What are the responsibilities and job description for the GIS Developer III position at RINA?
RINA is currently recruiting for a GIS Developer III to join its office in Chicago, IL within the Digital Technology and Cybersecurity Division.
Mission
The GIS Developer III is part of a GIS Software Development team that provides business solutions through interactive mapping applications. The GIS Developer III is responsible for custom software development solving a variety of geospatial business problems for customers utilizing modern tooling and technologies.
Key Accountabilities
At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. It is the policy of RINA to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy) national origin, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, genetics, military status, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.
RINA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of RINA without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of RINA. Please, no phone calls or emails.
Mission
The GIS Developer III is part of a GIS Software Development team that provides business solutions through interactive mapping applications. The GIS Developer III is responsible for custom software development solving a variety of geospatial business problems for customers utilizing modern tooling and technologies.
Key Accountabilities
- Participate in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process in collaboration with other team members and provide GIS customization support on projects
- Participate in requirements gathering and analysis, functional specification, software
- design, testing, and deployment
- Participate in code reviews; deliver code focused on scalability, testability, supportability, and maintainability
- Able to turn well defined software requirements into actionable code in a language such as JavaScript or Python
- Write software documentation to design specifications
- Assist team with various, ad-hoc GIS requests
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Geography/GIS, or other closely related field of study
- 3-5 years of experience in GIS development or Software Engineering
- Advanced programming skills (e.g. JavaScript, Python, SQL)
- Proficiency with version control tools such as Git
- Ability to design and implement custom GIS solutions
- Proficiency with one or more Esri ArcGIS development libraries (ArcGIS JavaScript SDK, ArcGIS Runtime SDKs, ArcGIS API for Python, ArcGIS REST API)
- Experience with geospatial databases (PostGreSQL, SQLite, etc.)
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- ADDRESS THE WAY - Have a big picture of different situations and reinterpret it in a perspective way
- BUILD NETWORK - Forge trust relationships, across departments, and outside the organization
- EARN TRUST - Take everyone's opinion into account and remain open to diversity
- MAKE EFFECTIVE DECISIONS - Structure activities according to priorities, actions, resources and constraint
- PIONEER CHANGE - Actively embrace change and benefit from the new circumstances
- PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - Promote commitment by keeping promises as a Role Model
- THINK FORWARD - Capitalise on experiences and translate them into action plans for the future
At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind. It is the policy of RINA to provide equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy) national origin, age, disabilities, marital status, sexual orientation, genetics, military status, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are strongly committed to this policy and believe in the concept and spirit of the law.
RINA does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of RINA without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of RINA. Please, no phone calls or emails.