About the position
ENVIRONMENT:
Are you passionate about GIS technology and ready to take your skills to the next level? Our client is seeking a talented QGIS Developer to join their team! The ideal candidate is a master of QGIS, GeoServer, PostGIS, GDAL/OGR, and other related FOSS GIS tools. Additionally, proficiency in Leaflet, OpenLayers, GeoNode, and LizMap is a must. As a Junior GIS Software Specialist, you'll have the opportunity to solve complex geospatial problems and perform spatial analysis/geoprocessing tasks. If you're ready to make an impact in the GIS field and thrive in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
DUTIES:
Functional & Technical Skills:
- Collaborate with GIS analysts, team leaders, project managers and cross-functional teams to gather and define requirements for software projects.
- Design and develop GIS applications and tools that enable efficient data visualization, analysis, and reporting.
- Implement location-based services and geospatial functionalities within web and applications.
- Write well-documented, clean, and maintainable code that follows best practices and coding standards.
- Utilize libraries, APIs, and SDKs to enhance the capabilities of software
- applications.
- Stay up to date with advancements in GIS technology and software engineering trends.
- Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions with team members.
- Experience in Agile development methodologies, system development lifecycles, tools, and technology.
- Support maintenance planning by performing spatial analysis, producing cartography and other data visualization, developing data sets, automating spatial and tabular data processing, and building web-based tools for data exploration.
REQUIREMENTS:
Technical Knowledge (GIS):
- Proficiency in GIS platforms, including QGIS, PostGIS or similar
- Experience with geospatial libraries, frameworks, and APIs for web mapping and spatial analysis – JavaScript, Leaflet, Mapbox GL, and OpenLayers
- Experience Acerating maps using GIS software
- Web application development using cloud-based GIS tools
- Web application programming such as jQuery, D3, OpenLayers, Leaflet, or Google Maps
Technical Knowledge (Other):
- Develop, implement, and maintain web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other front-end technologies.
- Demonstrable ability to work with product stakeholders to translate wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes into high-quality user interface designs.
- Implemented, worked with, and maintained design systems and style frameworks.
- Experience building and working with front-end frameworks such as Vue or React
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git and agile development methodologies.
- Experience with AWS, Google, Digital Ocean and Azure
- Web application development using cloud-based GIS tools, 'cloud native GIS'.
To your advantage:
- Flask, Django
- PostgreSQL RDBMS with PostGIS
- Geographic Information Systems
- Docker
- QGIS and other geospatial software (C++, Qt, C, Java)
- Mobile (iOS, Android, cross-platform)
- REST architecture style
ATTRIBUTES:
- A good command of English, both written and spoken
- A good communicator
- Positive “can-do” attitude
- Self-organised and efficient
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
- Finger on the pulse of the latest trends online
- Working with multiple projects and teams
- Communication with clients, team members and management
While we would really like to respond to every application, should you not be contacted for this position within 10 working days please consider your application unsuccessful.
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