GIS Developer - Benguerir

About UM6P :

Located at the heart of the future Green City of Ben guerir, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), a higher education institution with international standards, is established to contribute to the development of Morocco and the African continent. Its vision is honed around research and innovation at the service of education and development. This unique nascent university, with its state-of-the-art campus and infrastructure, has woven a sound academic and research network, and its recruitment process is seeking high quality academics and professionals in order to boost its quality-oriented research environment in the metropolitan area of Marrakech.

About CRSA  :

CRSA is a transversal structure across several UM6P Programs. Research within the center is organized around several major areas that aim to ensure the challenging Food and Water security goal in Africa, with a special focus on developing methods/tools that use multi-source remotely sensed data. The research aims to improve our understanding of the integrated functioning of continental surfaces and their interaction with climate and humans, with emphasis on sustainable management of natural resources (soil, land, water, agriculture) in the context of Climate Change. One of the center’s goals is to provide a set of services and operational products to users (local, national and international) that aid in the decision support of water and food systems.

Job description :

The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) is recruiting a GIS developer for the Remote Sensing Applications Center (CRSA) in the framework of the MorSnow project.

The GIS Developer will revise, develop, and deploy map layers and GIS features available to internal and external clients to support multiple applications. The work includes the implementation and development of geo-processing tools through local and web mapping solutions to support project needs, especially contribute to improve modelling platform of MorSnow project.  The Developer will work on design, code, and integrate applications with spatial database management systems with that integrate log-term and multi-source datasets.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate their ability to work effectively in a team to develop high quality GIS solutions and also have motivation for continued growth and desire to take on increasing levels of responsibility within UM6P University.

Key duties and responsibilities :

The successful candidate will:

• Develop customized web applications, web services, mobile, and enterprise solutions.
• Develop geoprocessing and GIS web services.
• Develop GIS web editing/mapping applications.
• Develop server side geoprocessing and automation scripts.
• Conduct performance, unit, system, integration, and quality assurance testing of applications.
• Maintain existing applications/services.
• Upgrade and migrates existing applications/services to current version/systems architecture.
• Assist in the development and reviews of detailed specification design documentation.
• Contribute to the development of test plans and test cases and ensure quality execution of testing and reporting of results.
• Provide technical expertise as required for gap analysis, risk identification and opportunity assessments.
• Provide end user support and creates support documentation.
• Work closely with other developers and architects.
• Estimate work effort and proposes development solutions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Technical skills :

• Able to perform complex GIS analysis.
• Proficient in PostgreSQL and PostGIS or spatial Oracle development and database design for relational and spatial data (satellite images and vector features).
• Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and CI/CD process.
• Experienced in AWS CloudFront, CloudWatch, ECS, Cloud Build, S3, and AWS Fargate.
• Experience with Docker Container development and implementation.
• Experience in GeoServer or MapServer configuration and tuning.
• Capable of troubleshooting and integrating with Google Maps APIs.
• Programing experience in Ruby, NodeJS, React, or ArcGIS is a huge plus.
• Ability to develop and communicate new concepts via written and spoken interaction; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule, and coordinate work phases; and determine the appropriate approach at the task level or, with assistance, at the project level to provide solutions to a range of complex problems.

Contact :

For more information, please contact:

Pr Abdelghani BOUDHAR :  abdelghani.boudhar@um6p.ma.

Senior-Eng Touria BENMIRA : Touria.benmira@um6p.ma.

Profile required :

Success in a position requires the consistent display of the following key abilities:

• Communication skills to document, develop, and present technical issues so that stakeholders across the organization readily understand the content and their related actions.
• Excellent computer, documentation, and presentation.
• Ability to quickly adapt to a changing environment and quickly learn new technology concepts, including software and hardware.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for design, creation, and testing.
• Ability to multi-task & support multiple priorities.
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in information systems, geography, systems engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• GIS or tech-related professional certifications are a definite plus.