Senior GIS Developer, Federal Sector Services

Oct 17, 2026 12 hr. ago

Esri Canada Senior GIS Developer, Federal Sector Services

A Day in the Life of a Senior GIS Developer at Esri Canada:

Produce functional specifications based on the operational needs of customers
Architect, design, develop, and deploy Esri based applications
Provide design expertise, application support and prototype development
Lead a development team in the design, development, testing and debugging of applications
Coordinate the effective use of the development team’s time, ensuring efficient communication between team members and customers
Write, coordinate, and validate technical responses and estimations for proposal submissions
Provide feedback and suggestions for process improvement, and promote best practices
Act as a technical mentor and advisor for the development team
Work with customers to assist them during the implementation of software
Contribute to needs analysis, functional requirements definition, and business solution needs as outlined by a customer
Support the pre-sale and after-sale project teams by drafting proposals
Proactively pursue self-instruction on all relevant technical topics

What you bring to the team:

University degree in GIS, geomatics, computer science, engineering, or equivalent education and experience
7+ years’ experience in object oriented (OO) design and development
Proven knowledge and experience as a developer in GIS based solutions:
Understanding of best principles and practices related to web application security
Experience developing and testing service-oriented architecture
Experience with deploying and testing customized web applications integrated with Esri products
Knowledge and experience developing software solutions with ArcGIS Enterprise
Working knowledge of Git workflows, including branching and pipelines.
Experience with.NET, C#, ASP.NET, MVC/Core, and the unit testing framework
Experience with Python and the ArcGIS API for Python (ArcPy, Python API for ArcGIS)
Experience with the ArcGIS APIs for JavaScript, React, and TypeScript
Experience with relational databases (Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle)

Essential Requirements:

Must live in the Ottawa Gatineau region
Must be able to quickly attain Canadian Federal Government – Secret clearance. (Priority will be given to candidates who have already attained Secret clearance).

Bonus points for this position:

Bilingualism (French & English)
Experience in developing desktop applications or web services using ArcGIS Pro SDK, .NET or Server Object Extensions / Interceptors. Experience with Runtime (C#, iOS) is a good nice-to-have
Experience developing web applications using Experience Builder, Web App Builder, or ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript.
Experience with developing web applications using Experience Builder, Web App Builder, or ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript.
Comfortable working on concurrent projects
Working knowledge of UML, data modeling, process modeling, workflows
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