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The company specializes in custom software development, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, systems integration, and data analytics, delivering scalable solutions that improve operational efficiency and drive mission success. With a collaborative and problem-solving culture, Closure Technologies is committed to building high-impact technology solutions that are delivered on time, within budget, and tailored to each client’s unique needs.\nClosure Technologies is seeking a Geospatial Data Systems Engineer in McLean, Virginia.\nClearance Requirement: TS/SCI with Polygraph\nKey Responsibilities:\nPartner with mission users to understand geospatial data needs, analytic questions, visualization requirements, and operational workflows.\nIdentify, acquire, clean, transform, validate, curate, and publish large geospatial and tabular datasets from diverse sources.\nDevelop Python scripts and tools to automate geospatial data processing, quality control, enrichment, transformation, and publication workflows.\nManage and update ArcGIS Portal content, including hosted feature layers, map services, web maps, dashboards, data hubs, and related geospatial products.\nBuild and maintain Tableau dashboards, reports, and analytic visualizations used by the data processing office and mission stakeholders.\nApply sound cartographic design, symbology, labeling, layer management, metadata practices, and performance tuning to improve the usability of geospatial products.\nIntegrate structured, unstructured, tabular, and spatial datasets into cohesive analytical and visualization environments.\nSupport geospatial data library functions, including dataset organization, metadata creation, version management, quality control, discoverability, and lifecycle maintenance.\nDevelop documentation, data dictionaries, standard operating procedures, user guidance, and technical recommendations that support repeatable data management and visualization workflows.\nWork independently across two office environments while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.\nRequired Qualifications:\nSenior Labor Category: Minimum 8 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 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