Overview

DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and the financial services industries.

The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolutions Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing IT challenges - together.

We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make your vision a reality.

Project Summary

DRT provides GIS solutions to address diverse, complex, and emerging problems within the public health domains of environmental health, infectious disease, chronic disease, and emergency preparedness/response. Our support includes the design, development, and enhancements of internal and external applications, websites, and database solutions with geospatial components. Our team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques in the field to enhance emergency response efforts all around the world.

Position Summary

The GIS Analyst Senior works directly with public health GIS analysts, coordinators, epidemiologists, and technologists to address environmental health and emergency preparedness and response issues; and embraces, leverages, and promotes geospatial technology.

Responsibilities 

• Identifies, recommends, and performs geospatial analyses in support of public health projects
• Performs GIS technical and analytic information services when analyzing, summarizing, and coding the scientific data contained within information systems and databases related to public health
• Directs, administers, or coordinates GIS technical information services related to information systems and GIS analysis projects
• Increases the efficiency of existing workflows and developing and/or enhancing tools for geospatial data collection and analysis related to public health
• Presents and demonstrates technical concepts and applications to non-GIS project partners
• Publishes data layers, maps, operations dashboards and StoryMaps using ArcGIS Portal
• Prepares and loads geospatial data files (.shp, etc) as hosted data layers on ArcGIS Portal
• Publishes geospatial data layers that are directly connected to SQL Server / SDE
• Designs, tests, and implements maps, operations dashboards and StoryMaps using ArcGIS Portal
• Automates the deployment of GIS data on ArcGIS Server using REST API and Python
• Prepares, manages, and manipulates MS SQL Server data and databases using T-SQL
• Automates analysis and reporting tasks using scripting languages such as Python/JavaScript to support field operations
• Performs analysis of GIS public health and environmental data including proximity analysis, surface analysis, network analysis and more
• Employs both vector and raster data to analyze public health and environmental data
• Uses mobile tools such as Survey123 to gather, integrate and analyze public health data
• Produces static and interactive cartographic products to communicate complex concepts to audiences of all types
• Develops project documentation in accordance with customer guidelines
• Supports in the field activities domestically and internationally with average deployments of less than a month

Required Experience 

• Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust with the US federal government
• Bachelor’s Degree in public health, GIS, or related field or 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree; Master’s preferred
• At least seven years’ experience with geospatial science and GIS technology, ArcGIS suite of software, GIS data and GIS data sources

• Experience with demographic analysis, network analysis, time-series analysis, cartography, data management and other GIS-related fields; SQL, Python, and R
• Familiarity with software products such as Google (Maps, Google Earth), GPS technology, and Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Knowledge of geospatial and mapping concepts, such as spatial analysis, map projections, etc.
• Working knowledge of Esri JavaScript API/REST API using Python
• Excellent data management skills

Preferred Experience 

• Recent experience with CDC environment and standards: SDLC, technical architecture, release processes

DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) celebrates diversity and is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, DRT complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. 

At this time, Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which mandated the creation of a Federal Acquisition Regulation clause requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19, is in a pending status. Please note that, as a government contractor, DRT may be required to ask for proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status upon hire or anytime thereafter if the executive order is upheld. Per the requirement, federal contractors and subcontractors must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or have an approved accommodation to begin work.