Junior Cartographer

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

Ardent is seeking a Junior-Level Cartographer to join our team.

This is a full-time, on-site position in Washington, D.C.

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking a Junior-Level Cartographer to provide geospatial production support focused on data creation, maintenance, and analysis. This role assists in developing cartographic products and spatial datasets, ensuring data quality, and supporting mission-critical geospatial workflows in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Execute feature editing, attribution, and metadata population in support of enterprise geospatial datasets.

• Assist in the acquisition and integration of raster and vector data sources, including imagery and LiDAR.

• Conduct baseline QA checks to ensure compliance with government-specified accuracy and quality standards.

• Develop standard cartographic map products and perform simple spatial analyses (e.g., overlay, buffer, union/intersect, map algebra) using ArcGIS Pro.

• Package and deliver weekly geodatabase updates and contribute to data quality assessments and gap analyses.

• Support onboarding activities and participate in regular team and stakeholder meetings.

• Assist in the preparation of monthly status reports (MSRs), meeting materials, and adherence to information security and file/task management procedures.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in management or business, with relevant exposure to geospatial workflows or analytical support functions.

• Associate degree in business, finance, engineering, or an IT-related field is required; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

• Familiarity with GIS software, particularly ArcGIS Pro.

• Basic understanding of geospatial data types, editing tools, and metadata standards.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Ability to evaluate data and support analytical efforts that contribute to operational efficiencies.

• Effective communication skills and willingness to work in a team-based, mission-driven environment.

Due to the nature of the work we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process. We highly encourage all Veterans and those with disabilities to apply.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other basis protected by state, local, or federal law.