Job Title: Lead GIS Integration Engineer
Location: Remote (Occasional travel (up to 20%))
Duration: 4 months


Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Lead GIS Integration Engineer to lead the design, integration, and migration efforts for a Next-Generation GIS Program. This role will focus on integrating legacy Smallworld GIS and ESRI ArcGIS platforms with an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) while building scalable, event-driven data pipelines in an AWS cloud environment. The ideal candidate will combine deep GIS expertise with strong cloud, data integration, Python development, and technical leadership experience.


Top Required Skills

• FME (Feature Manipulation Engine)
• ESRI ArcGIS
• Utility Network / Utility GIS

 
Key Responsibilities

• GIS Integration & Architecture
• Lead the design and implementation of integrations between Smallworld GIS, ESRI ArcGIS, and ADMS platforms.
• Define integration standards, API design patterns, and data contracts.
• Design real-time, event-driven data pipelines using Apache Kafka.
• Resolve data model conflicts, schema mismatches, and business rule reconciliation between systems.
• Data Migration
• Lead end-to-end GIS data migration using FME Desktop and FME Server.
• Develop migration workflows, automation, validation processes, and rollback procedures.
• Establish data lineage, audit logging, and migration metrics.
• Partner with GIS analysts and business stakeholders to validate migrated spatial data.
• Cloud & DevOps
• Design and maintain AWS infrastructure supporting GIS workloads, including:
• EC2
• S3
• RDS/Aurora
• Lambda
• ECS/EKS
• API Gateway
• Develop CI/CD pipelines using Git-based platforms.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated testing.
• Monitor production pipelines and support incident response.
• Python Development
• Develop Python-based ETL pipelines and spatial processing solutions.
• Build integration services and REST/SOAP API clients for GIS and ADMS platforms.
• Create reusable libraries and automation tools.
• Technical Leadership
• Serve as the technical lead for the GIS integration workstream.
• Mentor engineers and conduct code reviews.
• Lead technical workshops and define integration requirements.
• Produce architecture documentation, integration specifications, operational guides, and runbooks.
• Coordinate with ADMS vendors, enterprise architecture teams, and utility operations.

 
Required Qualifications
Experience

• 8+ years of experience in GIS Engineering, Systems Integration, or Spatial Data Management.
• 3+ years of experience in a Technical Lead or Senior Engineer role.
• Proven experience delivering GIS-to-ADMS or similar OT/IT integration projects within the utilities industry.
• Technical Skills
• GIS Platforms
• Smallworld GIS (Magik)
• ESRI ArcGIS (Pro, Enterprise, Online)
• ADMS/OMS
• Experience integrating with ADMS/OMS platforms such as:
• GE
• Schneider Electric
• Oracle
• ABB
• Equivalent platforms
• Data Migration
• FME Desktop
• FME Server
• Workspace development
• Automation
• Scheduling
• Validation
• Streaming & Integration
• Apache Kafka
• Producer/Consumer development
• Topic design
• Schema Registry
• Cloud (AWS)
• EC2
• S3
• RDS
• Lambda
• ECS/EKS
• AWS Glue
• MSK
• CloudWatch
• IAM
• Python
• GeoPandas
• Shapely
• ArcPy
• Fiona
• SQLAlchemy
• FastAPI
• PyTest
• DevOps
• Git
• GitHub Actions
• GitLab CI
• Jenkins
• CI/CD
• Databases
• PostgreSQL/PostGIS
• Oracle Spatial
• SQL Server
• NoSQL

 
Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Smallworld CASE Tools, RCM, or UPDM Network Modeling.
• Knowledge of CIM (IEC 61968/61970) standards.
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect (or equivalent).
• SAFe Scrum Master, PMP, or similar certification.
• Experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Exposure to QGIS, GeoServer, or open-source GIS technologies.
• Utility industry experience supporting electric, gas, or water networks.

 
Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Master's degree or equivalent professional experience is preferred.

 
Experience Required: 12+ years of relevant experience
  
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $53.00/hr - $55.71/hr.