Geospatial GIS Data Manager

Do you enjoy Geospatial/GIS Data Management and are strong in the ESRI toolset? Our land management clients create and manage critical geospatial national data sets, products, and services. We are looking for a Geospatial/GIS Data Management specialist who can support and manage GIS data flows, lifecycle, transformations, publishing, and modernizing workflows. This includes working with and supporting cartographers, data analysts, data scientists, land planners. 

Job Responsibilities

Geospatial Data Management 80%

• Gather Geospatial Product requirements from product owners and stakeholders.

• Analyze Vector Data Sources (databases, services, files), and requirements to design target schemas

• Compile Natural Resource and topographic data to support base map production

• Develop ETL, scripts to support Data Translation, Field Mapping Transformations into Geodatabases

• Support SDE geodatabase replication to various production environments

• Operate in ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise and SAFE FME for database management and automation

• Support project team modernizing data and workflows streamlining map production using authoritative data

• Maintain data management process documentation

Geospatial Product Generation 20% 

• Support enhancements and troubleshooting to workflow automation for map production in ESRI POD

• Support data feature configuration in products using ArcMap (mxd) or Pro (aprx)

• Support Export Data Map Packages from SDE and publishing and sharing and dissemination to ArcGIS Online and including feature services, map services, and downloadable products

• Operate ArcGIS Hub sites and curate content libraries and content groups available in the environment  

• Operate Portal for ArcGIS including data publishing, basic access, and configuration

• Develop and maintain process and technical documentation

• Support requirements analysis for geospatial product workflow automation collaborating with and other GIS specialists (e.g., GIS Developers, GIS Systems Specialists, Data Management Specialists) 

• Support product end users, data stewards, and cartographers developing documentation and delivering light training.

Job Requirements:

• 3+ years geospatial experience editing in ESRI Desktop ArcMap, ArcPro

• 3+ years geospatial experience operating and data management in ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise (SDE), AGOL, Portal

• 1+ years ArcGIS configuration for MXD, APRX, WMS, and WFS  

• 1+ years experience data transformation in Python Scripting, Safe FME, or similar Geo ETL 

• Cartographic and map production experience is a plus.

• Federal Civilian experience in Land Management Data Programs.

• Bachelor's degree in related field (Preferred: Geography, environmental science/policy)

• Must be able to pass basic NACI, background, drug and reference checks.

• Must be able to demonstrate fast, quality typing/coding as well as fast visual prototyping. 

Minimum Key Leadership or Management Competencies: 

• Strong communicator - Meeting facilitation skills both verbal and written. Expresses information to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information; makes concise, clear and convincing presentations, listens to others; attends to nonverbal cues.

• Strong client and team relationship experience - Shows understanding, enthusiasm, courtesy, tact, empathy; develops and maintains relationships; deals with challenging people; relates well to people from varied backgrounds; is sensitive to individual differences. 

• Understands how to give and receive feedback in a professional manner.

• Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Benefits:

• We emphasize a balance of work and life and target 40-50 hour weeks with ample time to refresh with great paid-time off.

• Salary & Bonus Programs - Competitive Salary. Multiple Recognition and Rewards Bonus Programs (Performance Bonus plan reviewed twice annually - total ranging from 2-5% of salary and Business Development Bonus Plan, Employee Referral Bonus Plan, and Company Profit Sharing Plan). 

• Paid Time off -Self Managed Time Off Including 11 Paid Holidays

• Medical Insurance - Coverage for Major Medical and Surgical, Medical Health Care, Dependents’ Health Care with 100% of employee or 80% employee and 50% family. Options to enroll in Dental Insurance, Vision Discount Program, Prescription Discount Program, Group Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, and Professional insurance advisors to guide employees through these benefits as needed. 

• Solid, managed retirement savings plan including - Multiple 401(k) funds with traditional and Roth options, Company paid fees, Company Match, Third-party Trust Management with personalized retirement portfolio web analysis tools.

About Xentity

We are a fast-growing data consulting and support services firm - focused on large data programs in data types such as geospatial, open, big, and IoT data. Check out www.xentity.com to learn about our focus, services, clients, missions, values as well as our excellent benefits package and career information.

We have high profile clients and projects that our staff really deliver for, as well enjoy knowing they make a large difference.