Junior GIS Developer, ArcGIS, Scripting, Web
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £25000 – £30000/annum – Base/Bonus/Benefits
My client are a thriving Geospatial Software company that offers its employees the security of working for a financially strong, market-leading, mapping technology organisation.
We are currently looking for a Junior GIS Developer to join the team, evaluating and understanding emerging technologies and how they could impact the ArcGIS system. This position is at junior level and will allow you to grow your skills through ongoing learning.
The Position
Reporting to a Senior GIS Developer, your key responsibilities will be to:
* Spend 50% of your time developing your technical skills, giving you a thorough understanding of how ArcGIS technology can be applied to solve customer problems, including when integrated with other mainstream technologies
For the remaining 50% of your time you will:
* Evaluate emerging GIS technologies and understand how they could benefit our customers
* Support research projects, further building your understanding of ArcGIS
* Create written reports and presentations on research topics to develop your technical communication skills
* Use your knowledge of ArcGIS to help progress business opportunities and support customer meetings by providing technical input, including demonstrations, presentations, and sales materials
* Support marketing campaigns
* Maintain an up to date knowledge of ArcGIS and wider IT industry developments
About you
This would be a great role if you:
* Have a good understanding of ArcGIS through a GIS or Geography related degree
* Have some experience in developing with web technologies and/or scripting languages (e.g. JavaScript/Python)
* Are interested in learning how GIS can enhance a business commercially
* Are comfortable working both autonomously and as part of a team
* Are organized and analytical, spotting patterns and questioning face-value patterns
* Have good communication skills and would be confident presenting to a variety of audiences
* All our roles will require successful candidates to undergo security clearances.
The location
Whilst you will initially work from home, once they are open again you will be based at least the majority of each week at either our Aylesbury or Edinburgh offices.
With a genuine appreciation of their employees and continued success of their products, this is a great time to join a collaborative team, committed to supporting and growing their business and as a result, offering excellent ongoing career opportunities both in the UK and around the world
More Information
- Address EH8, Newington, City of Edinburgh
