Senior GIS Analyst (Senior Scientist)

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).  Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.  Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.   

• MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.  
• MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell International Inc. (Honeywell), Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs), and HII Nuclear Inc.

The MSTS GIS Department is seeking an outstanding candidate to fill a Senior GIS Analyst (Senior Scientist) position. GIS Services maintains the MSTS Enterprise GIS capability and supports numerous programs/projects across the Nuclear Security Enterprise (NSE).  This position entails the design, development, maintenance, administration, and upgrade of GIS systems, processes, data, and products (maps, reports, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with SMEs, management, consumers, and staff to define and capture GIS data and product requirements.
• Design and develop various types of compelling GIS products for facilities and infrastructure capabilities, including online mapping applications, dashboards, catalogs, interactive timelines, reports, etc.
• Assist in the design, development, implementation, and integration of GIS data models.
• Research, collate, and evaluate infrastructure data from various sources.
• Identify and communicate data gaps or inadequacies; work with team to develop mitigation strategies to address.
• Collect, document, input, verify, and track GIS data and products.
• Maintain a firm understanding of the existing GIS databases, data models, and applications; stay abreast of application and process changes.
• Be an active member of the MSTS Emergency Response Organization GIS Duty Position. Participate in drills and exercises and respond to real-world events. Support emergency response activities, including rapid development of GIS data and products.
• Develop/assist in developing system, application, and user-training documents; develop and present application demonstrations and product reports.
• Assist in troubleshooting and maintaining GIS Department systems.
• Contribute to solutions of problems and issues with well-defined scope and moderate complexity, utilizing a well-defined set of technologies. Solutions use established standards, practices and procedures as well as technical knowledge to address problems and complete tasks. Solutions may require evaluation of standards and processes.
• Define specifications for procurements and initiate purchase requests. 
• Perform other duties assigned by Management. 

Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions.

• Bachelor’s in calculus-based technical (STEM) field plus at least 5 years relevant experience. Skill building experience must demonstrate either deeper technical specialization or additional cross-disciplinary knowledge. Graduate research experience may be recognized.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing various paper and digital GIS products.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the management and use of GIS infrastructure (power, water, roads, etc.) data. 
• Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining spatial application products, especially those based on Esri platform (ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro, ArcPy, ArcGIS .NET API, Experience Builder, and ArcGIS JavaScript API). 
• Knowledge and experience using ESRI product suite, including ArcGIS Pro (and extensions), ArcGIS Field Maps, and ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Knowledge/proficiency with various field data collection systems (GPS and associated mobile applications).
• Firm understanding of SQL and relational databases (especially MS SQL Server).
• Firm understanding of good data governance and usage principles.
• Expe