Job: Geospatial Information Architect, GeoSearch, Inc., Seattle, WA
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General Information
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Job title:
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Geospatial Information Architect
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Job location:
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Seattle, WA 98108 United States
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Requisition code:
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Date posted:
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08/23/10
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Compensation:
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Job Classification
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| Job category: | | Geospatial Senior Level Specialist
IT Ecommerce-Web Development
IT Software Development
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| Location: | | Washington
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| Job type: | | Full-time
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Job Description
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Job description:
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We are currently recruiting for a Geospatial Information Architect for our client. This key person will be hired to collaborate with other senior members of the Engineering and Research teams on international, state-of-the-art traffic, routing, and location based services.
The Architect will provide architectural leadership and implementation guidance for the geospatial infrastructure behind our products and services. He or she will work closely with other senior members of the product development team sharing GIS, LBS and mapping expertise on our 1) geospatial middleware and database components of a system that computes real time and predictive traffic speeds based on our network of GPS probes, sensors, and other sources; 2) connected services APIs that expose services for traffic, navigation, and telematics applications; 3) next generation routing system and other components of a complete LBS platform (map rendering, geocoding, map matching, etc.); and our top notch research team.
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Job Requirements
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Education, training, experience:
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Required Skills/Experience
• Solid geospatial development skills, preferrably at least 8 years experience
• Comfortable in industry-standard application development tools
• Relational database and data analysis expertise
• Object oriented programming experience with Visual Studio, .Net, C#, XML, and SqlServer
• Strong understanding of map rendering, spatial data formats, geocoding, routing, and cartography
• Outside-the-box thinking to assist us as we push the envelope on LBS products and applications
• Ability to collaborate and coordinate effectively with clients and team members
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent assignments
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or geospatial-related field
Desired Qualifications
• Application use and development experience with GIS tools including ESRI's ArcGIS and ArcGIS Server (ArcSDE).
• Familiarity with map and transportation data from TeleAtlas, NavTeq, OSM, public and other data sources
• Senior level software architecture and development skills with focus on geospatial applications
• Experience managing or mentoring GIS analysts
• Web development and/or neogeography experience
• Masters or Ph.D (preferred) degree in computer science or geospatial-related field
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