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GAB’s prime role is providing end to end technical support to legacy and future workflows and databases on systems based in DGC at MOD Feltham and RAF Wyton, focusing on the users of mono and stereo imagery performing data capture, manipulation and output for all products, alongside data storage, curation and provision. GAB provide a service ensuring DGC staff have the technical capability and know-how to collect, produce, store and provide Foundation GeoINT to Defence customers and Partners delivering Requests for Information on time, every time.
The successful candidate will be required to have or develop an in-depth understanding of vector data production workflows at various scales, vector data models and schemas and coproduction data production.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
Maintenance of vector production workflows on DGC’s ‘live’ production systems.
Development of new vector data production workflows for DGC’s ‘in-development’ production system ensuring that DGC workflows are updated based on the latest technological developments and software.
Ad-hoc technical support to DGC vector production teams.
Development of new Quality Assurance (QA) and/or Geospatial tools using Python.
Development of new and enhance/modify existing capabilities/functionality to meet evolving requirements and address software discrepancies.
Act as Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for current and future geospatial deliveries.
Regular travel to MOD Feltham will be required.
For external candidates this role will be based at RAF Wyton.
For candidates who are currently employed at MOD Feltham, the role could be located temporarily at Feltham before permanently relocating to RAF Wyton in line with the scheduled site closure. MOD Feltham based staff may be eligible for a relocation package when the post relocates to RAF Wyton subject to MOD policy. This role will be permanently based at RAF Wyton from Autumn 2025. Should the successful candidate take up at the appointment at RAF Wyton, there will also be a requirement for detached duty between sites until the permanent closure of MOD Feltham.
All jobs advertised in DI are subject to fair and open competition.
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