GENERAL INFO ABOUT JOBS & WORKING AT TGG

Are you interested in the opportunities presented by location technology? Are you compelled to innovate? Are you looking to join a creative team committed to producing meaningful, client-focused work products at the highest standard of quality?  These are traits our team members have in common. 

We are able to do the work we love because of the strength of our team. In a boutique consultancy such as the Gartrell Group, every individual has an important influence on the internal chemistry of the team and on our work atmosphere. We add new members selectively and when we do, our offers of employment are accompanied by a strong company commitment to the individual.

We place a strong emphasis on investing in our team members to assure that they have compelling career choices, the flexibility to achieve a satisfying work-life balance, solid benefits, and abundant opportunities for growth in their profession. We have a high standard of service; maintaining it stems, in part, from an enduring commitment to the well-being and satisfaction of our team members.

As specific positions open, we will post them here, but we are always pleased to hear from people who are interested in exploring the opportunity to join our team. If you are seeking an opportunity to do high-impact work on a collaborative team of people passionate about working at the frontier of location technology, please get in touch!

 
 

Geospatial Solution Developer

Overview: The Gartrell Group seeks an expert geospatial engineer with full-stack and cloud capabilities. We’re looking for a smart solution designer, developer, and implementor with fluency in contemporary GIS platforms to join our team.  Are you deeply keen on GIS? Cloud savvy? Do you enjoy creative problem solving and helping people get more from their geo? Let’s talk! We are a small but mighty consulting team of talented and committed geospatialists with abundant creative energy, a great roster of client collaborators, and interesting opportunities to equip our customers with better, faster, cooler map-integrated tools and solutions. 

Position Description: This full stack dev position offers the ideal candidate an opportunity to participate directly in designing and developing state-of-the-art geospatial solutions that provide insight, deliver efficiencies, and help solve real world problems. Opportunities and responsibilities include:

  • Participating in solution design and architecture. 

  • Contributing to multiple phases of project work, including Discovery and Requirements; Planning and Design; Implementation; Testing; and Production Rollout. 

  • Helping to anticipate and clear obstacles to technical work execution. 

  • Helping to ensure the technical team's work is informed by best practices and aligned with organizational strategy and the technology roadmaps of relevant software systems and platforms.  

  • Providing unwavering customer advocacy in selecting and applying technologies and advising on the design and delivery of geospatial solutions.  

  • Working with attention to and investment in process improvement, work velocity and productivity, quality, and team satisfaction.  

  • Coordinating closely with Project Managers, Tech Leads, Scrum Masters, and QA Leads to define and manage work-aligned project schedules and budgets.  

  • Designing, configuring, coding, and helping create and deliver robust solutions that perform at scale.  

  • Bringing experience in designing, building, and maintaining cloud-deployed solutions focused on AWS and/or Azure platforms.  

  • Bringing strong Python and JavaScript chops, work samples, and experience to draw from.  

  • Bringing chops with databases and resilient, performant storage solutions.

  • Helping to maintain and enrich customer-centered management & communications on technical projects and ongoing service delivery. 

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

  • Preferred degree in computer science, software engineering, GIS engineering, or related field.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

  • 4+ years of technical experience working in GIS software development and solution design. 

  • 2+ years working with cloud resources & cloud-deployed solutions. 

  • 2+ years developing database-integrated solutions using JavaScript, Python. 

  • Experience with traditional RDBMS systems as well as AWS RDS, Azure SQL, and/or Postgres aaS solutions. 

  • Experience with DevOps & CI/CD. 

  • Experience designing and implementing enterprise-level geospatial solutions. 

  • Deep practical knowledge of the Esri technology stack and ecosystem; ArcGIS Enterprise, & related APIs, back office, web, and mobile tooling; understanding of Esri best-practices, strengths, pitfalls, workarounds, and areas of weakness.

  • Practical experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms. 

  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills – what questions do you ask to get to the root of the matter? 

  • Eager to learn, adapt, and perfect your work; you are curious but seek out help when needed and put it to good use.

  • You are very personable - an excellent communicator (both written and verbal) who enjoys interacting with others. 

  • You are highly responsible and self-motivated, with exceptional attention to detail. 

Location: Flexible - remote is fine or, if you happen to be in Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, or Chicago, IL on-site is an option.

Travel: Occasional travel

Clearance: Not required

** Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship by Gartrell. 

The Gartrell Group is an equal-opportunity employer, and we value diversity on our team. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. 


Please send letters of introduction, resumes, and related materials to: recruiting@gartrellgroup.com