June 24, 2026

Geospatial Systems Architecture

Aarnest Inc Washington, District of Columbia

This role goes beyond front-end development — you will define the end-to-end technical architecture of geospatial systems, spanning client-side mapping applications, spatial data pipelines, API layers, and ArcGIS Enterprise infrastructure. Required Skills & Qualifications 10+ years of software development experience; 5+ years in a solutions or systems architect capacity 5+ years with ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript (JSAPI 4.x) and React front-end integration Deep expertise in ArcGIS Enterprise architecture — WebAdaptor, Portal, Server, Datastore, federated services Strong understanding of spatial data modeling — geodatabase design, feature class schemas, relationship classes, versioning Proficiency architecting RESTful and GraphQL APIs that serve geospatial data at scale Experience with cloud infrastructure for GIS workloads — AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda) or Azure (VMs, Blob, SQL Managed Instance) Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation) TypeScript proficiency; strong command of modern JavaScript patterns Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. federal Public Trust clearance Experience designing geospatial architectures for DHS, DoD, or civilian federal agencies Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, and ATO processes as they apply to geospatial platforms Working knowledge of ArcGIS Image Server, ArcGIS GeoEvent Server, or ArcGIS Velocity for real-time/streaming data Exposure to Databricks or cloud data lakehouse patterns feeding spatial feature services Experience with ArcGIS Experience Builder custom widget architecture or Web Components integration Knowledge of OGC standards — WMS, WFS, WCS, GeoPackage Washington, DC 20001 (Required)

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