Geospatial Data Analyst

Lynker Technologies

Geospatial Data Analyst

US‑SC‑Charleston

Location: NOAA – Charleston, SC

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting‑edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. Lynker is seeking a sharp 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.

Seeking an exceptional individual to provide GIS data management and technical support to the Marine Cadastre.gov project in support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management (OCM).

The successful candidate will serve as a Geospatial Data Analyst for Marine Cadastre.gov assisting in the development, maintenance, and integration of new and/or updated data for the web site. The individual will work with a team responsible for data published on the Marine Cadastre.gov site and its associated applications (National Viewer, Data Registry, ESPIS, Ocean Reports). The position helps ensure the data are published in a timely manner and functioning properly.

This opening is for one (1) full‑time position located in Charleston, SC.

Core responsibilities of the Geospatial Data Analyst will include, but are not limited to:

• 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 Marine Cadastre.gov National Viewer, Data Registry, and Ocean Reports
• Work with office IT, Data Engineers (DBAs), and application developers in deploying 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

The Geospatial Data Analyst selected should have the following:

• 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
• Ability to implement effective data quality assurance process, data optimization, and documentation procedures
• Experienced and knowledgeable in types of map services, publishing map services, and optimizing the performance of map services
• Ability to work on a team that is diverse both geographically and in content expertise
• Strong ArcGIS Pro skills
• Ability to pass a National Agency Check (NACI), including fingerprinting, and maintain it throughout the duration of employment

The Ideal Geospatial Data Analyst will have the following:

• Marine science background
• 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 Map Box, Azure Maps, or other vector tile tools
• Experience in developing story maps or equivalent
• Experience processing geospatial data in the Cloud

Lynker is a growing, employee owned, small business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results‑driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost…