Lead Software Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop, integrate, and administer geospatial software applications supporting naval meteorology and oceanography missions. This role focuses on building and maintaining geospatial solutions using Esri ArcGIS Enterprise technologies, backend services, and cloud-enabled architectures. The position requires strong technical leadership, hands-on development skills, and close collaboration with mission stakeholders in a secure, on-site environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and administer Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Enterprise deployments on Linux servers

• Lead development of Esri web applications, including Experience Builder solutions

• Maintain Java servlets and web applications hosted in Apache Tomcat

• Develop backend automation and services using Python and shell scripting

• Build software solutions centered on geospatial data, map-based search, and visualization

• Research and implement optimizations for low-bandwidth network environments

• Gather and document software requirements from customers and stakeholders

• Review team progress in an Agile/Scrum environment and recommend new tasking

• Conduct application security reviews using DISA STIG checklists

• Facilitate harvesting and synchronization of meteorology and oceanography (METOC) data from government and scientific sources

• Support migration of software, data, and services to cloud environments

• Organize and maintain accurate metadata for METOC products and services

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Geospatial Science, or a related field

• Active Secret clearance or the ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance prior to start

• IAT/IAM Level II certification (e.g., Security+)

• Minimum 5 years of experience with Esri ArcGIS Enterprise and Portal for ArcGIS

• Minimum 10 years of experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python

Preferred Qualifications

• Higher-level DoD clearance eligibility

• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL

• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices and DISA STIG compliance