Senior GIS Analyst
About The Position
The City of Tacoma and Tacoma Public Utilities are establishing an eligible list for Information Technology Analyst, Senior (GIS) that will be used to fill vacancies for one year. Vacancies may occur within the following departments: City of Tacoma Information Technology GIS, City of Tacoma Environmental Services GIS, Tacoma Water GIS, Tacoma Power GIS. This position is responsible for the development and maintenance of City Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This includes performing data analysis, customer solutions development, application configuration and development, software integration for GIS applications along with support, maintenance and monitoring of SQL Server geodatabases. This is a highly technical and professional position. It is distinguished from other technical positions by the requirement to demonstrate expertise in the area of GIS data analytics, systems design, implementation, maintenance support, and overall knowledge of systems integration to ensure high-availability of mission critical systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- Four or more years directly related information technology work experience
Nice To Haves
- Utility GIS work experience preferred
- Master’s Degree in Geography, Biology, Business Administration and/or related field
- Esri Utility Network Experience
- Development & Testing experience with ESRI’s Attribute Rules
- Professional Leadership Training, Public Speaking, and community service
- Power, water, and telecommunications Utility experience
- Python, Arcade, .NET programming experience
- Current FAA Drone Pilot License and UAS training for GIS applications
- Successful completion of a GIS Certificate program
- GIS training in 1 or more of the following areas is highly desired: ESRI's ArcGIS Server (web-based) administration, ESRI's ArcGIS Online use and administration, ESRI's ArcGIS desktop software, Python scripting in the ArcGIS environment, ArcGIS Pro software, ESRI Data Reviewer extension, ESRI’s Utility Network Software
Responsibilities
- Create, edit, update, and maintain GIS Data residing in a SQL Server/SDE geodatabase virtual server environment and hosted feature layers utilizing appropriate tools and best practices
- Support in the administration of ArcSDE and ArcGIS Server
- Develop desktop, web and mobile GIS applications utilizing Esri desktop products, including ArcGIS Online, Field Maps, and associated application templates, developer API's and SDK's
- Develop Data Editing processes and procedures, which may include versioning, for creating and maintaining spatial and attribute data in support of enterprise GIS applications
- Assist in the installation, updates, configuration and management of ArcGIS Server and SQL Server in a virtual environment
- Develop and Publish map and editing web services using ArcGIS Desktop and ArcServer
- Design and maintain daily/weekly/monthly data processing and quality control tasks using ESRI's Data Reviewer tool
- Help to support, maintain, and promote a geospatially-focused environment
- Develop and maintain documentation on all relevant information, processes, workflows, and tasks
- Support the planning and implementation of projects
- Software research, testing, installation, and upgrades
- Maintain and update asset management data interfaces
- Support current and future systems integration with asset management software
Benefits
- Employee Benefits | City of Tacoma
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
