Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World.
At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the worldâs most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
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Job Description
AECOM TechWorks has supported our customers in some of their most challenging times. AECOM has helped both public and private sector clients collect, manage, process, store and exploit data for thousands of damaged structures, hundreds of thousands of square miles of imagery, dozens of critical infrastructure components, and has deployed dozens of solutions on mobile, tablet, desktop, and browser-based platforms. Our portfolio of meaningful and high-profile projects continues to expand.
We are seeking a GIS Application Developer / Programmer to join our Germantown, MD office. The successful candidate will support AECOM TechWorks in planning, implementing, and maintaining customer-specific software development projects that often include a spatial component. We're looking for someone to join our development team who is focused on building products for a wide variety of clients primarily using AngularJS, React, and other JavaScript frameworks but may also include .NET programming. The home office for this position will be Germantown, MD but the position can be fully remote or hybrid at any AECOM office. The expectation of the candidate selected for this position is that they will of work collaboratively with the team by utilizing Microsoft Teams, JIRA, Confluence and other collaboration and development tools.
Responsibilities
- Understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
- Build front-end and back-end software components that follow industry-standard design patterns, methodologies and deployment models
- Optimize code for maximum speed and scalability
- Build reusable code and libraries for future use
- Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle
- Work in a collaborative fast-paced environment that includes other developers, data analysts, testers, managers, and clients (internal and external)
- Evolve your development language skills by staying current with complementary languages, methodologies, and software design techniques
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Professional experience with ArcGIS SDK for JavaScript is a must.
- BA/BS + two years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education (AA/AS + four years of experience or HS/GED + 6 years of experience)
- Proven knowledge on how to translate and develop final application prototypes into production-ready code using object-oriented programming concepts
- Professional experience with JavaScript frameworks like Angular or React
- Professional experience with relational databases including MySQL and PostgreSQL
- Professional experience working in a team environment. Ability to collaborate with other developers, testers, managers, and clients (internal and external)
- Ability to learn new software and technologies quickly
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- Due to the nature of the work, U.S. Citizenship or Green Card is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with cloud computing platforms like AWS or Azure
- Familiarity with GIS concepts
- Knowledge of ESRI’s ArcObjects SDK
- Knowledge of PostGIS
- Professional experience with .NET using C#
- Professional experience and coding knowledge using Python
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and DevOps
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of automated testing techniques
- Experience implementing Web APIs
Additional Information
- Relocation is not available for this role
- Sponsorship is not available for this role.
About AECOM
AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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