10 years of experience in cartography and GIS software.
Familiarity with Air Force OTTI elements, including airspace and ranges.
Proficient in ArcGIS, ESRI, and related software tools.
Knowledge of Air Force and DoD airspace databases.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Advanced geospatial degree preferred.
Responsibilities
Conduct cartographic requests to support AF/A35E's OTTI efforts.
Maintain and update geographic databases, including various map formats.
Ensure quality assurance and control in map design.
Standardize cartographic principles and best practices.
Analyze and write cartographic standard operating procedures.
Provide ad hoc map creation and design support as needed.
Benefits
Opportunity to make a significant impact on military defense.
Collaborative work environment with a recognized team.
Engagement in critical mission support for the Air Force.
Access to advanced tools and technologies in GIS and cartography.
Full Job Description
Position Description & Qualifications
Looking for a GIS Cartographer opportunity at a place you can make an impact every day? Discover this great opportunity in Headquarters Air Force AF/A35E, Pentagon. Bring your expertise and collaborative skills to make an impact towards our military defense by discovering your new role supporting this critical mission. Serco supports the US Air Force as a prime for their Air Force Modeling and Simulation Support Services 3.0 contract supporting Operational Training and Test Infrastructure (OTTI) Lines of Effort. Our team ensures the Department of the Air Force maintain mission readiness and lethality 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 Serco 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.
This position is contingent upon your ability to maintain/transfer a DoD Secret Security clearance.
In this role, you will:
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 dristribute 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 pricipal standardization, best practices, and procedures are utilized.
Analyze the writing of cartograhic stander operating procedures.
Provide ad hoc map creation and cartographic design support, as needed.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
An active DoD Secret security clearance.
A 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.
Experinence 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.
Knowlege 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 expertiese.
The ability to travel up to 25%.
Additional desired experience and skills:
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 minimlal supervision.
If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and Airmen and a passionate Serco team - then submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career!
About Serco
Serco Group plc is a British company providing public services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company has four divisions: Health, Justice and Immigration, Transport, and Defence, and operates across the UK and Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Serco primarily provides public services to governments, including the operation of prisons and hospitals, defence and aerospace services, and transport services. The company also provides IT and consultancy services to the public sector. Serco has been involved in a number of controversies, including allegations of overcharging the UK government and mismanagement of contracts.
