Solutions Architect

Dewberry is currently seeking a Solutions Architect to join our Resilience Solutions Group in our Fairfax, VA office. Remote location may be available on a case-by-case basis. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with a team of passionate scientists and engineers working on innovative and complex earth science and resilience applications. In this position, you will be responsible for supporting projects through design, experimentation, and analysis of open questions in science with a primary focus on hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) flood modeling and related risk analysis of natural hazards.

You will be part of a team that includes professionals with diverse backgrounds in hydrology, fluid dynamics, meteorology, computer science, geographic information systems (GIS), environmental science, civil engineering, oceanography, statistics, and machine learning. The role will include activities associated with software development including creation of geospatial datasets, writing of specifications, and development of APIs. Additional tasks will involve software architecture activities including designing, writing, reviewing, and maintaining individual libraries and packages and larger cloud-based systems.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Design and execute scientific experiments and workflows related to flood risk and resilience.

• Gather requirements, design, write, maintain, and integrate software and components in cloud environments.

• Manage geospatial workflows in hydrologic and hydraulic flood modeling.

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on a broad range of resiliency topics.

• Ensure version control of projects using Git (GitHub).

• Document processes and maintain reports related to data analysis.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3-8 years of experience in developing tools and workflows for scientific analysis.

• PhD in computer science, civil engineering, environmental engineering, or related technical discipline.

• Strong knowledge of hydrologic systems and data structures including metadata standards and specifications

• Demonstrated expertise in Python and open Geospatial libraries and frameworks.

• Experience with open mathematics and statistics libraries (e.g., numpy, xarray).

• Ability to handle large datasets efficiently (compression, spatial indexing).

• Strong problem-solving skills and professional communication.

• Knowledge of Docker for image development and orchestration.

Additional Skills Sought

• Experience with Postgres (SQL + PostGIS).

• Familiarity with Go programming language.

• Experience with AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda).

• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

• Understanding of statistical machine learning techniques.

• Experience in QGIS Plugin Development.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry's background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.