Principle Geospatial Scientist (Data Collection/Quality Manager)
Principle Geospatial Scientist (Data Collection/Quality Manager)
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11-06-2025
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Job Description
cFocus Software seeks a Principle Geospatial Scientist (Data Collection/Quality Manager) to join our program supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This position is on-site in Springfield VA. This position requires a Public Trust Clearance
Qualifications:
Duties:
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in GIS Geography Cartography Computer Science or other related fields
- Ability to apply strategic recommendations on decisions impacting overall geospatial data management technology implementations and geospatial infrastructure modernization to meet emerging DHS missions.
- Proficient in Geospatial Sciences to include cartography information systems symbology data management.
- Ability to apply advanced expertise in data management analysis and research for homeland security mission.
- Leading technical demonstrations exchanges and other presentations on materials and analysis generated in collaboration with stakeholders and other team members
- 5 years of experience working with ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Enterprise ArcGIS Online Camtasia Python Scripting and Drupal
Duties:
- Develop and refine methodologies for data collection acquisition and maintenance.
- Conduct research prioritize needs manage intake and ensure quality control.
- Document and update contractor processes procedures roles and responsibilities in SOPs.
- Manage acquisition budget to obtain high-priority high-value data deliverables.
- Determine requirements based on accuracy coverage resolution formats licensing update frequency cost and compatibility with geospatial data systems.
- Maintain a list of all data providers and their datasets.
- Identify high-quality geospatial data providers as prescribed by the Government.
- Use professional networks to find and report at least two potential providers for each data product.
- Select providers based on program objectives and Mission Partner needs.
- Manage production or procurement activities and ensure delivery of high-quality licensed data products.
- Maintain dialogue with data providers to document data use dissemination security quality and acceptance requirements.
- Obtain data provider approval for use and distribution of sensitive content when needed.
- Provide documented recommendations for GMO operational data collection and information sharing.
- Negotiate best value licensing or purchasing options and ensure proper licensing and permissions.
- Provide technical support to ensure timely delivery of data products meeting acceptance criteria.
- Inform the Government of any issues impacting cost schedule or performance.
- Support internal geospatial program efforts to receive data deliveries to include infrastructure needs strategic communications quality assurance reviews data management requirements and geospatial program objectives.
- Review and deliver licensed data products.
- Support all post-delivery technical exchanges between the Government and data providers related to defects adjustments or emergent data needs.
- Incorporate data processing approaches such as developing and applying scripts to review data in an efficient and consistent manner.
- Maintain and document all coding tools scripts and information applied to process data in a government-owned location.
- Develop and provide analytical reports and/or crosswalks to geospatial data users that detail all delivery information including timelines data formats descriptions metadata completeness and changes relative to comparable data products relevant.
- Integrate seamlessly with other GMO service activities including incorporating data feedback from users and/or changing requirements to keep the geospatial data inventory useful and responsive to emergent needs of Mission Partners.
- Establish and maintain consistent schedules for all data deliveries to ensure geospatial data users can confidently plan for timely updates throughout each period of performance.
- Conduct QA/QC reviews on geospatial data deliveries within 30 business days.
- Ensure data quality through rigorous quality assurance and validation.
- Apply Government-approved criteria to data reviews and consult with the internal geospatial program team as needed.
- Report any defects that would lead to data delivery rejection immediately.
- Ensure accuracy of contractor-developed or modified geodatabases tools and other data formats.
- Compile and maintain geospatial metadata on datasets content and products.
- Ensure geospatial data metadata content and products are understandable and shareable.
- Review object and data models and the geospatial metadata repository to structure data.
- Provide business process engineering and automated workflow development support.
- Support creation curation dissemination standardization and decommissioning of geospatial data.
- Support archiving efforts including storage querying and maintenance of geospatial data in accessible standards.
- Utilize HARP to conduct thorough data reviews score data quality and capture results for government review.
- Conduct an itemized crosswalk review when replacing existing data layers with new datasets.
- Maintain data quality and consistency through structured metadata management.
- Validate data layer submissions for accuracy metadata completeness and consistency and work with data providers for any missing information or clarification.
- Implement and maintain a solution for users to submit errors revisions and improved data inputs to data providers.
- Track review and process user submissions.
- Develop obtain Government approval and follow procedures for reviewing and submitting data updates to providers.
- Communicate user feedback status with geospatial data stakeholders.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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