GIS Specialist 1 (Hiring Day June 23, 2026)

JANA Corporation•Aurora, ON

2d•CA$65,000 - CA$72,000•Remote

About The Position

JANA is looking for an ambitious individual to join our Gas Operations Team as a GIS Analyst. JANA’s GIS Analysts are experts in our clients’ use of GIS technologies and help our clients to understand and execute better approaches for utilizing geospatial data to inform decisions helping revolutionize the Gas Pipeline Integrity industry. Working with a talented team, JANA’s GIS Analysts contribute to JANA’s product implementations by analyzing and visualizing client data, enhancing workflows, and continually improving our processes.

Requirements

Undergraduate in Computer Science, Geomatics, or equivalent experience
Less than 2 years professional GIS Analysis or software development experience
A strong desire to continually learn new things and constantly improve
Strong ability to communicate both in written and verbal forms
Experience working and integrating with GIS systems such as ESRI ArcGIS, Smallworld, Intergraph G/Technology
Experience working with Python and scripting in Python (ArcPy preferred)
Experience working with databases and writing basic SQL queries
Experience using Git to create and review PRs, resolve merge conflicts, rebase and branching
Strong software development fundamentals (design patterns, data structures, algorithms, code structure)
Understanding of web application concepts such as MVC, REST, HTTP, etc.
This role requires travel within Canada and the US on an as-needed basis up to 10% of time
Must be able to attend our virtual Hiring Day event on June 23, 2026 from 9:00-12:00 pm or 1:00-4:00 pm

Responsibilities

Analyses spatial data using mapping software and geo spatial databases
Designs digital maps using geographic data as well as other data sources
Produces maps showing spatial information highlight risk of pipelines and regions
Works with clients to understand their GIS data structure and required spatial data processing
Utilizes APIs and SDKs to integrate JANA risk platform products to GIS systems
Writes clean, testable, maintainable scripts for geoprocessing data.
Takes ownership of features and drives them to completion, e.g., Esri toolkits
Reviews other developers’ code on a regular basis
Writes test cases or performs unit testing
Analyzes existing processes and analysis approaches to find better ways to do things