Software Engineer - GIS - American Water Enterprises

Requisition ID: 106500 Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued. People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Primary Role The GIS Software Engineer is responsible for the development and technical support of Geographic Information Systems at American Water. They support the entire GIS technology stack including databases, backend processes, API servers, integrations, web hosting, frontend UIs, and more. They work directly with business stakeholders to implement new products. They develop scripts and applications to maintain existing systems and products. They have a strong understanding of IT methodologies and can provide technology guidance for how GIS software is implemented across the business. They take a holistic approach to software development and are directly involved with application design, software architecture, user adoption, and more.Key Accountabilities * Build data engineering pipelines to support REST APIs used in web mapping applications * Write and maintain Python libraries that support the overall GIS IT infrastructure such as database maintenance, integrations, code deployment, software management, etc. * Write scripts that automate the administration of ArcGIS Enterprise software including Enterprise Geodatabases, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, etc. * Design and implement large-scale spatial analysis models for optimizing utility operations, assessing metrics for data quality, building datasets for regulatory reporting, etc. * Develop a JavaScript framework for delivering custom web mapping applications for various use cases * Collaborate with other domains in IT to implement other technologies that interact with GIS * Engage closely with product owners to design and deploy GIS applications * Develop the ability to serve as a technology expert to provide guidance on GIS software architecture design and roadmaps for future implementations * Prepare technical documentation and diagrams for application and technology pipelines * Build data engineering pipelines to support REST APIs used in web mapping applications * Write and maintain Python libraries that support the overall GIS IT infrastructure such as database maintenance, integrations, code deployment, software management, etc. Knowledge/Skills * Write scripts that automate the administration of ArcGIS Enterprise software including Enterprise Geodatabases, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, etc. * Design and impleTo view the full job description, click here