GIS Developer Lead

Accenture Federal Services•Arlington, VA

19h

About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our mission is to strengthen and secure the nation, and improve lives through technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. We are seeking a GIS Developer Lead with strong C# experience to develop and maintain geospatial services for enterprise-scale integrations. This role involves working with modern GIS tools such as ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.x, NetTopologySuite, AnywhereGIS, and Newtonsoft.Json. You will contribute to microservices that integrate securely with Salesforce using JWT-based authentication and collaborate with clients to translate system requirements into solution architecture and design specifications. Our GIS workloads are deployed in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using YAML and values files, with an ongoing migration to Azure Functions. The team utilizes GitHub and GitHub Actions for automating builds, testing, and deployments.

Requirements

US Citizen or Dual Citizen (Public Trust eligible)
Bachelors degree and 5 years relevant experience; 9+ years' relevant experience in lieu of Bachelors degree
Strong C# and .NET development experience
Experience with ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.x and geospatial libraries (NetTopologySuite, etc.)
Familiarity with Salesforce integration patterns and JWT authentication
Experience with Azure, AKS, containers, and YAML based deployment workflows
Exposure to Azure Functions and event driven/serverless patterns
Comfortable working in GitHub with GitHub Actions

Nice To Haves

Experience architecting large-scale GIS solutions using Esri ArcGIS Enterprise.
Prior work with Azure Functions and event-driven/serverless patterns.
Experience with Python or JavaScript for custom GIS application development.
Familiarity with AnywhereGIS and Newtonsoft.Json.
Experience contributing to team-wide development practices (code reviews, frameworks, design patterns).
Background in migrating legacy GIS systems and datasets to modern architectures.
Exposure to microservices that integrate with Salesforce using secure token-based authentication (JWT).

Responsibilities

Build C# based GIS services using modern geospatial packages and APIs
Implement and maintain capabilities with ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.x
Develop secure integrations with Salesforce using JWT authentication
Support cloud deployments in AKS and assist in service migration to Azure Functions
Write unit tests and maintain strong unit‑testing coverage to ensure code quality and reliability
Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and data teams to deliver scalable GIS solutions
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing, and code reviews using GitHub and GitHub Actions