Senior GIS Technical Engineer; TS​/SCI

Overview

At the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA), geospatial intelligence supports how Marines understand the world around them, from terrain and infrastructure to patterns that inform operational planning. The ability to quickly access reliable geospatial data is critical to that mission. This is a Senior GIS Geodatabase Engineer role supporting MCIA’s Geospatial Support Services (GSS). GSS serves as a centralized capability for discovering, accessing, and sharing geospatial intelligence products across multiple Department of Defense and Intelligence Community networks.

The engineer will work within an enterprise geospatial architecture that must remain secure, reliable, and adaptable as mission needs evolve, supporting the engineers and analysts who rely on that infrastructure every day.

• Maintain and evolve the geospatial database infrastructure to remain reliable, secure, and capable of meeting growing operational requirements.
• Improve geodatabase performance and enhance data ingest and export workflows.
• Strengthen backup, restore, and recovery capabilities to ensure continued operations.
• Support the integration and management of geospatial data across multiple schemas (e.g., USMC Ground Warfighter schema, Topographic Data Store (TDS), and NSG‑compliant geodata schemas).
• Implement security hardening measures, identify and resolve geodatabase vulnerabilities, and provide advanced troubleshooting for complex issues.
• Apply ESRI enterprise geodatabases and Oracle expertise to support MCIA’s enterprise geospatial environment and mission needs.

• Current active Top Secret / SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree + 12 years of relevant experience.
• Extensive GIS and ESRI enterprise geodatabase experience to support a mature geospatial architecture that disseminates intelligence data across multiple classified networks.
• Strong experience with ESRI Enterprise Geodatabases to ensure performance, data integrity, and system reliability within MCIA’s geospatial environment.

• DoD Cyber Workforce Framework (DCWF)
  
  Qualification:
  
  one of the following –
• Education:
  
  Relevant degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, IT, etc.
• Certifications:
  
  CompTIA Security+, CISSP, GIAC cert, etc.
• Training:
  Completion of approved government or military training courses (e.g., Cyber 101 Foundational Course).
• Validated
  
  Experience:
  
  Documented on‑the‑job experience or performance‑based assessments.

• Database Administrator (DBA) Certification.
• ESRI Enterprise Geodatabase Certification.

If you’re ready to be part of the team that ensures geospatial data reaches those who need it most, send your resume directly to Lanchi Lai,

At XTS, we value our employees and offer comprehensive benefits, including tailored health care plans with dental and vision coverage, paid time off (PTO), and a 401(k) with employer matching. We support professional growth and development opportunities, including the GeoAI scholarship to advance skills in the cutting-edge field of AI.