Senior GIS Analyst: Synthetic Environments & 3D Terrain
Vantor Inc.
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Job summary
Vantor Inc. seeks a Senior GIS Analyst to support high-fidelity synthetic environments for defense training and operational analysis. You will manage acquisition, processing, and validation of geospatial data used in terrain generation and simulation, collaborating with product owners, engineers, and SMEs.
The role emphasizes GIS automation, QA/QC, and mentoring of analysts within an Agile development context. Security-conscious operations and strong documentation are essential.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in GIS, Geography, Geomatics, Cartography, CS, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of professional GIS/geospatial data processing experience.
- Strong Esri ArcGIS (ArcGIS Pro/Map) proficiency.
- Professional experience with Safe Software FME for ETL and automation.
- Working knowledge of QGIS and open-source geospatial tools.
Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation and processing of geospatial datasets for synthetic environments.
- Acquire and compile geospatial data from diverse sources (imagery, maps, OpenStreetMap, local sources).
- Extract, digitize, clean, attribute, edit, and maintain vector features and terrain content.
- Review AI-extracted features and machine-assisted data for quality and production readiness.
- Develop repeatable workflows and automation scripts to improve efficiency.
- Produce technical docs, data dictionaries, and QA/QC procedures.
- Support Agile planning, sprints, and stakeholder engagements.
- Mentor junior analysts and work securely in a DevSecOps environment.
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Job description
Vantor Inc. seeks a Senior GIS Analyst to support high-fidelity synthetic environments for defense training and operational analysis. You will manage acquisition, processing, and validation of geospatial data used in terrain generation and simulation, collaborating with product owners, engineers, and SMEs.
The role emphasizes GIS automation, QA/QC, and mentoring of analysts within an Agile development context. Security-conscious operations and strong documentation are essential.
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