Overview
ERT is in search of an Geospatial Systems Architect to play a crucial role in designing and implementing the architecture for enterprise-level systems. You will help define system and application architecture, providing a strategic vision and problem-solving abilities to ensure the organization’s goals are met efficiently.  The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data, processing workflows, development, databases, and system administration, all on a variety of tools and platforms to manage large-scale data and operational environments. 

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with existing IT and project teams to:
  • Understand and document the existing geospatial data, metadata, workflows, and code.
  • Understand and document the requirements for data management and security.
  • Understand and document the existing IT infrastructure.
• Establish short-term recommendations for improved data throughput and integrity, and work with the team to implement these changes.
• Develop, define and document system and application architecture that optimizes the system for better data throughput, cost, operational insight, development environments, system support, and system administration.  Propose a strategy to move from existing systems to optimized systems and workflows, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.  These recommendations shall include:
  • IT infrastructure to support data processing system.
  • GIS environment and business intelligence dashboards for staff scientists to review data.
  • Development environment for project team to support and maintain the workflow through building, testing, and deploying solutions, including continuous integration and continuous delivery workflows.
  • Processing and storage environments for data to be processed and displayed using geospatial web services.

Required Skills
A minimum of 4 years' relevant technical architecture experience to include:

• Code development, to include but not exclusive to python and SQL, including best practices for doing code development
• Data management
• Transactional database configuration and administration, preferably with Postgres
• Analytic databases, such as DuckDB
• Hypervisors, preferably Microsoft HyperV
• Containerized systems, preferably using Podman
• Container orchestration
• Experience with Local and Hybrid, and hosted Cloud
• Experience with Windows, Windows Server, and Linux (Redhat preferable)
• System Administration, Cybersecurity and cybersecurity principles
• Geospatial data, geospatial processing, and geospatial web services
• Open-Source Software and systems
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Networking protocols and architectures
• Business intelligence software
• Development of IT infrastructure and transition plans, including presentation of data and workflows through infographics and other visual tools
• Ability to work under general supervision and rely on limited experience and judgment to accomplish goals

Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident who has lived in the United States at least 3 out of the last 5 years and be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a security badge to access applicable government facilities and systems.

Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

Location
This position is eligible for onsite work in Silver Spring, MD, a hybrid schedule, or fully remote.

Work Environment
Collaborative team environment working closely with both federal employees and contractors. Dynamic work setting with a focus on continuous improvement and adapting to new challenges.

Salary
The salary range for this role is $110,000 - 293,000/year. This range is a good faith estimate based on similar roles across the organization. ERT uses several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the position's scope and expected duties, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.  

Benefits
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our flexible benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Professional Membership Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Competitive compensation plan
• Discretionary variable incentive bonuses based on factors such as individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance
• Publication and Conference Presentation Awards with bonuses

ERT is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer - All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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