Geospatial Systems Engineer (Mid or Senior Level)
Company websitegrvty.com (GRVTY, opens in new tab)
Base salary $105,200 to $177,800
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Herndon, VA
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- LocationHerndon, VA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (32 min ago) · observed since
About this job
What Impact You'll Have
Responsible for ensuring that program deliveries are engineered to meet all system requirements and contractual policies. Works within an Agile SAFe environment and utilizes ESRI’s ArcGIS suite to develop system architecture, perform requirements analysis, and conduct systems‑of‑systems verification.
What You'll be Owning
- Daily Scrums and working within the Agile SAFe environment
- Release Planning and coordination between teams
- Ensuring system requirements and deliverables are met
- Utilizing ESRI ArcGIS suite to develop system architecture
What You Must Have
- An active TS clearance is required to start
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly
- Minimum of 3 years of recent systems engineering experience
- Experience translating customer requirements into discrete engineering features with clear acceptance criteria
- Proven work with SAFe Agile processes
- Direct experience with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, or ArcGIS Earth
What Would be Nice to Have
- Active TS/SCI with CI Poly
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or GIS
- Geospatial Intelligence/NGA customer experience
- Deploying ArcGIS Enterprise in high availability (HA) environments
- Red Hat Linux and AWS cloud experience
- Integration of external segments for enterprise capability delivery
- Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodology experience
- Cybersecurity knowledge (vulnerability assessment, mitigations)
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, streaming analytics
- Security+ or DoD 8140‑equivalent certification
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
- The pay range for this position is: $105,200 - $177,800
Pay Range: At GRVTY, we understand that compensation is influenced by many factors—such as geographic location, federal contract labor categories, wage rates, prior experience, skillsets, education, and certifications.
We’re proud to offer a work environment that empowers our team to achieve a strong work-life balance. GRVTY provides competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.
Our benefits package is designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families, and includes coverage in areas such as healthcare, financial wellness, retirement planning, family assistance, continued education, and paid time off.
Virginia Pay Range
$105,200—$177,800 USD
Why Choose GRVTY
The toughest national security challenges demand vision and ingenuity, not just resources. We deliver mission and technical expertise to outpace our adversaries. We’re purpose-built to tackle the most entrenched, systemic national security issues around the world.
We partner with our customers to help them overcome challenges in every corner of technology and defense—including the ones still being explored. Our growing capabilities create complementary advantages, giving on-the-ground operations the edge they need to succeed. We muster everything we have to answer every challenge presented, every day of our lives.
At GRVTY, we believe that when our employees thrive, our company thrives. That’s why we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.
• Robust health plan including medical, dental, and vision
• Health Savings Account with company contribution
• Annual Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with generous company match
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Award Programs
• Variety of Company Sponsored Events
EEO Statement
GRVTY, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Anyone requiring reasonable accommodations should email [email protected] or call 703-544-7930 with requested details. A member of the HR team will respond to your request within 2 business days.
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Please review our current job openings and apply for the positions you believe may be a fit. If you are not an immediate fit, we will also keep your resume in our database for future opportunities.
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Pay in context
This role's base floor ($105,200) is above 8% of the 530 Software Engineering roles in Virginia listed on this site. Their median floor is $159,000; the middle half runs from $131,300 to $179,400.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingGeospatial Systems Engineer (Mid or Senior Level)$105,200 to $177,800
Data Scientist 3$105K to $135K
Data Scientist$105,000 to $180,765
Systems Engineer$105K to $145K
Cryptologic Computer Scientist 2$106K to $136K
Data Scientist 2$106K to $136K
Data Operations Engineer$103,690 to $160,605
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Geospatial Systems Engineer (Mid or Senior Level) (this listing) | $105,200 - $177,800 |
| Data Scientist 3 | $105K - $135K |
| Data Scientist | $105,000 - $180,765 |
| Systems Engineer | $105K - $145K |
| Cryptologic Computer Scientist 2 | $106K - $136K |
| Data Scientist 2 | $106K - $136K |
| Data Operations Engineer | $103,690 - $160,605 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Stopped meeting the published-salary criteria
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-15
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Virginia Pay Range
USD 105,200 – 177,800 · interval unstated · pay_input_range · Virginia Pay Range · gh plain label (rule B)
- Method
- Structured pay field published by the employer
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
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What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.