Senior Mandarin Toponymist

Quick Services LLC (QSL); St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 124,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Medical, Dental, Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A leading geospatial services provider is seeking a Senior Toponymist in St. Louis, MO. The candidate should possess expertise in GIS software, particularly ArcGIS Pro and QGIS, along with Mandarin-Chinese reading proficiency. Responsibilities include analyzing and maintaining the Geographic Names Database and interpreting geographic policies. Candidates must have a BA degree with relevant experience, and active TS/SCI clearance is required. Enjoy a competitive compensation and benefit package that supports our dedicated workforce.

Qualifications

• Requires a BA degree and 8-12 years of prior experience or a Master’s with 6-10 years of experience.
• Minimum proficiency skill level 2 for Reading in Mandarin-Chinese required.
• Demonstrated experience with GIS software including ArcGIS Pro and QGIS.

Responsibilities

• Scan and geo-reference hardcopy maps for research and geospatial data.
• Conflate georeferenced maps with the Geographic Names Database.
• Interpret national and international policies governing geographic treatment.

Skills

Mandarin-Chinese reading proficiency

Geospatial data sourcing

GIS software (ArcGIS, QGIS)

Research and information gathering

Education

BA degree

Master’s degree

Tools

ArcGIS Pro

GeoMedia Pro

Job description

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: TS/SCI with willingness to take CI Poly

This job is located in: ST. Louis, MO

Hourly Salary Range: $60.00 at 2060 hours

QSL Seeks a candidate for a Senior Toponymist with Mandrin-Chinese language reading proficiency candidate to support a customer site in ST Louis, MO.

The Toponymist shall analyze and conflate information associated with feature data listed in the Geographic Names Database (GNDB) while working closely with Intelligence Community (IC) geographic names experts. Selected candidate will use agency guidance and policies to respond to questions concerning the proper and correct usage of names, various Romanization systems, and the treatment of descriptive information on standard products. These services will use the Geographic Names Processing Systems (GNPS), charts, imagery and geospatial tools to refine names information for use in all types of products and to respond to use question via the Ad Hoc Query process. In addition, the candidate will prepare files and maps for work, accurately entering data to maintain and update the GNDB, including batching the completed work into the GNDB. The accuracy and reliability of the selected candidate's work is essential to the missions of these users.

Primary Responsibilities

• Selected candidate will scan and geo-reference hardcopy maps, research, and order geospatial data sources and commercial imagery to use as reference sources.
• Georeferenced maps and imagery must be conflated with the GNDB.
• Selected candidate will interpret and apply national and international policies governing the treatment of and general guidelines emanating from the US Board on Geographic Names (US BGN), the Department of State (DoS), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other related organizations.

Requirements

• Requires a BA degree and 8-12 years of prior experience or Master’s with 6-10 YOE. Additional years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree.
• For all languages, a minimum proficiency skill level 2 for Reading is required as defined by the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Proficiency Levels or the equivalent that meets or exceeds the ILR skill level 2 or be willing to pass reading language test of 2+ or higher.
• Qualified candidates should also have experience using ArcGIS or GeoMedia Pro; creating shapefiles, geo-databases; utilizing native maps, secondary source maps, and historic maps for extraction and comparison; mapping imagery for stereo and mono extraction at various resolutions; and, expertise in research and information gathering.
• Demonstrated advanced experience with GIS software to include ArcGIS Pro and QGIS.
• Advanced understanding of and application of Geographic Names collection methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience operating successfully in a fast-paced and dynamic environment as a team-member and as an independent analyst.
• Expertise in research and information gathering.
• Knowledge of regularly used GEOINT Sources.
• Demonstrated experience with native maps, secondary source maps, historic maps used for extraction and comparison, mapping imagery for stereo and mono extraction at various resolutions.
• Demonstrated experience creating shapefiles, geo-databases, and features including data retrieval/storage.
• Demonstrated experience at communicating with clarity and accuracy both verbally and written.
• Active TS/SCI and willingness to obtain a POLY level clearance is REQUIRED to be considered.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Proficiency in advanced Python Scripting.
• Regional Geographic proficiency in the geographies of the analyst’s AOR at the SME level.

Why work for QSL?

Our founders, Mel Wick and Bill Cronin, retired from storied careers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Community. Like many Americans and military veterans, they felt a strong desire to support the nation’s response to the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in any way they could. They established QSL to do just that, Stay in the Fight! QSL is built on a SOF culture, emphasizing selfless-service and teamwork. Our employees work to ensure that warfighters have every possible resource and all necessary support to safely accomplish their missions in defense of our nation.

QSL's Benefit Package

Because we believe our employees are our most valuable asset, offering a competitive comprehensive compensation package is very important to us. It is the goal of QSL to attract and retain the highest level of experience and technical talent necessary for successful performance. In order to accomplish this, we feel that it is necessary to provide satisfying work, an excellent work environment, and we continually monitor the marketplace to ensure that our total compensation/benefit package remains competitive. Listed below are some of our standard benefits. We combine all traditional paid time off (Federal holidays, sick time, leave time personal days, jury duty, bereavement, etc.) into one category which allows employees flexibility in how they use their leave time and enables them to better balance their career with their personal needs.

• Combined Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• Disability (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Vision Insurance (CONUS-based employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)401(k) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring, and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items. EEO/AAP, M, F, V, D.