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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.”

TNC has a robust and active GIS community with over 1,500 staff who use GIS full or part time, including scientists, analysts, cartographers and data managers. The GeoCloud Specialist will support this community by enhancing the reliability, availability, and performance of GIS software, products, and services primarily related to the Conservation GeoCloud. Essential Functions include:

Conservation Program support: The GeoCloud Specialist will support various conservation programs and high-visibility initiatives across TNC by exploring Amazon Web Services (AWS) capabilities and services (the main GeoCloud infrastructure platform). This includes but are not limited to: EC2, RDS, CloudFormation, EBS, VPC, S3, CloudFront, IAM and Lambda. The support is focused on database design, geoprocessing, application hosting and infrastructure development in partnership with TNC business units and contracted web and software developers using JavaScript, CSS, HTML and the ArcGIS API for JavaScript. Spatial data is typically published to ArcGIS Enterprise and/or ArcGIS Online.

Operational Support: Responsible for server instances deployed in the cloud primarily but not exclusive to the Conservation GeoCloud. Tasks include instance launch, configuration, upgrading, support of operating systems and GIS services, maintenance, monitoring, security and backup/recovery. This position works closely with the Geospatial Systems Architect and Geospatial Systems Specialist staff to define, develop and deploy spatial data technology in support of TNC’s shared conservation agenda and 2030 goals across the organization.

Technical Implementation: This position will be responsible for cloud-based, geospatial system operations and implementation of conservation-based solutions according to system requirements following TNC’s methodology and development of best practices. This includes familiarity with database schema, cloud infrastructure, and migrating on-premises servers to the cloud. The GeoCloud Specialist will also be involved in specific GIS projects with field staff, implementing and supporting online database management, spatial analyses, and monitoring efforts.

Help Desk Escalations: The GeoCloud Specialist will provide Tier 2 support for geospatial systems, escalating to the Geospatial Systems Architect as necessary. This support includes end user technical issues and troubleshooting. Essential systems administration will be conducted using similar procedures and techniques as used with existing field Windows servers and will follow established technology Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

Are you looking for work you can believe in? At TNC we strive to embody a philosophy of Work that You Can Believe in where you can feel like you are making a difference every day. We’re looking for someone with strong experience with IT support.

The ideal candidate should have certifications in Amazon Web Services and be effective in working in a team environment. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by being a part of our Chapter!

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory in a production environment.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting and deploying a production Esri ArcGIS Enterprise/Server on Windows or Linux from a systems administration/operations perspective.
• At least 3 years of experience using Amazon Web Services or equivalent to support various data formats, geoprocessing/modeling, web mapping application hosting and other geospatial technologies.
• At least 1 year of experience using Esri ArcGIS Pro.
• Experience with hosted feature layers on ArcGIS Online or feature services on ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Experience supporting Remote Desktop Services or other Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s or technical/vocational degree preferred
• AWS Cloud Practitioner and/or Solutions Architect Associate/Professional certification preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-user editing in an Enterprise Geodatabase (ArcSDE), publishing map/geoprocessing services and support of custom web mapping applications (JavaScript, CSS, Python).
• Experience supporting and using Postgres/PostGIS, GDAL, QGIS, Python, vector tiles and Cloud Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs)
• Geospatial data file system hosting and migration skills at the Terabyte scale.
• Linux systems administration expertise including shell scripting in BASH or ZSH and scripting with Ruby or Perl.
• Experience supporting containers and their orchestration (For example Docker containers and Kubernetes).
• Experience supporting large geoprocessing at scale and working with global spatial datasets.
• Familiarity with the R Project for Statistical Computing and R package management.
• Atlassian Jira Software experience as a member of a project team.
• DevOps and Agile methodology knowledge and skills.
• Experience in one of the following: web mapping applications programming, geographic information systems and/or spatial data infrastructure, data modeling, Amazon EKS or Amazon RDS.
• Experience with cloud services from multiple cloud vendors and automating deployments with infrastructure as code(Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS CDK).
• Experience supporting MapServer and/or GeoServer in a production deployment.
• Well versed in technology best practices, and an ability to adapt them to TNC’s organizational needs and culture.
• Experience in a global organization.
• Experience in defining and documenting complex systems requirements.
• Experience in communicating effectively with internal and external audiences.
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.

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.

To apply for job ID 53362, 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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Where legally permissible, TNC requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated and willing to keep up to date with vaccines that protect against COVID-19. By accepting an offer of employment, you agree to comply with this requirement, unless you are entitled to a legally mandated exemption.

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.