GIS Analyst I

City of Alexandria • Alexandria, VA

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About The Position

The Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) is seeking a GIS Analyst I. This person will work in the Emerging Technology and Advanced Analytics (ETAA) Division and will support the City’s GIS program. This GIS staff position will focus on ensuring the City’s most complex and important spatial data sets (e.g. streets, vehicle routing and address data) are of the highest accuracy. In addition, they will work with the rest of the GIS team and other Citywide stakeholders to address a variety of data and mapping needs including, assessing data requirements, creating data sets, performing quality control, ensuring metadata documentation is current and complete and creating mapping and data visualization products. The person in this position will play a critical role in ensuring City services that rely on GIS, such as public safety, will have the highest confidence in the quality of the GIS data.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability of being able to work independently.
• History of establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with coworkers, representatives of other departments and agencies, and the public.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Proactivity in continuously improving job knowledge and technical and functional skills through training opportunities and self-study.
• Experience in using ESRI Enterprise, with significant expertise in ArcMap or ArcGIS Pro to support local government processes.
• Familiarity with GIS street centerline, address, and vehicle routing data.
• Four-Year College Degree in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Earth Sciences, Urban Planning, Engineering, Information Technology, or other related field or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Come with fresh ideas about how GIS solve problem and improve process for local government.
• Four-Year College Degree in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Earth Sciences, Urban Planning, Engineering, Information Technology, or another related field.
• Two years of experience with ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro or AGOL.

Responsibilities

• Editing GIS Layers with new data or updating existing assets to reflect current conditions.
• Georeferencing and organizing Pats, Plans, and other engineering drawings.
• Developing and managing spatial data sets, including data modeling, geodatabase schema development, and editing.
• Participate in quality control for base mapping program.
• Perform ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) to move GIS data to third party applications.
• Automating processes using tools including python scripts, model builder, and FME.
• Integrate multiple spatial and tabular databases from various agencies and systems.
• Writing and maintaining current accurate GIS documentation, including systems design, GIS metadata, services, and processes.
• Working with GIS team members and various City departments advising on best approaches to leveraging GIS technology in various City business processes.
• Ensure security considerations are addressed as part of all work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The City of Alexandria is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, military status, or disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level