GIS Analyst/Developer - Silver Spring, MD at Cherokee Nation Businesses, LLC in silver spring, Maryland

Job Description:

GIS Analyst/Developer, Silver Spring MD.

Join the team who values your skills and expertise. From intelligence and cybersecurity to vulnerability assessment and mission assurance, Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs (CNSP) brings experience and results. Building on a reputation as a dedicated, disciplined and tightly knit organization, CNSP supports DOD and other federal clients in their critical, strategic and operational programs. CNSP is looking for qualified talent to give our clients the support they deserve and the quality they expect from our team - a team of experts, like you.

Cherokee Nation Strategic Programs is part of Cherokee Federal - a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation's mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients.

For more information, visit cherokee-federal.com .

Our client's vision is to be the integrated, customer-focused epidemiologic and global health surveillance expert for the U.S. Armed Forces. The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) provides timely, relevant, actionable, and comprehensive health surveillance information to promote, maintain, and enhance the health of military and military-associated populations.

The GIS Analyst/Developer will support the GIS team within the Integrated Biosurveillance (IB) Branch. The incumbent will assist the development, implementation and oversight of DoD GIS products (e.g., Web-maps, Dashboards, StoryMaps) to track health events and disease outbreaks that could affect DoD assets throughout the world.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of GIS applications (e.g., Web-maps, Dashboards, StoryMaps) through concept, design, and implementation phases
• Implement creative solutions using collaborative problem-solving techniques
• Automate tasks to improve efficiency in daily workflows calling on Python libraries
• Ability to conduct spatial analyses and queries to answer complex questions relating to spatial data
• Diagnose and troubleshoot problems within applications
• Suggest process improvements to further enhance safety, efficiency, and customer satisfaction
• Collaborate on presentations, posters, and publications
• Perform other duties as requested

Supervisory/Management Authority:

• This position will not have supervisory or management authority

Education and/or Experience:

• A Master Degree in Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Science, or related field is strongly desired
• A Bachelor's Degree in Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Science, or related field is required
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience performing GIS-related tasks is required; preferably in a military, Dept. of Defense or a federal government setting

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Familiarity with ESRI software products (ArcGIS Map, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server ArcGIS Portal, and ArcGIS Online)
• Knowledge with Python. Other object-oriented programming languages (e.g. JavaScript, HTML, CSS, C#, .NET) are a plus
• Understand vector and raster GIS data types
• Capability to create and modify geographic data from a variety of source such as text files
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies, work independently, and quickly turnaround maps, application prototypes or deliverables
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Work effectively with a dynamic and multidisciplinary team
• Have an Active Secret Clearance verifiable in DISS/JPAS or have the ability to obtain one within sixty (60) business days of a hire date
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills; both oral and written
• The ability to successfully pass a drug screen and a federal background check is mandatory

Work Environment:

• This position is performed in a secured federal office setting

About Cherokee - Federal
Cherokee Federal - a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses - is a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation's mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. Our team of companies manages nearly 1,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, consulting, engineering and manufacturing, health, and technology portfolios.

Since 2012, the Cherokee Federal team of companies has won more than $5 billion in government contracts. Our 3,000+ employees work in 26 countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.

Why choose Cherokee Federal? Visit our website and learn about the great reasons to join our team. cherokee-federal.com

Compliance

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please copy and paste the links to the following two sites: EEO Statement | EEO Poster ; https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/ofccp_eeo_supplement_final_jrf_qa_508c.pdf

If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may e-mail CNB.Compliance@cn-bus.com for assistance. This email address is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the application process or status.

For Pay Transparency Non Discrimination provision, please copy and paste the following link : Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision ; https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

We maintain an Affirmative Action Plan for proactively seeking employment and advancement for qualified protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Upon request, we will schedule time to make our Affirmative Action Plan accessible. If you are interested, please submit a written request with the email subject line: 2021 Request to View Affirmative Action Plan to the Compliance Administrator at "CNB.Compliance@cn-bus.com" This email box is not for resumes or follow up on job applications.

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