Geospatial Web Programmer (TS/SCI with Poly)

Please review the job details below.

Maxar is looking to for a Geospatial Web Programmer to provide support for an enterprise geospatial data visualization application and support vital analysis of various, unique data sets. If you are a developer who likes to handle big data and engineer time saving solutions, we need your skills!

You’ll have the unique opportunity to provide support to two important missions supporting national security. One project you will be identifying, obtaining, and analyzing various data sets and providing quantitative analytic techniques to model foreign adversaries' behavior in support of time-critical world events. This utilizes large data sets manipulated with Python. You will also continue to develop and then maintain a data visualization and analytic web application with a wide and stable user base. The tool is currently in the process of finalizing migration to a cloud environment and will soon undertake several exciting new development initiatives. The other project you will gain an understanding of customer problem sets, independently navigate complex and evolving data environments, develop code to translate semi-structured text to structured data, perform complex modeling and statistical analysis to identify anomalous events (using R or related software packages) and migrate an evolving analytic workflow into production use.

Career:  At Maxar we’re very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at its disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.

Day-to-day with your colleagues:

• Meeting with the customer to understand and refine the requirements.
• Developing new tools and adapt existing tools.
• Recommending best practices for data storage and manipulation.
• Reviewing current practices, identifying process improvements, and implementing them.
• Supporting cloud migration activities.
• Modernizing workflows, interfaces and code base to include containerization of existing code within the cloud.
• Supporting the further development of an existing web viewer application in the ESRI JavaScript API and other related technologies.
• Assisting the ingest of geospatial data including imagery, maps, charts, GIS feature data and integrated GIS data to the Sponsor’s web applications.
• Creating methodologies for manipulation of large data sets to derive answers to specific intelligence problems for which the data can reveal insight.
• Developing analytical methods to identify anomalies.
• Developing statistical models to predict significant changes using advanced analytic methods such as ordinal logistic regression, copulas, LASSO/elastic nets, bootstrapping, and k-fold cross validation using R and related software packages.
• Integrate data from a variety of sources, formats, and disciplines into coherent databases and write compelling documentation and reports for decision makers.

Minimum Requirements:

• Current/active TS/SCI security clearance with required Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Geography, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of professional experience with software development.
• Ability to automate workflows using Python.
• Experience using Python to manipulate spatial data. Creating and modifying modules in Python.
• Experience with Tableau, Kibana or other data visualization package.
• Experience with ElasticStack to include- analysis of large datasets using ElasticSearch and Kibana, and the ability to maintain Elastic clusters.
• Experience with a relational database (PostgreSQL with the PostGIS extension is preferred).
• Conceptual, quantitative, organizational, research, writing, verbal communication and graphical representation skills.
• Sound judgment and creative problem solving and independent working skills.
• Sound interpersonal and teamwork skills to work with individuals and organizations, to include varying levels and types (Government, industry, and academia).
• Facilitation skills to bring diverse groups together on issues and reach consensus across stakeholders.
• The ability to perform complex analyses and to communicate its results using accurate, concise, and effective writing and through descriptive and graphical representations.
• Technical understanding of the systems supporting aspects of the functional areas.
• Knowledge of standard tools [e.g., the Sponsor’s various computing networks, Microsoft Office Products], as appropriate; and a demonstrated ability to learn to use and support other tools that may be added or developed as the program evolves.
• Flexibility in assisting with ad hoc tasks and in adjusting as tasks are re-prioritized.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with geospatial software such as ArcGIS, QGIS.
• Experience with geospatial extensions for relational databases (like PostGIS).
• Knowledge of best practices for data standards, data management, data quality.
• Experience with Agile tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience working on an enterprise level application.
• Experience with and adherence to traditional DevOps principles.
• Experience with cloud development and operating in AWS environments.
• AWS certifications.

#cjpost

#LI-RD

In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

● The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $131,000.00 - $219,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at:  

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. 

The date of posting can be found on Maxar’s Career page at the top of each job posting.

To apply, submit your application via Maxar’s Career page.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.