10 years of experience in cartography and GIS software.
Familiarity with Air Force OTTI elements, including airspace and ranges.
Experience with HAF-level coordination and Pentagon operations.
Proficient in ArcGIS, ESRI, and related software tools.
Knowledge of Air Force and DoD airspace databases.
Familiarity with USAF nomenclature and SSI-TRF expertise.
Responsibilities
Conduct cartographic requests to support AF/A35E.
Maintain and distribute geographic databases and maps.
Ensure quality assurance and control for map designs.
Standardize cartographic principles and best practices.
Analyze and write cartographic standard operating procedures.
Provide ad hoc map creation and design support.
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Wellness Program
401(k) Matching
Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Education & Training
Generous Leave Policy including 11 Federal Holidays and PTO
Full Job Description
Position Overview
We are seeking a GIS Cartographer supporting the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Support Services 3.0 contract supporting Operational Training and Test Infrastructure (OTTI) Lines of Effort. Discover this great opportunity in Headquarters Air Force AF/A35E, Pentagon.
Our team ensures the Department of the Air Force maintains mission readiness by providing reliable, interoperable, and mission-aligned OTTI and Modeling and Simulation capabilities. You will be part of a large team of programmers that works closely with the customer and other teams to deliver quality systems. The team has been recognized by the Air Force and the industry for their outstanding contributions to the contract and program.
Responsibilities
Conduct cartographic-based requests to support AF/A35E with OTTI efforts.
Maintain current geographic databases, including shape files, hard copy maps, rasters, vectors, imagery, and geographic data, and distribute needed files to designers in the appropriate formats.
Ensure maps are designed correctly as well as maintain quality assurance and quality control oversight.
Ensure cartographic principal standardization, best practices, and procedures are utilized.
Analyze the writing of cartographic stander operating procedures.
Provide ad hoc map creation and cartographic design support, as needed.
Required Experience/Qualifications
Bachelor's degree.
10 years of experience with cartography, and GIS software.
Experience with and understanding of AF OTTI elements specifically, airspace, and ranges.
Experience with HAF-level coordination processes and ability to access and work at the Pentagon.
Experience with using ArcGIS, ESRI, ArcGIS. w/3D Spatial Extensions, Map Publisher plug-in, Google Earth, KML, SharePoint, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, and Adobe Suite.
Experience with Solar Glare Hazard Analysis Tool (SGHAT) and Radar Line of Sight modeling.
Knowledge of Air Force and DoD airspace databases to include Digital Aeronautical Flight Information File (SAFIF) and DoD Flight Information Publications - Area Planning (AP/1A Special Use Airspace and AP/1B Military Training Routes).
Familiarity with USAF Airspace, Range, Radar, and Cyber nomenclature, SSI-TRF expertise.
Preferred Experience/Qualifications
Advanced (Master's) geospatial degree.
Strongly driven to present error-free work products.
Able to be resourceful under pressure.
Able to prioritize, multi-task, adapt to rapidly changing schedules.
Able to meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
Special Requirements/Security Clearance
Active DoD Secret clearance
The ability to travel up to 25%
Benefits Overview
CESI recognizes that our strength is our people. We support every employee as an individual to build strong teams across the enterprise. Our benefit package includes:
Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
Wellness Program
401(k) Matching
Disability (Short Term & Long Term)
Employee Assistance Program
Life Insurance
Education & Training
Generous Leave Policy (11 Federal Holidays, PTO, Military Leave, Bereavement and Jury Duty)
About By Light Professional IT Services
By Light Professional IT Services is a provider of full lifecycle information technology and telecommunications solutions to the federal government and commercial clients. The company provides services in the areas of cybersecurity, cloud computing, application development, network engineering, and strategic consulting. By Light has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine and has been named a top workplace by The Washington Post.
