Front-End GIS Developer

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Hello There,

My name is Himanshu Sharma, and I serve as the Recruitment Lead at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of Front-End GIS Developer with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume.

Job Description

Position : Front-End GIS Developer

Location : Harrisburg, PA Hybrid

Duration : long term contract

MOI : In person

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and document front-end application components
• Implement system features and enhancements using Angular and supporting technologies
• Integrate front-end components with RESTful APIs and GIS services
• Collaborate with technical leadership and architecture teams
• Support accessibility-compliant UI development
• Participate in source control, testing, and deployment workflows
• Contribute to responsive, mobile-first design solutions

Required Experience and Skills

• 8+ years of professional application development experience
• Front-end frameworks and UI technologies:
  • Angular (version 14 or higher preferred)
  • Responsive UI design
  • Material Design libraries
  • Bootstrap (optional)
  • jQuery (nice to have)
• Back-end and integration experience:
  • RESTful API integration
  • GIS integrations
• Testing frameworks:
  • jUnit
  • Jasmine and Karma (preferred)
• Data and databases:
  • PostGIS-based data design for reporting layers
  • PostgreSQL or comparable database platforms
• Tools and environments:
  • ArcGIS Online (AGOL)
  • ArcGIS Extension plugin for WebEOC
  • VS Code, Eclipse, or Spring Tool Suite (STS)
  • Git and Azure Repos

GIS and Esri Platform Experience

• Esri ArcGIS Maps API or SDK for JavaScript
• ArcPro and ArcObjects
• GeoEvent Processor and Velocity
• Experience Builder, Survey123, and Field Maps
• ArcGIS Enterprise Server administration
• ArcGIS Online, Hub, and Community administration
• Geocoding and geoprocessing services development
• ArcSDE and multi-user versioning (state tree or branch versioning)
• Linear referencing systems
• Esri Roads and Highways
• Oracle Locator or Oracle Spatial

Accessibility and UI Standards

• Responsive and mobile-first development practices
• Design patterns and SOLID principles
• Digital accessibility and disability inclusion principles
• Knowledge of Section 508 and ADA requirements
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA standards
• Experience applying WAI-ARIA authoring guidelines and best practices
• Experience designing accessible digital products
• Experience optimizing for platform accessibility features

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience incorporating accessibility testing into the development lifecycle
• Experience building digital products where accessibility compliance is part of the definition of done

Thanks & Regards

Himanshu Sharma

Recruitment Lead

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Kanak IT is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to citizenship, immigration status, race, gender, disability, or any other protected category.