GIS Developer - CBP (AR735)

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? We have both. Our employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

We are seeking a Geospatial (GIS) Developer to join our team. The team staffs a Geospatial Service Center that supports the government in national security with the creation and maintenance of GIS products both printed and web-based solutions. The products and deliverables vary from day to day with a steady stream of routine products and maintenance tasks mixed in with ad-hoc requests from leadership and the field. We welcome new team members to not only learn and take on routine tasks but also be involved in the decision process when it comes to emerging products and the needs of the client.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the GIS user community to determine specific application requirements and specifications.
• Rapidly prototype web applications to showcase new concepts and ideas
• Utilize the ESRI REST API for integrating the web application with back-end web services
• Perform project planning, requirements analysis, database design and development, and quality assurance and quality control.
• Suggests new technologies and approaches, often demonstrating and championing their use
• Estimate the duration and level of effort of development tasks
• Work as a part of a small team to construct JavaScript based web apps using Angular framework
• Maintain clear and effective source control using Mercurial
• Build Dashboards and Web Apps using ESRI tools
• Develop GIS tools and applications, perform complex analyses, and develop multi-layered maps accomplished by using an appropriate combination of tools found in the GIS application suite and other programming environments.

Requirements

• Active or recent CBP BI required
• BS/BA in GIS, Geography, Cartography, Computer Science or other related field w/ GIS experience.
• 3 years of experience in GIS and GIS application development.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience designing, building, and delivering web applications
• Experience developing web applications using ArcGIS API for JavaScript or other JavaScript mapping APIs
• Excellent problem-solving, verbal and written communication, design, development, and debugging skills
• Must have a strong understanding of GIS and database fundamentals.
• Must have experience in the development of complex analysis and mapping projects.
• Must have the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical computer users, both orally and in writing.
• Candidates shall have a demonstrated high level of competence in ESRI GIS software suite (Arc 10.x) include, but not limited to, a thorough knowledge of ArcSDE and ArcGIS Enterprise (server, portal, web adaptors, data stores).
• Must work independently to develop GIS tools and applications, perform complex analyses, and develop multi-layered maps accomplished by using an appropriate combination of tools found in the GIS application suite and other programming environments.