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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Jr. Geospatial Analyst - DHS - **Company:** cFocus Software Incorporated - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Starter - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Agile Methodology, ArcGIS (Software), Confluence, JIRA, Backup Devices, BASIC (Programming Language), Databases, Data Conversion, Data Dictionary, Document-Oriented Databases, Geocoding, GIS Applications, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Scrum Methodology, Spatial Data Infrastructures, SQL Databases, Management of Software Versions, Web Services, Esri GIS (Software), Data Processing, Scripting, Gitlab, Information Technology, Data Management - **Published:** July 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c7c226afbd547365 ## About the Role * Bachelor's or master's degree in IT, Computer Science, Geography or a related field. * 1-3 years of relevant professional, internship, academic, military, or project experience in GIS, geospatial analysis, cartography, data management, or location intelligence. * Foundational experience using ESRI technology such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal, ArcGIS Online, web maps, hosted feature layers, Dashboards, or comparable GIS tools. * Understanding of spatial data concepts, coordinate systems, projections, geocoding, vector and raster data, attributes, metadata, data quality, and basic spatial analysis. * Ability to work with common tabular, JSON, web-service, and geospatial formats and to organize and validate data systematically. * Basic experience with Python, ArcGIS Notebooks, SQL, Arcade, or another scripting/query language used for data processing or GIS automation. * Strong attention to detail, analytical reasoning, documentation, organization, communication, and willingness to learn in a collaborative Agile environment. * Ability to satisfy DHS suitability, background-investigation, Entry on Duty, security, and system-access requirements for the assigned position. ## Description * Acquire, receive, organize, process, update, and maintain geospatial and operational datasets supporting DHS GMO mission programs. * Prepare data for upload, publication, visualization, analysis, sharing, archival, and retrieval within ESRI Portal, ArcGIS Online, GII repositories, and other approved environments. * Perform routine geoprocessing, spatial analysis, data conversion, coordinate validation, field mapping, joins, selections, overlays, and other assigned GIS production activities. * Query and maintain archived geospatial information in open, accessible, and available standards and support applicable data backup, recovery, and records-retention activities. * Follow established naming conventions, folder and repository structures, versioning practices, access restrictions, and data-handling procedures * Perform data-quality assurance and quality-control checks for completeness, accuracy, consistency, currency, schema compliance, geometry, attribution, duplication, and usability. * Document data-quality findings, corrections, assumptions, limitations, source lineage, and unresolved issues; escalate material concerns to senior staff. * Create and maintain dataset, service, and database metadata in accordance with DHS geospatial methodologies, approved standards, and program procedures. * Assist with database metadata design, repository maintenance, data dictionaries, field definitions, source descriptions, terms of use, points of contact, and update schedules. * Support reconciliation of published layers, web services, source data, metadata, and related documentation so that information remains accurate and traceable. * Design, configure, publish, and maintain web maps, hosted layers, and geospatial services under established technical and governance procedures. * Configure appropriate symbology, labeling, pop-ups, filters, fields, scales, legends, and other presentation settings to meet user and mission requirements. * Create and update ArcGIS Dashboards that present real-time information, key performance indicators, status, trends, and operational context. * Assist with Experience Builder applications and other ESRI web experiences by configuring maps, widgets, data sources, layouts, and user-facing content. * Validate that published products display accurate information, perform as expected, and support applicable accessibility, security, and user requirements * Participate in requirements discussions and translate stakeholder data, mapping, visualization, and reporting needs into documented Jira stories, tasks, acceptance criteria, and data specifications. * Execute assigned manual and automated test cases for data workflows, maps, layers, dashboards, services, and geospatial applications; 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