Senior Geospatial Analyst

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters - where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently.

Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world. To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration.

Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status. Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3). ## Please review the job details below. This position requires an active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.

We are seeking an experienced Geospatial Analyst to support the management, maintenance, analysis, and quality assurance of geospatial data. This position will work with a variety of geospatial data types and sources using ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, enterprise geodatabases, SQL, and related geospatial tools.

The successful candidate will support the maintenance of a global geodatabase currently hosted in Oracle, as the environment transitions to PostgreSQL/PostGIS. Responsibilities will include creating and updating geometries, maintaining topology and attribution, performing data migrations and transformations, and conducting data compatibility, quality control, and quality assurance testing.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working with complex geospatial datasets, troubleshooting data issues, documenting results, and collaborating with developers, database administrators, system administrators, and mission stakeholders. ## Responsibilities - Create, edit, update, and maintain geospatial data using ArcGIS Pro/QGIS. - Work with a variety of geospatial data types and sources, including vector, raster, imagery, web services, and externally provided datasets. - Maintain and update global geospatial datasets within enterprise geodatabases. - Support the transition of geospatial data from Oracle to PostgreSQL/PostGIS. - Create, modify, and validate spatial geometries, including points, lines, polygons, and other geometry types. - Maintain spatial topology and identify, resolve, and document topology errors. - Create, update, and validate feature attributes, domains, subtypes, schemas, and related metadata. - Perform data transformations, migrations, conflation, and integration activities as required. - Develop and execute data tests to evaluate compatibility with target systems, applications, schemas, and databases. - Conduct data quality control and quality assurance reviews to identify errors, inconsistencies, missing information, invalid geometries, and attribution issues. - Develop repeatable procedures for data validation, quality assessment, and error tracking. - Perform spatial analysis and produce accurate, well-designed geospatial products. - Troubleshoot data, database issues. - Support the publication and maintenance of GIS services, web maps, and geodatabases. - Document data sources, processing steps, validation procedures, identified issues, and corrective actions. - Collaborate with developers, database administrators, project managers, system administrators, and mission stakeholders to resolve data and application issues. - Stay current with relevant ArcGIS, QGIS, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and geospatial data-management capabilities. ## Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS, Geospatial Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience. - Appropriate Security Clearance - Five or more years of professional GIS or geospatial data-management experience. - Experience using ArcPro or another comparable desktop GIS application. - Experience working with multiple geospatial data types, formats, and sources. - Experience maintaining or updating geodatabases. - Experience working with Oracle and/or PostgreSQL databases. - Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS or comparable spatial database technology. - Experience creating, editing, transforming, and validating spatial geometries. - Experience with topology creation, maintenance, and validation. - Experience managing geospatial attribution, schemas, domains, subtypes, and metadata. - Experience performing data compatibility testing, quality control, and quality assurance. - Strong SQL skills and the ability to investigate and resolve data issues. - Experience developing or executing repeatable data-validation or quality-assessment procedures. - Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience supporting an Oracle-to-PostgreSQL/PostGIS migration. - Experience with Python, ArcPy, or other scripting tools for geospatial automation and data validation. - Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise, Portal for ArcGIS, hosted feature services, map services, and web maps. - Experience with ArcGIS Experience Builder, Dashboards, StoryMaps, Survey123, Field Maps, QuickCapture, or Instant Apps. - Experience integrating data from APIs, web services, imagery sources, or other external systems. - Experience working with large or complex geospatial datasets. - Experience with enterprise data modeling and geospatial database design. - Experience supporting Department of Defense or Intelligence Community customers. - ESRI technical certification or comparable professional training. - Active security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Pay Transparency:In support of pay transparency at Vantor, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions.

Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.

The base pay for this position within California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Jersey, the Washington, DC metropolitan area, and for all other states is: $150,000.00 - $170,000.00 Benefits:Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life.

You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. The date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting. To apply, submit your application via Vantor's Career page.