Spatial Data Integrator

City of Toronto • Toronto, ON

3d • CA$47 - CA$52 • Onsite

About The Position

Join the team mapping Toronto’s future—where geospatial data drives real-world impact!
Reporting to the Supervisor, Foundation Data Maintenance, this role supports the City’s Enterprise GIS by creating and maintaining spatial and attribute data, producing maps and custom reports, and ensuring data quality through rigorous validation and integrity checks.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful city-building initiatives, work within a collaborative and innovative GIS environment, advance the use of cutting-edge geospatial technologies, and be part of a team committed to continuous improvement and excellence.

Requirements

• Post secondary Education in Geographic Information Systems, Geomatics, Geography, Surveying, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Experience using GIS software such as ArcGIS / ArcGIS Pro to edit, maintain, and perform quality control on property parcel, address, and street network datasets.
• Experience in data management, data analysis, and related technologies including writing and executing SQL queries to extract, validate, and manipulate spatial and non-spatial datasets.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python/ArcPy, and/or Arcade Expressions to streamline GIS workflows.
• Experience in spatial ETL processes using FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) to extract, transform, and load geospatial data from multiple sources.
• Knowledge of the ArcGIS Parcel Fabric data model is considered an asset.
• Ability to quickly understand new technologies and data environments.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an aptitude to work independently and collaboratively with others in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Excellent time management and estimation capabilities and the ability to perform several tasks and projects concurrently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving, leadership, facilitation and interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work flexible hours including days, afternoons, nights, and weekends, as required.
• Ability to travel across various office locations within the City of Toronto, as required.

Responsibilities

• Performs geospatial data integration and analysis and provides technical advice regarding the City's Enterprise Geospatial Environment.
• Develops programs to translate business requirements and designs into information systems.
• Conducts feasibility studies and pilot activities regarding mapping solutions.
• Consults with business divisions to determine requirements and provides recommendations regarding mapping solutions.
• Integrates new technologies into the production environment.
• Provides mapping applications for divisions using existing software and provides support.
• Collects and prepares source data and material required to build and update land base data within the City's Enterprise Geospatial Environment.
• Checks data source documents for feature/attribute content and accuracy to ensure compliance with City data standards and specifications.
• Analyzes problems or errors in data, takes corrective action.
• Liaises with various internal, external, public and private organizations to obtain information related to capture, maintenance and archive of land base data.
• Provides advice and opinion on the content, completeness, consistency and spatial accuracy of land base features.
• Performs quality control on changes and modifications made to the land base databases to ensure they are accurately identified, classified and mapped.
• Provides input into the design and implementation of the land base feature collection/maintenance workflows.
• Identifies problems or issues with feature or attribute data collection and maintenance activities, methods, or procedures, makes recommendations for improvement.
• Conducts testing of programs and systems for unit, system, performance, usability, user acceptance, disaster recovery and implementation tests.
• Provides inputs to "Go / No Go" cut-over decisions e.g. roll-outs.
• Prepares material and provides instructions and demonstrations on geospatial products.
• Responds to enquiries from elected officials, from City staff, community groups, other government and private organizations.
• Maps survey plans from information gathered in the field and office in accordance with City standards and specifications.
• Administers account management for secured mapping applications, provides access.
• Provides GCC service intake and triage.
• Adheres to Change Management processes and procedures, participates in Change Advisory Board Meetings.
• Produces and provides client requested web maps, hard copy maps, digital files and reports.
• Develops and delivers presentations for the GCC and GIS education and services.
• Attends conferences and participates in committees.

Benefits

• The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve.
• The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization.
• We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
• Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.
• Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree