Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst
About The Position
The Utah State Tax Commission is seeking a GIS Analyst to help safeguard the accuracy of Utah’s tax-related spatial data. The role focuses on resolving jurisdictional boundary discrepancies, validating annexation records, and ensuring tax databases reflect real-world boundaries so that tax location codes, rates, and revenue distributions are accurate. The analyst manages and maintains spatial databases, standardizes metadata, performs tax district overlay analyses, and develops scripts to automate geoprocessing tasks. The position also coordinates with the Tax Commission, local governments, and internal audit teams, explaining spatial findings to non-technical stakeholders to help resolve tax-rate disputes and boundary conflicts. The position is hybrid and based at 210 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Geography, GIS, Urban Planning, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Expertise in ArcGIS Pro.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and relational database management.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex spatial problems and reconcile conflicting data sources.
- Exceptional ability to explain technical spatial data clearly to taxpayers, local officials, and leadership.
- Successfully pass a criminal history check.
Responsibilities
- Verify jurisdictional boundaries and investigate discrepancies between municipal annexation records and digital tax district layers.
- Ensure location codes and tax rates are accurately applied.
- Manage, clean, and maintain large-scale spatial databases and their integrity.
- Standardize metadata and ensure records are audit-ready.
- Perform complex overlay analysis to define and update taxing district boundaries.
- Develop and maintain scripts to automate routine geoprocessing tasks, reduce manual errors, and improve data-request turnaround time.
- Coordinate between the Tax Commission, local government entities, and internal audit teams.
- Communicate spatial findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders to help resolve tax-rate disputes and boundary conflicts.
Benefits
- Full benefits package eligibility.
- Job stability and security within a well-established organization.
- Career growth, including opportunities to develop skills and pursue leadership within a large organization.
- Meaningful work contributing to community service and organizational goals.
- Supportive work environment emphasizing cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.
- Work/life balance is valued.
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Job Type
Full-time
