Senior Geospatial Analyst - TroutRoutes

onX • Missoula, MT

2h • $94,000 - $118,000 • Remote

About The Position

onX is seeking a Senior Geospatial Analyst to lead the next evolution of TroutRoutes’ spatial data ecosystem. This position blends advanced geospatial analysis, spatial data engineering, automation, and AI-driven code/data generation. As our Senior Geospatial Analyst, you will own TroutRoutes’ hydrology, access, and navigation-critical datasets end-to-end. You will architect spatial workflows, build automated pipelines, implement cutting-edge geoprocessing tools, and leverage AI agents (such as Claude Code & Copilot) to accelerate data creation, transformation, and quality review. Your work will power all map layers, search functionality, access guidance, and regulatory context across the TroutRoutes experience. This is a unique opportunity to lead mapping innovation at a company passionate about outdoor recreation and technical excellence. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Geospatial.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geospatial, Geospatial Engineering, Computer Science, Hydrology, Geography, or related field; or equivalent technical experience.
• 8+ years of geospatial industry experience, including dataset sourcing, development, transformation, and deployment.
• Expert-level proficiency in QGIS and advanced geoprocessing techniques.
• Expert with SQL, PostGIS, spatial indexing, and performance optimization.
• Strong Python skills, including experience with GDAL, geopandas, PyQGIS, rasterio, and automation frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to design and operate complex spatial data pipelines.
• Experience with vector tiling tools such as Tippecanoe and Mapbox source management.
• Strong understanding of hydrology topology, multi-section river systems, segmentation logic, and access connectivity.
• Proven ability to use Claude Code or other AI coding assistants to generate scripts, automate tasks, and accelerate spatial workflows.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with graph-based data systems, including knowledge graphs or hierarchical spatial data stores.
• Experience working with modern geospatial data formats such as GeoParquet for scalable storage and processing.
• Experience building micro-services or distributed workflows for spatial data.
• Familiarity with cloud-based storage, data orchestration tools, or containerization (e.g., Git, Docker).
• Knowledge of outdoor recreation datasets, hydrologic data sources, or public-land management systems.
• Passion for fly fishing, backcountry exploration, conservation, or other outdoor recreation activities.
• Experience with distributed or remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary geospatial expert for the TroutRoutes product, building content solutions and leading all geospatial-related technical data implementations.
• Architect and maintain automated geospatial data pipelines that power TroutRoutes’ hydrology, access, land ownership, and administrative datasets.
• Use Claude Code and other AI tools to generate, optimize, and automate geospatial workflows, including feature extraction, segmentation, classification, conflation, and QA.
• Collaborate closely with the Ingestion workstream to design and optimize ELT workflows for TroutRoutes’ spatial datasets, ensuring that data transformations and enrichments follow onX’s best-practice ingestion patterns and integrate seamlessly into the broader content pipeline.
• Serve as a strategic partner across Product, Cartography, and Engineering to translate complex geospatial challenges into actionable solutions, define data requirements, and prioritize projects that deliver high-impact mapping improvements.
• Collaborate closely with Cartography, Data Delivery, and Engineering counterparts to produce and manage high-quality vector tiles and map sources, and to integrate spatial datasets with backend systems, search infrastructure, and graph-based data stores.
• Manage the full lifecycle of external data acquisition by building and maintaining relationships with data providers and vendors, and leading the technical evaluation, ingestion, and validation of their datasets.
• Create scalable, automated QA workflows, both manual and AI-driven, to detect topology errors, inconsistencies, or data health issues.
• Document all spatial schemas, workflows, automations, and identity-mapping systems to ensure transparency, repeatability, and cross-team adoption.
• Serve as a strategic partner across Product, Cartography, Engineering, and Data Ops, translating complex geospatial challenges into actionable solutions.
• Provide clear communication of complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and guide decision-making with geospatial insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define data requirements, prioritize projects, and deliver high-impact mapping improvements.
• Produce results using a self-starter mentality, applying innovation, iteration, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Other ad hoc duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, annual bonuses, equity, and opportunities for growth
• Comprehensive health benefits including a no-monthly-cost medical plan
• Parental leave plan of 5 or 13 weeks fully paid
• 401k matching at 100% for the first 3% you save and 50% from 3-5%
• Company-wide outdoor adventures and amazing outdoor industry perks
• Annual “Get Out, Get Active” funds to fuel your active lifestyle in and outside of the gym
• Flexible time away package that includes PTO, STO, VTO, quiet weeks, and floating holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees