GIS Specialist

Job Description

Position Summary: This GIS Specialist position offers the opportunity to work within a dynamic team environment while delivering impactful solutions for a nationally critical infrastructure program. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience using the full Esri ArcGIS suite and the ability to translate complex project needs into practical, high‑performing GIS tools and workflows. The candidate should be prepared to support both technical development and end‑user implementation, ensuring spatial data integrity, streamlined workflows, and scalable application design that meet the rigorous standards of federal infrastructure and environmental compliance programs.

The duty station for this position is F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Laramie County, Wyoming, adjacent to the city of Cheyenne (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).), but hybrid/telework is authorized.

Organization: CEMML is a research, education and service unit within the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University (CSU). CEMML applies the latest science to promote the sustainable management of natural and cultural resources on Department of Defense (DoD) and other public lands.

• Assist in the administration of a large‑scale ArcGIS Hub Premium site.
• Design and manage ArcGIS Online feature services and mobile tools (Field Maps, Smart Forms, Survey
  123) for complex field data collection workflows.
• Build high‑performing ArcGIS Dashboards and Experience Builder applications that enable data review, stakeholder engagement, and real‑time project monitoring.
• Maintain optimal product integrity and discoverability by ensuring organized content structure and comprehensive and complete metadata.
• Post‑process field data to ensure data integrity, interoperability and compliance with Department of Defense data and federal metadata standards.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to define GIS requirements and translate them into actionable solutions.
• Troubleshoot GIS tool performance issues promptly to maintain system reliability.
• Support field work surveys by providing on‑site technical support and troubleshooting.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• Create automated workflows using Microsoft Power Automate or ArcGIS Workflow Manager.
• Author and review Standard Operating Procedures.
• Implement AGOL organization maintenance best practices to manage members, content, and groups.
• Develop automated data processing tools to enhance project workflows.
• Active participation in fieldwork in remote and rugged areas.

Pre‑employment criminal background check. Must comply with all applicable regulations to obtain a Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) and public trust clearance. Candidates are required to complete a NACI/SF85 and successfully pass a federal background check. Eligibility requires legal authorization to work in the U.S. by the proposed start date; the department will not provide visa sponsorship. Must have a valid driver’s license or be able to obtain one by the employment start date.

Work will be primarily office‑based; however, the position may accompany field crews 2–4 days per week during seasonal fieldwork, which may require hiking long distances across remote and rugged terrain.

• B.S./B.A. in Geography, GIS, Ecology/Biology, Natural Resources Management, or a related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of relevant professional GIS experience.
• Professional experience using ArcGIS Pro 3.x and ArcGIS Online for managing and distributing spatial data.
• Professional experience configuring web and/or mobile ArcGIS applications including Field Maps Smart Forms, Survey
  123, Dashboards, and/or Experience Builder.
• Demonstrated ability to design and manage end‑to‑end geospatial data workflows including data design, collection, review, and delivery.
• Experience working with coordinate systems, map projections, and spatial data transformations to ensure accurate geospatial analysis and data integration.
• Experience deploying mobile GIS data collection tools to collect natural and/or cultural resource field…