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Sr. Geospatial Analyst DHS

CFocus Softwareorporated

Job Location:

Springfield, VT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 31 October 2026 (4 days ago)

Application Deadline: 28 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

cFocus Software seeks a Jr. Geospatial Analyst to join our program supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This position is remote. This position requires a Public Trust Clearance.

Qualifications:

Bachelors or masters degree in IT Computer Science Geography or a related field.
10 years of relevant professional internship academic military or project experience in GIS geospatial analysis cartography data management or location intelligence.
SME experience using ESRI technology such as ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal ArcGIS Online web maps hosted feature layers Dashboards or comparable GIS tools.
Understanding of spatial data concepts coordinate systems projections geocoding vector and raster data attributes metadata data quality and basic spatial analysis.
Ability to work with common tabular JSON web-service and geospatial formats and to organize and validate data systematically.
Basic experience with Python ArcGIS Notebooks SQL Arcade or another scripting/query language used for data processing or GIS automation.
Strong attention to detail analytical reasoning documentation organization communication and willingness to learn in a collaborative Agile environment.
Ability to satisfy DHS suitability background-investigation Entry on Duty security and system-access requirements for the assigned position.

Duties:

Acquire receive organize process update and maintain geospatial and operational datasets supporting DHS GMO mission programs.
Prepare data for upload publication visualization analysis sharing archival and retrieval within ESRI Portal ArcGIS Online GII repositories and other approved environments.
Perform routine geoprocessing spatial analysis data conversion coordinate validation field mapping joins selections overlays and other assigned GIS production activities.
Query and maintain archived geospatial information in open accessible and available standards and support applicable data backup recovery and records-retention activities.
Follow established naming conventions folder and repository structures versioning practices access restrictions and data-handling procedures
Perform data-quality assurance and quality-control checks for completeness accuracy consistency currency schema compliance geometry attribution duplication and usability.
Document data-quality findings corrections assumptions limitations source lineage and unresolved issues; escalate material concerns to senior staff.
Create and maintain dataset service and database metadata in accordance with DHS geospatial methodologies approved standards and program procedures.
Assist with database metadata design repository maintenance data dictionaries field definitions source descriptions terms of use points of contact and update schedules.
Support reconciliation of published layers web services source data metadata and related documentation so that information remains accurate and traceable.
Design configure publish and maintain web maps hosted layers and geospatial services under established technical and governance procedures.
Configure appropriate symbology labeling pop-ups filters fields scales legends and other presentation settings to meet user and mission requirements.
Create and update ArcGIS Dashboards that present real-time information key performance indicators status trends and operational context.
Assist with Experience Builder applications and other ESRI web experiences by configuring maps widgets data sources layouts and user-facing content.
Validate that published products display accurate information perform as expected and support applicable accessibility security and user requirements
Participate in requirements discussions and translate stakeholder data mapping visualization and reporting needs into documented Jira stories tasks acceptance criteria and data specifications.
Execute assigned manual and automated test cases for data workflows maps layers dashboards services and geospatial applications; record results and document defects.
Support user acceptance integration regression data-quality and operational testing and verify that corrections meet defined requirements.
Participate in Agile ceremonies sprint planning backlog refinement demonstrations reviews and retrospectives; keep assigned work and blockers current in Jira.
Use Confluence GitLab and other Government-approved tools to maintain documentation scripts configuration items decisions and work products