Sr GIS Web Engineer

About the role

The Sr GIS Web Engineer designs, develops, integrates, and optimizes GIS-driven web mapping capabilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Product Delivery Services (PDS), Benefits and Memorials (BAM), Memorial and Benefit Services (MBS). This role delivers secure, reliable, and effective IT solutions that support the Department’s mission, including cemetery mapping, operational GIS functions, data pipelines, and geospatial user experiences critical to the Memorial Benefits Services Product Line.

Responsibilities

• Manage GIS data models, ETL pipelines, and geospatial integrations.
• Develop GIS and cemetery mapping capabilities for VA.
• Integrate GIS data pipelines, mapping services, APIs, and visualization layers into web applications.
• Build high-quality GIS-enabled UI/UX components using modern web technologies.
• Ensure authoritative GIS data accuracy and up-to-date geospatial information across VA systems.
• Collaborate with GIS Data / API Integration Engineers to manage ETL pipelines for geospatial datasets.
• Integrate GIS components with VA-EISS business logic, APIs, databases, and microservices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or an IT-related field.
• 7-10 years of experience developing web mapping applications, geospatial visualizations, and spatially-enabled systems.
• Experience integrating GIS services, APIs, ETL pipelines, and authoritative geospatial data sources.
• Experience with enterprise GIS (ESRI, ArcGIS Online/Portal), mapping libraries (Leaflet, OpenLayers, ArcGIS JS API), and spatial databases.
• Experience working in Agile environments and supporting continuous integration and automated testing.
• Demonstrated production web application development + GIS; web mapping APIs/SDKs; spatial services; JavaScript/TypeScript; REST; responsive UX; spatial data; automated testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting NCA memorials eligibility, burial scheduling, interment, and monuments.
• Support for VA Product Owners.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package including paid parental leave and immediate vesting in 401(k).
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Paid Time Off & Holidays.
• Earned Bonuses & Awards.
• Professional Training Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program.