Geospatial Engineer - Ordnance Survey : Job Details

Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.

Join us and you'll have an opportunity to make an impact. To empower projects that deliver real-world benefits across Britain and internationally. To hear our customers say they couldn't have done it without us. And to be central to OS's vision: to be recognised as world leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact.

About the Role

Having an appetite for knowledge and the ability to think creatively are highly valued within OS. Our engineering team is working to develop the next generation of cloud-based systems, that drive our world leading geospatial and business applications.

Be part of this growth by joining our forward-thinking Agile development team as a Geospatial Engineer. The team is focused on the use of automatic feature extraction to deliver solutions / data layers for our customers using cutting edge technology and approaches.

This exciting role will challenge you to translate requirements into cutting edge solutions for our customers. You will have the opportunity to use Databricks and Big Data technologies to create innovative geospatial products; whilst supporting production systems that you and the team have developed.

• Delivering at pace to a high standard

• Development, Deployment, Debugging, Testing (TDD, BDD), Scaling and Monitoring secure systems

• Always looking for opportunities to advocate best practice to Associate Engineers in your team

We are keen to invest in you, as such we encourage development and training to allow you to grow within your role. There are also paths for development opportunities within the business as your expertise thrive.

Here is a snapshot of the technologies that we use:

Azure Cloud Technologies, Python, Databricks, Azure DevOps, Powershell, YAML Pipelines, Esri ArcGIS, FME, QGIS

What we are looking for

If you are interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, we are looking for someone that can demonstrate essential skills and experience in:

• Experience of managing and visualising geospatial data using GIS software

• Knowledge of Databricks utilising PySpark, Scala and SQL to build ETL workflows

• Knowledge of Azure Data Solutions using Azure Data Factory, Azure DataLake, Storage Account configuration

• Knowledge of Open Source Python Data Libraries such as Pandas, Numpy

• Skills in software configuration, engineering of python-based solutions (use of OOP, TDD, SOLID)

• Experience with Azure DevOps including Version Control and Azure Pipeline configuration

• Consistent track record in iterative and incremental development

• Problem resolution and selection of technical solutions

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working with Big Data/Machine Learning technologies.

• Experience in advocating best practice within your team and to junior members of the team.

The rewards

We want you to love what you do. That's why our benefits package rewards a job well done. We'll give you:

• Salary: £37,511 - £44,130

• Performance related bonus

• A competitive pension scheme

• We embrace flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances

• 25 days annual leave - (30 days after five years) bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas

• Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits

Location

OSHQ is based in Southampton, Hampshire but at OS we believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We embrace a hybrid working model where we believe the choice is with the individual on when they work from our fantastic office or from home. We want to continue to be an inclusive employer and recognise that one size doesn't necessarily fit all.

Closing date: Sunday March 24 2024

We believe diversity and inclusion is about working together - in an encouraging and respectful environment to reach our full potential. We believe combining different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives will help us reach our vision and be trusted and admired across the globe for setting the standards and leading the way.

We are looking for passionate people from a range of backgrounds and welcome applications from any race, age, gender, background or religion.

We're individually talented and collectively powerful, and we give you the space to take your career in whichever direction you want.