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Job Status :   Full Time, Employee
Company :   Harvard University
Posting Date :   April 8
Closing Date :   OPEN
Relevant Experience :   3 Year(s)
Number of Positions :   1
Location :   Cambridge, Massachusetts
Category :   GIS
Reference Number :   35358BR

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Harvard University

Senior Geospatial Developer

Duties & Responsibilities Reporting to the Executive Director of the Center for Geographic Analysis (CGA), and with guidance from the CGA Director and Faculty Steering Committee, this position is primarily responsible for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of GIS software platforms at CGA.

Other duties include providing technical consultation and support to faculty and staff across the university on GIS software development; guiding researchers in the correct way to select and use appropriate GIS software platforms and technologies; exploring new technologies and introducing them to the Harvard GIS community; maintaining local and cloud-based infrastructure (apply updates, troubleshoot performance issues, improve backup procedures, examine various alternatives to current virtual server setup); establishing and implementing software development standards and best practice protocols for CGA, developing code documentation and testing templates.
Basic Qualifications B.S. in computer science, engineering, geography or a related field. 5+ years of experience working in an application development and GIS environment.
Additional Qualifications

A degree in computer science or engineering is preferred. Strong web development skills using Python or other object-oriented languages such as Java. Strong programming skills in JavaScript. Strong understanding of HTML.

A strong preference will be given to candidates with significant experience developing on the GeoNode http://geonode.org/ platform.

Experience with an RDBMS such as Postgres, MySQL, or Oracle is required. Experience with geospatial extensions to the above RDBMS is a strong plus. Experience with setting up and tuning Apache Lucene-based search applications (front and back ends) a plus. Experience with Amazon Web Services and EC2 is a plus, as is familiarity with developing on SE Linux.

Preference given to candidates with experience in one or more of the following areas: Ajax/REST approaches to web development; Django; Javascript libraries such as ExtJs or jQuery; Open Source mapping libraries such as OpenLayers; Linux server setup and maintenance.

Superior technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to function as a contributing team member required. Must have strong documentation and communication skills; be able to work in a highly dynamic environment with multiple tasks; and to collaborate with peers cross organizational structures.

Additional Information The Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University provides cross-university support to research and education in the field of spatial analysis and geographic information. The Center is responsible for the development of a university-wide technology infrastructure and services to support scholarly research that makes use of geospatial data creation, visualization, analysis, publishing, and archiving.

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