient in leveraging REST APIs and performing scripting against databases and geodatabases
• Ability to leverage cloud technologies, particularly AWS, to deploy and manage geospatial services and resources
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Understanding and knowledge of regulatory and reporting requirements
• Excellent leadership, research, and analytical skills
• Ability to evaluate different systems/solutions and determine most effective option
• Proven communication skills and ability to effectively communicate complex technical solutions to technical and non-technical team
• Ability to write source material in an accurate, concise, and a clear manner
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to operate within the timelines
• Ability to stay abreast of industry best practices and innovative systems, processes, procedures, and technology
• Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate with others as well as a demonstrated ability to work independently

In addition to working with innovative and dedicated co-workers, full time employees are eligible for 13 paid holidays per year, a robust PTO program, sick leave, family-friendly leave programs, comprehensive medical benefits, 401k with company match, and employee assistance program.
To be considered, please submit a comprehensive resume by March 8, 2024.
Agility Consultants actively seeks to center diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion at the core of everything we do. We believe our business is strongest when we embrace the full spectrum of humanity and the unique perspectives that brings. To excel as a high-performing firm, our inclusion efforts are focused on three main objectives: recruit a diverse workforce; promote an inclusive culture; and attract and retain top employees.
Agility Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. As such, individuals are recruited, hired, assigned, and promoted without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
To request a reasonable accommodation to apply to this position or for information on our Affirmative Action Plans, please contact hr@agilitydc.com.
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