Data Analyst I — Geospatial and Water Resources

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Data Analyst I to join our growing team.

Responsibilities

Duties of the Data Anaylst Iwill include the following:

• Acquire, clean, and integrate national-scale geospatial and hydrologic datasets, including surface water hydrography, wetlands inventories, soils, terrain, land cover, and gaged streamflow and precipitation records.
• Write and maintain repeatable data processing scripts in Python and SQL, under version control, with documented inputs, parameters, and outputs.
• Run QA/QC checks on derived geospatial products and model outputs; find spatial and attribute errors, quantify how widespread they are, and escalate what you can't resolve.
• Assemble validation and reference datasets from field-verified and independently mapped sources, and produce accuracy summaries (confusion matrices, error rates by class and by region) using methods defined by the technical lead.
• Produce the tables, figures, maps, and summary statistics that go into technical memoranda, monthly reports, and client review meetings.
• Maintain metadata, data dictionaries, and versioned data releases sufficient for a government client to reproduce results independently.
• Work with cloud storage and analysis-ready formats (S3, GeoParquet, cloud-optimized GeoTIFF, Zarr) to keep large datasets usable by the broader team.
• Coordinate day to day with partner-organization analysts and developers on shared data standards and hand-offs.

Qualifications

The Data Analyst I selected should have the following:

• Bachelor's degree in data science, statistics, computer science, geography, GIS, environmental science, hydrology, engineering, or a related quantitative field. A master's degree in a relevant field may substitute for experience.
• 0–2 years of professional or internship experience in data analysis, data engineering, or software development.
• Working proficiency in Python for data work, including pandas, plus the ability to pick up new libraries quickly.
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative code review.
• Demonstrated experience carrying a technical task from raw data to a finished, documented result — coursework, capstone, internship, or open-source work all count.
• Clear technical writing: the ability to explain a method, a limitation, and a result in plain language to a non-specialist reviewer.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to pass a federal background investigation for facility and system access.

The Ideal Data Analyst I will have the following:

• Experience with Python geospatial libraries (geopandas, rasterio, xarray, shapely) or willingness to learn them quickly on the job.
• Exposure to ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, or PostGIS.
• Familiarity with national public datasets such as NHD/NHDPlus HR, National Wetlands Inventory, SSURGO/gSSURGO, 3DEP, or NLCD.
• R for statistical analysis and reporting.
• Machine learning coursework or project experience, particularly image segmentation, classification, or training-data curation.
• Experience building ETL workflows on AWS, including S3 and automated pipelines.
• Awareness of Clean Water Act aquatic resource jurisdiction, wetland delineation, or environmental permitting data.
• Prior exposure to federal contract work and government-reviewed deliverables.

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee owned business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.

Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
• Employee Referral Program
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Lynker is an E-Verify employer.

Lynker is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local laws.

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