Description
Job Description:
Are you interested in improving and shaping the IT industry? Leidos is seeking a Software Application Engineer who is motivated by variety, is seeking a challenging environment for professional growth, and is interested in supporting an Investor Owned Utility client headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. Leidos has a long-term customer who we have supported in all areas of IT operations since the client’s first outsourcing engagement over 20 years ago.
Leidos is hiring a Software Application Engineer to join our team who is highly motivated, responsible and a detailed oriented team. The successful candidate will work as part of our team supporting a long-term program for an Investor Owned Utility client with the implementation, configuration, and maintaining of GIS applications in a project and support capacity. This position will work directly with client customers to provide world-class application baseload and non-baseload support for multiple utility company applications. This candidate will also work with Product Support Manager and team to maintain daily operations surrounding the GIS. This position requires an experienced, self-motivating individual capable of performing in a fast-paced development environment, as well as interacting effectively with key customers and users.
If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!
Responsibilities include:
- Working directly with client customers to provide world-class Application baseload and non-baseload support for multiple utility company applications.
- On Call Rotation is required.
- Working with common GIS software including:
- Interaction with map features
- Efficient use of core functions
- Ability to leverage available tools to solve tasks
- Ability to extend core functions
- Create new modules
- Custom tools or extensions
- Understanding Spatial Data Modeling
- Creation and Manipulation of Features
- Updating RWO Objects and applying to the database
- Building Custom GIS Applications, via:
- GE Smallworld Images
- ArcGIS Engine or Runtime
- Querying, Reporting, and Extraction of Spatial Data
- Interaction with map features
Required Skills, Education and Competencies:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, GIS, or related. High school diploma with additional work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- 3+ years of related experience
- ESRI experience
- Oracle
- SQL Server
- Able to perform in a complex multi-tasking and multi-customer work environment
- Able to work within limited time restraints and strict deadlines
- Able to perform duties without immediate supervision
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent inter-personnel skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
Desired Skills:
- GE Smallworld
- FME Workbench
- Languages: Magik, Python, C#, Java
- Ability to support multiple projects
- Highly motivated and able to solve highly technical and complex problems
Pay Range:
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About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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