GIS Systems Engineer

Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI
Category
Systems Engineering
Location
Wiesbaden, Germany
(Onsite Workplace)
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Key Skills For Success

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Operating Systems (OS)

Systems Architecture

REQ#: RQ184788
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work with the largest government agency in the nation. Make an impact by advancing the Department of Defense’s mission to keep our country safe and secure.

Job Description

The GIS Systems Engineer designs, develops, installs, manages, maintains, and monitors GIS systems and infrastructure to ensure the highest levels of systems performance, security, and availability. The engineer authors and updates documentation, diagrams, and SOPs on new and existing GIS systems. The engineer stays current on operating systems, GIS software, hardware, and technological developments to recommends improvements to enhance mission and operational effectiveness. Provides expertise and direction in the development or modification of software programs and applications to enhance the GIS system.


HOW A SYSTEMS ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

  • Plan for all phases of systems engineering to deliver innovative solutions
  • Guides system development and implementation through system engineering management plans and system integration plans, test plans, implementation, operation, and decommission.
  • Design, Development, Installation configuration, and deployment of GIS systems
  • Design, Development, Installation, configuration, and deployment of virtualization infrastructure
  • Design, Development, Installation, configuration, and deployment of enterprise storage platforms
  • Analyzes complex system issues and takes actions to rapidly resolve problems
  • Develops technical documentation, system architecture, SOPs, diagrams, and system design documentation
  • Validates the technical integrity of work performed and deliverables associated with the Systems Engineering area of responsibility
  • Gather theater-wide customer requirements, design, and implement system architectures to ensure high availability and low application latency for the ESRI suite of services.
  • Configure and deploy the entire suite of ESRI ArcGIS applications to suit customer requirements.
  • Work with a team of developers to integrate ArcGIS services into business process specific web applications.
  • Manage geospatial content, create new maps and overlays, implement ArcGIS Story Maps.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical issues and propose courses of action to leadership


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent technical training and work/military experience.
  • Required Experience: 5 years experience
  • Required Technical Skills: Experience with storage systems and common virtualization technologies; Experience configuring and administrating Windows-based server and Linux operating systems; Experience with ESRI ArcGIS Application Suite; Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores
  • Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI
  • Required Skills and Abilities: Experience identifying, analyzing, and resolving system problems and design flaws; Experience in requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and evaluation; Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a small team; Strong technical writing skills required.
  • Location: Wiesbaden Germany


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements
Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Security+, CE - Sec+ CE

Travel Required

25-50%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $102,000 - $138,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Total compensation for international positions varies by tax, social security, and immigration statuses, as well as location. Generally, an international assignment may include allowances, premium uplifts, and/or relocation or transportation benefits, above base salary range noted.
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About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.