Remote Senior GIS Lead: Marine Range Mapping & Compliance

Peraton; Texas; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a Senior GIS Developer to lead production of federal species range maps for a high-priority data integration program. You will produce range maps for marine and anadromous taxa in compliance with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service SOP, coordinating with government SMEs and guiding sign-off. In this role you will integrate cloud data, apply CRS transformations, validate intersects against authoritative layers, and document QA deliverables for each map, ensuring timely

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree with 8+ years of experience or higher education combinations as listed.
• Masters with 6+ years experience or equivalents.
• Associates with 10+ years experience.
• HS diploma/equivalent with 12+ years experience.
• U.S. Citizenship; ability to obtain Public Trust clearance; US work within United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead production of marine and anadromous range maps in compliance with FWS SOP.
• Obtain and review the Range Mapping SOP at project kickoff.
• Aggregate and normalize range data from cloud platforms with CRS transformations.
• Validate spatial intersects against authoritative layers including Critical Habitat.
• Coordinate iterative review cycles with FWS and NOAA SMEs and secure government sign-off.
• Produce QA documentation for each range map and support government sign-off.
• Support post-production range map updates and operational handoff documentation.

Skills

GIS experience

ArcGIS

QGIS

Python for GIS

ArcPy

SQL for spatial data

CRS transformations

Spatial data processing

QA documentation

Government sign-off coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience

Master's degree with 6+ years of experience

Associates degree with 10+ years of experience

High school diploma/equivalent with 12+ years of experience

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Python (ArcPy)

SQL

Job description

Peraton is seeking a Senior GIS Developer to lead production of federal species range maps for a high-priority data integration program. You will produce range maps for marine and anadromous taxa in compliance with the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service SOP, coordinating with government SMEs and guiding sign-off. In this role you will integrate cloud data, apply CRS transformations, validate intersects against authoritative layers, and document QA deliverables for each map, ensuring timely