GIS, Geospatial Data & GIS Systems Support Opportunities

Start Date:

Anticipated and upcoming opportunities; start dates vary based on contract award, onboarding, and client need

Job Type:

Full-Time

Labor Category:

Arch- GIS Specialist/Analyst, Data Management Specialist, GIS System Specialist, or related mid-to-senior geospatial support labor category

Location:

Work arrangements vary by opportunity and may include remote, hybrid, telework-approved, or on-site support depending on contract requirements

Salary Range:

65K-110K

Xentity seeks multiple roles for mid and senior GIS professionals to support a range of activities which include geospatial data, data management, GIS systems, cartography, and geospatial analysis to support federal government programs. Opportunities may include:

GIS Specialist

GIS Specialist/Analyst

Data Management Specialist

GIS System Specialist

Geospatial Data Quality Specialist

Cartographic Technician

Geospatial Analyst

Fire and Resources Geospatial Analyst

Aerial Survey/Remote Sensing GIS Specialist

Work may include geospatial data management, GIS analysis, enterprise geodatabases, metadata, QA/QC, data publication, cartographic products, web GIS products, field data workflows, technical documentation, and end-user support. Opportunities include support for across a broad range of specialized natural resource areas such as wildland fire, landscape science, rangeland health, recreation, transportation, aquatics, wildlife, hydrography, fisheries, environmental, monitoring, and aerial survey programs.

Position Scope

Provide GIS Support, geospatial data management, cartographic, and enterprise geospatial program activities

Create, edit, maintain, review, and publish geospatial datasets, metadata, web maps, web services, cartographic products, and related geospatial platforms and applications

Perform geospatial data quality assurance and quality control, which include data validation, metadata review, data standards review, and issue documentation

Support enterprise geodatabase workflows such as updates and changes to data schemas, versioned databases, replicas, access privileges/permissions, indexes, data migration, and data replication

Use Esri tools like ArcGIS desktop (ArcPro), enterprise (Portal, Server), web (AGOL, Experience, Arcade, Dashboards), mobile (FieldMaps, Survey123) as well as FME for ETL processes to perform spatial analysis, data management, web GIS, dashboards, data reporting, and mapping products

Support field data collection and mobile GIS workflows, including offline or disconnected workflows when applicable

Provide cartographic production for intermediate-scale mapping

Remote sensing activities may include work with aerial survey data, imagery, LiDAR, for natural resource datasets when applicable

Create and maintain scripts, tools, FME workflows, reports, dashboards, workflow diagrams, SOPs, user guides, and technical documentation

Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements, explain data issues, support users, and communicate progress

Support specialized data programs related to natural resources, land management, monitoring, recreation, transportation, rangeland health, wildland fire, aquatics, wildlife, environmental data, or public land programs

Prepare weekly status updates, progress reports, documentation, and other deliverables as requested

Some roles may require periodic travel for field support, training, meetings, data collection, or program coordination

Experience

5+ minimum years of experience in GIS, geospatial data management, GIS analysis, data quality, enterprise geodatabases, cartography, remote sensing, or related geospatial support

Bachelor's degree minimum education in GIS, Geography, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management, Natural Resources, Cartography, or related equivalent experience

Experience with support for federal, state, local, natural resource, land management, environmental, cartographic, or enterprise GIS programs required

Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders in a distributed team environment is

Required Requirements

Professional experience with ESRI ArcGIS software, such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, Portal for ArcGIS, or related ESRI tools

Experience creating, editing, reviewing, maintaining, or publishing geospatial data, metadata, maps, services, web GIS products, or cartographic products

Demonstrated experience with scripting such as Python, ArcPy, Arcade, FME, and SQL queries

Experience with geospatial data QA/QC, data standards, data quality procedures, metadata, data documentation, or data improvement processes

Experience with file geodatabases, enterprise geodatabases, ArcSDE, SQL Server, or other relational/geospatial database environments

Development of technical documentation such as SOPs, workflow diagrams, metadata, user guides, training materials, reports, data quality plans, or cartographic/data standards documentation

Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Must be authorized to work in the United States and meet applicable government contract eligibility requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident, as required by applicable contract requirements

Must be able to obtain and maintain a position of Public Trust clearance or other required federal suitability/background access requirement

Must be able to work within the continental United States

Some opportunities may require periodic travel

Preferred Requirements:

Experience with Python, SQL, R, FME, Arcade, ModelBuilder, ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python, or other scripting/automation tools

Experience creating or maintaining FME workflows, data migration processes, automated QA/QC processes, scheduled data updates, or geospatial data transformation routines

Experience with ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey123, Collector, Dashboards, Experience Builder, Web AppBuilder, StoryMaps, ArcGIS Hub, or mobile data collection tools

Experience with enterprise geodatabase administration, data replication, versioned workflows, schema documentation, data migration, or database maintenance

Experience with FGDC, ISO, or other metadata standards

Experience with natural resource, rangeland, land health, recreation, transportation, environmental, fire, monitoring, aquatics, wildlife, fisheries, hydrography, or public land datasets

Experience with cartographic production, Adobe Illustrator, intermediate-scale mapping, aerial survey data, remote sensing, imagery, LiDAR, photogrammetry, or related geospatial products

Experience creating data reports, dashboards, technical briefings, training materials, map products, or spatial communication products

Experience supporting remote, hybrid, or geographically dispersed project teams

Job Goal:

First 30 days

Complete onboarding, access, training, and project orientation

Review assigned project requirements, workflows, tools, standards, data environments, and applicable domain data

Begin supporting assigned GIS/data tasks, documentation, QA/QC, mapping, cartographic, or user support activities

Establish communication cadence with project team, task manager, and stakeholders

First 60 days

Support data maintenance, QA/QC, metadata, reporting, web GIS, analysis, cartographic, or enterprise geodatabase tasks

Document workflows, data issues, requirements, progress updates, and data quality findings

Assist with stakeholder/user support and contribute to data quality, cartographic, or process improvement activities

Begin producing assigned deliverables with limited guidance

First 90 days

Manage assigned GIS/data tasks independently within project standards and timelines

Contribute to technical documentation, data quality reporting, workflows, mapping products, and proce