Senior Full Stack Developer - Geospatial Services

Role Responsibilities

Build the applications that turn spatial data into real-world decisions, end to end and hands-on, with AI as your co-developer. We're looking for an experienced senior full stack developer - Geospatial Services who can design a solution, build it, and deliver it to a reliable, sustainable product while leading and mentoring others. AI is core to how we build. Our applications are geospatial, so you'll build with GIS technologies alongside a modern full stack.

The Business Technology Operations branch within the Ministry of Technology & Innovation plans for, implements, operates, and supports the digital services foundation technologies and platforms hosting the digital systems and data that empower business partners' services across the Government of Alberta (GOA). The branch ensures that modern technologies, including both on-premises and cloud-based hosting environments, along with an operating framework are in place to support the GoA's digital and data strategies. The branch is also responsible for the implementation, operation, and support of corporate electronic content management services as well as legacy business applications in accordance with policies and standards.

Reporting within the geospatial services team, this position designs and implements modern, AI-enabled software solutions and leads their delivery end to end. Working in an iterative, continuous-delivery environment where requirements and solutions evolve through close collaboration with cross-functional teams and users, you will combine solution design, hands-on full stack development, and technical leadership to deliver applications that leverage GIS technologies and are built to be maintainable, secure, and sustainable. This is a hands-on role that combines solution design with active development and delivery; design decisions are made and proven through implementation, and the focus is on designing, building, and delivering applications end to end.

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Responsibilities:
Some of the responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Design and build end-to-end full stack solutions, translating business and operational needs into scalable, secure front- and back-end applications that leverage GIS technologies
• Own delivery across the full lifecycle, from solution design through development, testing, deployment, and ongoing enhancement ensuring products are reliable, maintainable, and sustainable in production
• Make and document architecture and design decisions within delivered solutions, selecting and integrating appropriate technologies (enterprise GIS such as ArcGIS Enterprise, open-source frameworks, custom components) for long-term value and fit-for-purpose design
• Design and build integrations and spatial data flows that connect GIS services (map, feature, and geoprocessing services) with enterprise applications, APIs, and data platforms
• Orchestrate generative and agentic AI throughout the development lifecycle to accelerate delivery and improve quality, validating AI outputs and safeguarding sensitive information
• Provide hands-on technical leadership: lead delivery, guide design, mentor developers, and set engineering and quality standards while remaining actively engaged in the build
• Ensure quality, security, and reliability through modern engineering practices leveraging Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and structured application lifecycle and change management
• Provide production support, investigate issues, and drive modernization by reducing technical debt, retiring legacy components, and enabling reusable patterns and services

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

Some of the competencies critical for this position are:

• Systems Thinking: You will consider how work completed can impact various other groups/projects inside and outside the Alberta Public Service.
• Creative Problem Solving: You will assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Agility: You will need to provide results in a complex, diverse and changing environment.
• Drive for Results: You will work with your team to set goals and priorities and deliver outcomes that are consistent with the department's direction.
• Develop Self and Others: You will drive by example a team culture that is focused on continuous learning and growth and encourage self-development through experience sharing.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University graduation in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in:
  • Proven experience as a full stack developer designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining scalable web-based applications end to end within cross-functional Agile teams, delivering complete product and project outcomes.
  • Strong proficiency in modern full stack development, including JavaScript/TypeScript and front-end frameworks (React or similar); back-end development (C#/.NET, Node.js, Python or equivalent); relational and NoSQL databases; cloud platforms; and modern authentication/authorization (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT or equivalent)
  • Experience with modern software engineering practices and the full delivery lifecycle: Git-based source control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end), DevOps principles, production support, and structured application lifecycle and change management.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery hands-on, owning solution design, making architecture decisions through implementation, mentoring developers, and driving products to a reliable, sustainable production state (a hands-on technical lead, not a design-only or oversight-only role).
  • Practical experience using generative AI and agentic development tools to accelerate and improve software delivery, with the judgment to critically evaluate AI-generated output for accuracy, risk, and sensitivity before use.
  • Demonstrated experience designing and building applications that consume and integrate GIS services (map, feature, image, and geoprocessing services or similar) using Esri ArcGIS and/or open-source GIS technologies.
  • Working knowledge of core spatial concepts, including coordinate reference systems, spatial data, and web services, required to build GIS-enabled applications competently.
  • Demonstrated ability to work across diverse technology stacks and rapidly adapt to new tools, frameworks, and project environments while maintaining high-quality delivery standards.

Equivalencies:

• A related two-year diploma in computer technology or a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution and six (6) years related experience; or
• A related one-year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and seven (7) years related experience.

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Assets:

• Experience with the Esri application stack, such as ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, and the ArcGIS API for Python.
• Experience with spatial ETL and integration tooling (FME or equivalent) and event-driven, API-gateway, and OpenAPI-based integration patterns
• Advanced experience with enterprise geodatabase design and spatial indexing, including coordinate reference system management at scale.
• Experience with spatial database administration and performance tuning (SQL Server, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, or equivalent)
• Experience developing mobile or field spatial solutions (e.g., field data collection, asset inspection, or location-aware workflows)
• Experience with API and event-driven integration patterns (e.g., GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, message-driven architectures), and SRE-style practices such as infrastructure-as-code, observability, monitoring, and incident response.
• Experience building AI-augmented routines, workflows, or agentic solutions, including techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and prompt/evaluation pipelines rather than only consuming AI tools.
• Experience producing technical documentation (high/low-level designs, architecture decision records, data dictionaries) and communicating technical concepts to diverse audiences

Certifications (any of the following):

• AI or Machine Learning certification from a recognized provider (e.g., Microsoft, Google, AWS, or equivalent)
• Esri Technical Certification — Enterprise Administration or Developer track.
• FME Certified Professional.
• TOGAF 9 Foundation or Professional.
• Certified Geographic Information Professional (GISP) or equivalent credential.

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Notes

Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position

Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday

Location: Greater Edmonton or Calgary area (Remote)
This position is eligible for remote work from within Greater Edmonton or Calgary area. You must reside in these areas to work remotely for this position.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

A written assessment may be required as part of the interview process.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
Applicants are advised to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
Additional Information:

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
• Professional learning and development
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.