GIS Professional, Drone Specialist

Devon Energy•Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

The GIS Professional, Drone Specialist works under limited supervision to provide complex GIS support to the business, including developing and maintaining GIS solutions and applying innovative techniques and map theory. The position supports Devon’s Drone Program by helping users troubleshoot the program application, managing drone-captured data flow into enterprise GIS systems, and collaborating on program enhancements. It may involve occasional, as-needed travel to field locations to deliver training and technology demonstrations and support adoption of UAS tools. The role develops specialized spatial models, conducts complex spatial analyses, manages and analyzes spatial data, creates maps and visualizations, and collaborates across teams to support decisions and operational needs. It maintains geospatial data quality through governance, quality control, audits, and validation; supports enterprise application integrations; creates and maintains map services and web applications; and develops, customizes, and optimizes GIS tools and workflows. The position also provides user support and training, leads concurrent GIS projects, mentors less-experienced professionals, and advances GIS capabilities by applying emerging technologies. A working knowledge of FAA regulations, including 14 CFR Part 107, and corporate UAS policies is needed to help maintain compliant program activities and data practices.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant experience, preferably in geospatial data management, remote sensing applications, cartography, seismic data analysis, or a related field.
Working knowledge of FAA regulations, including 14 CFR Part 107, and corporate policies governing UAS use.
Skills in data management/ETL, mapping and visualization, geospatial analysis, coordinate systems, projections and transformations, GIS software, SQL, process implementation, and scripting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Science, Computer Science, Geomatics Engineering, or a related discipline; commensurate work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Industry experience.
Experience managing or processing UAS-derived imagery or data.
GIS Professional (GISP) certification.
Geospatial Intelligence Certification.
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate.

Responsibilities

Support the Drone Program application as a technical point of contact, troubleshoot user issues, manage drone-captured data flow into enterprise GIS systems, and partner with the program team on enhancements.
Travel occasionally, as needed, to field locations to deliver training and technology demonstrations and help field teams adopt UAS tools and use drone-captured data.
Collaborate with field operations, engineering, and technology teams to identify and develop applications of UAS technology.
Maintain working knowledge of FAA regulations, including 14 CFR Part 107, and corporate UAS policies, and help ensure program activities and data practices remain compliant.
Serve as a GIS point of contact for enterprise application integration support; create and maintain enterprise map services and web applications; and partner with the business on new data, analyses, and technologies.
Develop improvements to GIS processes and system capabilities, perform intermediate geoprocessing and workflow automation, and provide end-user training and support for GIS data and tools.
Use programming languages to interact with GIS software and geospatial databases and use software to analyze geospatial data.
Work with enterprise staff to maintain data integrity and accurate map representation and support the development, customization, and optimization of GIS applications and tools.
Research and retrieve supporting basemap data from the internet, act as a technical resource for GIS staff, contribute to project development, and teach workshops on web mapping and other GIS processes.
Apply data model knowledge to address data management needs, develop techniques to streamline processes, perform quality control, and work with records to improve data representation.
Lead concurrent GIS projects, mentor less-experienced professionals, initiate change, and drive improvements within the discipline.
Conduct complex spatial analyses and modeling, apply advanced geospatial techniques to organizational challenges, and derive actionable insights for decision-making.
Implement and enforce geospatial data governance policies and conduct regular audits and validation to maintain data quality, integrity, and security.
Monitor GIS and geospatial analytics trends and lead initiatives to integrate solutions that enhance the organization’s geospatial capabilities.