Geospatial Cloud Architect

This is a senior level software architect position in our NV5 Geospatial Software group. You will be part of the engineering team that is responsible for driving the cloud architecture for our enterprise and SaaS product offerings.  Our product portfolio encompasses geospatial and imagery analysis tools in use across scientific and analyst communities.  Our products let users add their own proprietary algorithms, extend existing tools and models and automate workflows for batch processing. 

This is an opportunity to join a great team of talented professionals with world-class technical expertise who take a collaborative approach to software engineering and enjoy working together.  We are a company on the move, growing in advanced technology areas while continuing the long history of exceptional performance that has earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers.  The successful candidate will have a strong background in cloud computing and geospatial technology combined with a passion for helping customers solve their hardest problems. 

Work Environment:

• Location:  Eastern US Location Preferred - Remote
• Potential travel < 15% of the time.

NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company with a workforce of over 4,500 professionals in more than 100 offices worldwide.  NV5’s continued growth has been spurred through strategic investments in firms with unique capabilities to help current and future customers solve the world’s toughest problems.  The NV5 family brings together talent across a wide range of markets and fields, including Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Architects, Photogrammetrists, GIS Professionals, Software Developers, IT, Project Management Professionals, and more.

At NV5 Geospatial, We are a collaboration of intelligent, innovative thinkers who care for each other, our communities, and the environment.  We value both heart and head, the diversity of our people, and their experiences because that is how we continue to grow as a leader in our industry and expand our individual and collective potential.

This is an opportunity to join a great team of talented professionals with world-class technical expertise who take a collaborative approach to software engineering and enjoy working together.  We are a company on the move, growing in advanced technology areas while continuing the long history of exceptional performance that has earned our place as a trusted provider to our customers.

• Work closely with customers, sales, and product management to uncover opportunities and understand market needs, and appropriately position our products and services as value propositions that solve the customer’s problems
• Define architectural patterns that connect our products into a single ecosystem and scale across our own technology stack as well as a variety of customer implementations
• Connect product vision to technical roadmap that delivers on customer value proposition
• Translate design requirements and workflows into working software
• Debugging and troubleshooting issues for fast resolution
• Evangelize best practices and keep abreast of current technology
• Coach and mentor team members

Qualifications:

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 9+ years related experience in software development, a combination of SaaS and on-premises preferred
• 5+ years experience in systems engineering, system design, or enterprise architecture
• 5+ years developing cloud architectures, AWS preferred
• 2+ years experience with geospatial or imaging technology
• Proven ability to quickly learn new technologies and domains
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Customer and relationship-focused, process-driven, results-oriented, organized and self-directed
• Solid understanding of cloud economics
• Solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals including object oriented design, functional programming, data-structures, problem solving and complexity analysis
• Experience with customers in DOD, IC, FedCiv, Higher Education, Utilities, Mining, Transportation, Construction or Civil Engineering verticals
• Experience with an established Agile methodology such as SAFe, SCRUM, Kanban, etc.
• Experience with software engineering best practices (e.g. unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, devops)

 NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.

NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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