Geospatial Data Analyst

About the role

Lynker Corporation is seeking a Geospatial Data Analyst to join our team. This role is contingent upon Lynker winning the contract, and an offer will likely not be extended until it is confirmed that the contract has been won.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a small team of policy and data analysts to manage, analyze, and distribute data products to the public
• Work directly with subject matter experts and data owners to assess the viability of data products for analysis and distribution
• Use a range of data visualization tools and data science techniques to support the translation of data and science to policy and public users
• Aid in the development, integration and maintenance of data products at a national scale
• Apply scripting techniques to build data pipelines, visualize data, and integrate within a federal cyberinfrastructure
• Use varied data structures, storage, and quality control techniques for over 400 unique data products ranging from very small to multi-terabyte in size
• Troubleshoot the use of data products in the government’s client applications such as the MarineCadastre.gov National Viewer, Data Registry, and OceanReports
• Aid in the deployment of new data products using on-site and Azure platforms
• Respond to client needs and requirements as directed by the team
• Communicate requirements to the project and application development teams

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in geography, earth sciences, GIS, or a related field
• Familiarity with marine spatial data
• 5+ years of documented GIS experience using ESRI and open source tools
• Experience implementing effective data quality assurance process, data optimization, and documentation procedures
• Experience and knowledge in types of map services, publishing map services, and optimizing the performance of map services
• Strong ArcGIS Pro skills

Qualifications

• Experience with ESRI Portal, ArcGISServer/Enterprise, and ArcGIS Online
• Experience publishing and tuning ESRI map services
• Experience with SQL Server and PostgreSQL
• Experience with Python, and libraries such as Pandas and Plotly
• Experience with MapBox, AzureMaps, or other vector tile tools
• Experience in developing story maps or equivalent
• Experience processing geospatial data in the Cloud

Skills

• Marine science background

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - we're all company owners!
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life and accident insurance
Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
Employee Referral Program
Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is full-time and located in Charleston, SC.