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OFFICE LOCATION

United States

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WHO WE ARE

The mission of The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is to conserve the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we develop innovative, on-the-ground solutions to the world's toughest environmental challenges so that people and nature can thrive. Our work is guided by our values, which include a commitment to diversity and respect for people, communities, and cultures. From a rewarding mission to career development and flexible schedules, there are many reasons to love life #insideTNC. Want to know more? Check out our TNC Talent playlist on YouTube to hear stories from staff or visit Glassdoor.

One of TNC's primary goals is to cultivate an inclusive work environment so that employees around the globe have a sense of belonging and feel that their unique contributions are valued. We know we'll only achieve our mission by hiring and engaging a diverse staff that reflects the communities in which we work. Recognizing that people bring talent and skills that have been developed outside the scope of a job, we take a holistic approach to recruitment that considers life experience in addition to the professional requirements listed in our postings. Please apply - we'd love to hear from you. To quote a popular saying at TNC, "you'll join for the mission, and you'll stay for the people."

WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE TOGETHER

The Geospatial Data Engineer is a critical Conservation & Geospatial Systems Team (C&GST) member in TNC's Information Technology (IT) department. This position reports to the Associate Director of Geospatial Services and works closely with other Conservation & Geospatial Systems functions to serve TNC's global community of scientists, conservationists, and GIS analysts and managers by administering modern geospatial data stores, including data lake architecture and Enterprise geodatabases, and the pipelines necessary for the ingestion, transformation, and extraction of geospatial data products within TNC's existing cloud-based systems. The Geospatial Data Engineer works closely with other data-oriented roles on the team, including administrators, scientists, practitioners, and cloud-computing and architecture teams.

This position is central to geospatial data management, science, conservation, and technology at TNC. The Geospatial Data Engineer contributes to developing and delivering globally accessible and scalable geospatial data management technologies by creating data pipelines and workflows to support various conservation projects and programs. This includes assisting in developing a geospatial data governance framework to ensure conservation science and geospatial data access, use, and sharing. The person in this new position will collaborate with others on the vision and implementation of a new conservation science data lake to enhance our authoritative geospatial conservation science data offerings across our global organization and externally with our important partners. This individual will work closely with the Geospatial Operations Team in C&GST and report to the Geospatial Services team to support over 2,000 geospatial practitioners across a 7,000-person global organization.

The Geospatial Data Engineer collaborates across IT teams to develop data transformation and access pipelines following cloud best practices as a foundational component of contributing to the design of a data lake and other geospatial-related cloud/SaaS platforms that the C&GST maintains in support of a broad body of geospatial work at TNC. The Geospatial Data Engineer interacts with technical and end-user audiences as a service-oriented team member, including serving on a regular help desk rotation.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU

Do you enjoy working in an environment geared towards providing modern cloud-based technologies to support the use of geospatial data in the conservation science discipline? Are you energized by the idea of contributing to the greater good for science and conservation in an organization working to curb biodiversity loss, support people's health, and reduce the rate of climate change on a global scale? This is an exceptional career opportunity for a highly motivated, capable individual interested in joining the world's leading conservation organization.

The ideal candidate will balance experience in geospatial data and technologies and cloud-based data lake and data warehouse environments. This candidate will demonstrate expertise in the integration, extraction, and transformation of multidimensional geospatial data and an interest in being part of a developing team and technology suite in support of conservation science on a global scale.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Collaborate with C&GST, other IT Teams, and external contractors to design and implement scalable and efficient geospatial data enablement processes that meet TNC's geospatial data governance, management, sharing and spatial analysis requirements.
* Design and implement database and data pipelines to ingest geospatial data from various sources, including structured and unstructured data types (raster, imagery, vector, tabular, time series, point cloud, multidimensional, etc.).
* Design and implement modern ETL and pipeline processes.
* Develop and implement data management/lifecycle processes, including data partitioning, indexing, and versioning, to ensure efficient data retrieval and management.
* Adapt and modify processes in response to changing circumstances, including growth, and align with cost-conscious and careful project implementation.
* Participate in weekly rotation of help desk responsibilities, including responding to user issues, answering questions, and assisting the community in solving their daily GIS problems.
* Stay updated with the latest trends and advancements in geospatial technologies and best practices to recommend innovative and automated approaches to support the long-term stewardship of data management and access in cloud environments.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, data science/engineering, geospatial technology, or related field and/or combined equivalent of education and experience
* 3 years of experience in cloud-based environments, data access/pipeline development, architecture, design, and implementation.
* Experience with designing, building, testing, maintaining, and automating data collection pipelines and workflow processes to support ingestion, analysis and sharing.
* Experience with spatial data management principles, technologies, and platforms (i.e., data lake or related cloud-based environments, data pipelines, data governance).
* Experience with SQL or related database environments in a data engineering role or related analytical role.
* Experience with the suite of Esri products (e.g., ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise).

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
While we list our desired qualifications for this position, we recognize the value of diverse backgrounds and experience and support on-the-job training to develop the right candidate.
* Experience with cloud-based platforms and cloud computing tools (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Amazon Sagemaker, Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Athena).
* Familiarity with general-purpose programming languages (Python, R, etc.).
* Familiarity with Earth observation/remote sensing software and tools (e.g., Google Earth Engine, other SaaS or Desktop-based programs).
* Familiarity with rest APIs (e.g., Esri JavaScript).
* Familiarity with open-source geospatial platforms and software (e.g., QGIS).
* Experience/familiarity with help desk tasks, including end-user support.
* Familiarity with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Atlassian suite/Jira).
* Excellent written and oral communication skills.
* A fundamental desire to work collaboratively with others to reach collective goals.

WHAT WE BRING

Since 1951, TNC has been doing work you can believe in. Through grassroots action, we have grown from a small non-profit into one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than 1 million members, over 400 scientists, and the dedicated efforts of our diverse staff and partners, we impact conservation around the world!

TNC offers a competitive, comprehensive benefits package including health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan with an 8% employer match, parental leave, accrued paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, other life and work well-being benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our Culture Tab on nature.org/careers.

We're proud to offer a flexible work environment that supports of the health and well-being of the people we employ.

SALARY INFORMATION

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $76,800 - $115,000 for annual base salary. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate's actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges. Your geographic location will be confirmed during the recruitment.

APPLY NOW

To apply for job ID 55729, submit your materials online by using the Apply Now button at https://careers.nature.org/. Need help applying? Visit our recruitment page or contact applyhelp@tnc.org.

The Nature Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our commitment to diversity includes the recognition that our conservation mission is best advanced by the leadership and contributions of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and culture. Recruiting and mentoring staff to create an inclusive organization that reflects our global character is a priority and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, colors, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, protected veteran status or other status protected by law.

The successful applicant must meet the requirements of The Nature Conservancy's background screening process.

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TNC is committed to offering accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please send a note to applyhelp@tnc.org with Request for Accommodation in the subject line.

An attractive salary and benefits package is part of TNC's value proposition to our employees. TNC strives to provide competitive pay and bases salaries on the geographic location of the role committing to being equitable across groups and providing hiring salary ranges when possible.

Since we support flexible and remote work for our employees, many positions have a flexible location within countries where we're registered as a Non-government Organization and established as an employer. This may mean we're unable to provide a hiring salary range in the posting for some of our positions. However, candidates invited to be part of our interview process will be provided their location specific range upon request.

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