GIS Data Engineer at blackcanyonconsultingblackcanyonconsulting · Bethesda, MD

Workplace: Remote

Posted: 2026-10-20

Skills: Python, SQL, AWSOverview We are seeking a GIS Data Engineer to develop and automate the geospatial data foundation for a federal permitting modernization initiative. The GIS Data Engineer will integrate authoritative geospatial reference data with permitting information and develop reusable pipelines for converting spatial information from maps, plats, survey drawings, and legal descriptions into validated geospatial datasets. The role will work with cloud-native geospatial formats such as GeoParquet and spatial databases including PostGIS . This position is remote. Duties & Responsibilities Design and implement reusable pipelines for ingesting, standardizing, validating, and publishing geospatial datasets. Build and maintain authoritative reference layers including PLSS/CadNSDI, land status, Surface Management Agency information, split estate, corridors, critical habitat, and other relevant spatial datasets. Transform and publish geospatial datasets using GeoParquet and maintain PostGIS serving layers for application and spatial-query workloads. Develop automated workflows for georeferencing scanned maps, plats, location maps, and survey drawings. Convert information extracted from maps and documents into validated vector geometry. Work with Content Pipeline Engineers to combine OCR and document extraction results with geospatial processing. Interpret and transform legal descriptions, bearings, distances, coordinates, parcel information, and survey data into geospatial features. Develop reusable processing patterns for well, lease, unit, communitization agreement, right-of-way, project-area, and other permitting-related geometries. Implement spatial joins, intersections, overlays, proximity calculations, and other spatial transformations. Manage coordinate reference systems, transformations, spatial precision, and indexing. Implement automated geometry validation, topology checks, and reconciliation processes. Preserve provenance between generated geometries, source documents, and…Sign in to see the original postingBrowse more developer jobs on RoleBurst