Senior Geospatial Data Scientist

• Use Python scripting and AWS services to automate geospatial data ingestion, transformation, and analysis
• Apply geospatial data science techniques to identify patterns, trends, and mission-relevant insights
• Create maps, visualizations, and analytic products for technical and non-technical audiences
• Maintain high-quality, repeatable data workflows, ensuring data integrity, documentation, and performance

• Active U.S. Government Security Clearance at the TS/SCI level with required polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 1+ year of relevant experience
• Strong experience using Python for geospatial data transformation, automation, and analysis
• Strong experience working with geospatial data in thick-client GIS software (e.g., ArcGIS)
• Experience with PostgreSQL/PostGIS, AWS services, and Linux-based environments
• U.S. citizenship and Active TS/SCI with required polygraph
• willingness to work on-site full time, * Experience working with Python notebooks (e.g., Jupyter) for exploratory and reproducible analysis
• Experience integrating and consuming data via REST APIs
• Experience with R, Tableau, or similar analytical and visualization tools
• Experience with Apache NiFi or comparable data workflow/orchestration tools
• Familiarity with Git for versioning scripts and analytic artifacts

Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

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• Loan assistance
• Pet insurance
• 401(k) matching

Full job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Citizen. This position requires an active U.S. Government security clearance, applicants who do not currently hold the required clearance will not be eligible for consideration. Employment for cleared roles is contingent upon verification of clearance status.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)., * The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $140,000.00 - $187,000.00 - $205,700.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.