Job Description

Position Summary:

CEMML is seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated GIS Specialist to join a collaborative team that supports a large-scale ArcGIS Hub Premium site. This site integrates hundreds of GIS applications, geospatial datasets, and documentation to support a large-scale Air Force survey, infrastructure development, and deployment program.

 

This GIS Specialist position offers an 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. Both independent and collaborative group work will be required.

Location:

This position is duty-stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Laramie County, Wyoming, adjacent to the city of Cheyenne. See here for more details:

https://www.warren.af.mil/Base-Information/Newcomers-Information/. The GIS Specialist will remotely integrate with our existing team of GIS, Natural Resources, and Cultural Resources Specialists located Fort Collins, Colorado.

Full Consideration date: November 9, 2026, 11:59 PM (MT).

Essential Job Duties:

• 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, Survey123) 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.

In addition to the essential duties, the GIS Specialist may also be expected to:

• 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.

• Support field work surveys by providing on-site technical support and troubleshooting.

• Active participation in fieldwork in remote and rugged areas.
• Develop automated data processing tools to enhance project workflows.

• Support field work surveys by providing on-site technical support and troubleshooting.

Conditions of Employment:

• Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for all new hires).
• Due to the nature of the work, the selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain a driver’s license by the employment start date.
• Work will be primarily office-based; however, the position may accompany field crews and/or participate in site inspections, which may require hiking long distances across remote and rugged terrain. 

Supervision:

This position does not supervise.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 SmartForms, Survey123, 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 data, or similar.
• Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills to explain geospatial concepts to interdisciplinary audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Geography, GIS, Ecology/Biology, Anthropology, Natural or Cultural Resources Management, or a related field.

• Five (5) or more years of relevant professional GIS experience.

• Experience administering ArcGIS Hub Premium sites.

• Experience implementing best practices for AGOL organization maintenance.

• Experience with workflow management software such as ArcGIS Workflow Manger, or Microsoft Power Automate.

• Experience with or knowledge of user interface design principles and best practices including web design.

• Experience developing content management systems (i.e., Box, SharePoint).

• Experience with Department of Defense GIS data models and standards (e.g. Air Force Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment [SDSFIE]; Federal Geographic Data Committee’s [FGDC] Content Standard for Digital Spatial Metadata [CSDGM]).
• Proficiency in Arcade, Python, or similar programming languages.

• Working knowledge of cultural and/or natural resource-related regulatory policy

Application Instructions:

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications in the announcement to be considered for hire. Please also provide a Statement of Qualifications addressing each qualification listed above prior to the full consideration date.

Salary Range

$73,000-$93,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Required Application Documents

To apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Cover Letter, Resume/CV, Statement of Interest

Employee Benefits

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Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

EEO

Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.