Geospatial Full Stack Engineer (React)

Priority may be given to the following designated employment equity groups: women, Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

* The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

 

City: Ottawa 

Organizational Unit: Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering 

Classification: CS-3 

Tenure: Continuing or 4 year term

Language Requirements: English 

 

Work Arrangements: Due to the nature of the work and operational requirements, this position will require some physical presence at the NRC work location identified in the form of a hybrid work arrangement (a combination of working onsite and offsite).

 

The NRC Advantage

Great Minds. One Goal. Canada's Success.

 

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada's largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding to over 8000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) each year.

 

We bring together the brightest minds to deliver tangible impacts on the lives of Canadians and people around the world. And now, we want to partner with you.  Let your expertise and inspirations make an impact by joining the NRC.

 

At the NRC, we know that diversity enables excellence in research and innovation. We are committed to a diverse and representative workforce, a safe and respectful work environment, and contributing to a more inclusive Canadian innovation system.  We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to complete the employment equity self-declaration questions during the job application process.

 

Please let us know of any accommodation measures required to help you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Please note that the information you provide will be treated confidentially. 

Your Challenge

Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization.

 

We are looking for a Geospatial Full Stack Engineer (React) to support our Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering (OCRE) Research Centre in Ottawa (ON). 

 

NRC Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering (OCRE) supports a broad cross-section of industry sectors by developing creative and practical solutions to engineering challenges in rivers, lakes, and marine environments. We provide expertise and tools to identify, adapt, and integrate advanced solutions into systems that improve the performance and safety of ocean, coastal, and marine operations, meet the challenges of climate change, and protect infrastructure, property and people from severe weather events and other environmental risks.

 

Reporting to the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Team Lead, the Web Developer creates and maintains web tools and services to advance OCRE's research capabilities and to meet the needs of research and commercial projects. 

 

The ideal candidate for this position would possess the skills required to amplify OCRE’s research impacts through developing efficient and accessible online tools. This ideal candidate would embrace and lead the adoption of the latest web technologies, cloud service providers and spatiotemporal big data analytical/visualization libraries to support a variety of projects, such as:
 

• Development of data-intensive web platforms to publish/share data, maps, dashboards, run simulations (e.g. Open Telemac), integrate ML-based and statistical big data analytics and store large datasets.
• Development of custom geospatial web applications, dashboards and tools to share specific scientific knowledge or datasets with the general population. 
• Support researchers to continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies (script, tools, process, AI & ML, apis) to maximize research efficiency related to climate change resilience and adaptation of coastal infrastructure and other exciting research programs at OCRE.
   

Screening Criteria

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. Equivalency of experience and education may be considered for candidates with other Bachelor (technical) degrees.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

Experience

• Significant experience developing and designing architecture for Single Page Application (SPA) using React;
• Significant experience building and maintaining user interface components using React component libraries (e.g., Antd, MUI, Styled-components);
• Significant experience in building web application using mapping libraries (GIS) and charting librairies like Leaflet, Mapbox GL JS,  OpenLayers, CesiumJS, Turf.js, Deck.gl, Plotly, Echarts, etc.
• Experience building serverless applications using AWS cloud-based services, such as AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS API Gateway, AWS DynamoDB, etc.
• Experience with source control system Git, continuous integration tools, ansible or other deployment automation tools
• Experience using Python, virtual environments and data science packages (e.g. numpy, scipy, pandas, xarray, dash) to read, manipulate and analyse large temporal and spatial datasets will be considered an asset
• Experience with developing web API using HTTPS and REST protocols will be considered an asset
• Experience with composing and deploying Docker containers and images will be considered an asset
   

Significant is defined as >3 years
 

Condition of Employment

Reliability Status

Language Requirements

English 

 

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Assessment Criteria

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

Technical Competencies

• Significant ability to develop and design architecture for Single Page Application (SPA) using JavaScript, NodeJS, NPM and React;
• Significant ability to build and maintain user-interface components using React component libraries (e.g. Antd, MUI, storybook, styled-components)
• Significant ability to manipulate geospatial data and develop custom react components using mapping and charting libraries such as eaflet, Mapbox, OpenLayers, etc.
• Ability to build serverless applications using AWS cloud-based services, such as AWS Lambda, AWS S3, AWS API Gateway, AWS DynamoDB, etc.
• Knowledge of source control system Git; continuous integration tools, ansible or other deployment automation tools
• Knowledge of Python, virtual environments and data science packages (e.g. numpy, scipy, pandas, xarray, dash) to read, manipulate and analyse large temporal and spatial datasets will be considered an asset
• Knowledge of design and usage of web API using HTTPS and REST protocols will be considered an asset
• Knowledge of composing and deploying Docker containers and images will be considered an asset
   

Behavioural Competencies

• Technology support - Results orientation (Level 3)
• Technology support - Teamwork (Level 2)
• Technology support - Self-knowing and self-development (Level 2)
• Technology support - Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 2)
• Technology support - Client focus (Level 2)

Competency Profile(s)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile: Technology Support

 

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Relocation

Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.

Compensation

Salary under review.

From $89,548 to $112,660 per annum. 
 

An incumbent occupying a position within the CS Group is currently entitled to receive a terminable allowance of $212 per month.

 

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, pension and insurance plans, vacation and other leave entitlements.

Notes

• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• Underfilling may be considered.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

 

 

Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (20093) to:

E-mail: NRC.NRCHiring-EmbaucheCNRC.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Telephone: 819-431-8570

Closing Date: 12 July 2024 - 23:59 Eastern Time 

 

 

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*If you are currently a term or continuing employee at NRC, please apply through the SuccessFactors Careers module from your NRC computer.