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You will produce range maps for marine and anadromous taxa in compliance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Range Mapping Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), facilitating iterative review cycles with government SMEs and coordinating formal government sign-off.\nThe Department of the Interior (DOI), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have identified a critical gap in the federal government's ability to conduct comprehensive Endangered Species Act (ESA) research. While FWS operates an authoritative web-based platform for managing data for terrestrial and freshwater species, it does not currently include NMFS marine and anadromous species data forcing agencies to rely on separate, manual processes. This program closes that gap by integrating marine and anadromous species data into the existing FWS platform, creating a single, unified experience for all ESA-listed species.\nWork Location: Remote\nDay to Day Responsibilities:\nLead species range map production, producing complete range maps for all marine and anadromous taxa in full compliance with the FWS Range Mapping Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).\nObtain and review the FWS Range Mapping SOP at or before project kickoff.\nConduct spatial data aggregation and normalization of range data from cloud data platform outputs, applying CRS transformations and spatial format standardization.\nValidate spatial intersects against authoritative geographic layers, addressing dynamic habitat boundaries and overlapping Critical Habitat designations.\nFacilitate iterative range map review cycles with both FWS Ecological Services and NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service) SMEs, incorporating feedback and producing revised map versions.\nProduce QA documentation for each individual range map, ensuring all maps meet SOP acceptance criteria before submission for government sign-off.\nCoordinate FWS Ecological Services sign-off on the Range Map Set deliverable.Support the development of updated range maps post-production as part of operational handoff documentation.\nQualifications\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelors degree and 8 years professional experience, or a Masters degree and 6 years professional experience, or an Associates degree and 10 years professional experience; or a high school diploma/equivalent and 12 years’ professional experience.\nU.S. Citizenship required; must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance; all work must be performed within the United States.\nExtensive GIS experience with a focus on species range mapping or federal environmental applications.\nDirect experience with FWS Range Mapping SOP or equivalent federal range mapping standards.\nProficiency in ArcGIS, QGIS, or equivalent GIS platforms.\nProficiency in Python for GIS automation and spatial data processing, including ArcPy or equivalent scripting libraries.\nProficiency in SQL for querying and validating spatial data within cloud data platforms.\nExperience with coordinate reference system transformations and spatial data normalization.\nExperience conducting spatial intersect validation and Critical Habitat analysis.\nStrong QA documentation skills for geospatial deliverables\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with NOAA Fisheries marine or anadromous species range data\nFamiliarity with Databricks or cloud data platforms for spatial data retrieval\nExperience coordinating formal government deliverable approvals\nGISP certification or equivalent\nPeraton Overview\nPeraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. 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