Wednesday, February 17, 2016

GIS Systems Analyst Job Opening



WCICC – IT – City of Sioux City has an opening for a GIS Systems Analyst.




Systems Analyst/GIS, $53,473-$74,863/DOQ


Plans, develops, implements and maintains GIS maps, map layers, geodatabases, data ETL processes and related applications. This position supports both the Sioux City and Woodbury County Assessor’s server and desktop applications and their users.
The main function of this position is the direct support of the City and County GIS as a management and decision support tool, as well as both internal and external consumers of the data. The work is performed under the supervision of the IT Director, but considerable leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgement and initiative. The nature of the work performed requires this employee to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communications with IT Staff, the GIS clients within the City and County departments, representatives of other public agencies, contractors, consultants, customers and the public.

Examples of Duties:

·         Overall GIS development and maintenance including enterprise database server including geodatabases and web server and applications.
·         Develop and maintain data migration processes between the GIS and various City and County computer systems as needed.
·         Create maps, map layers and perform their ongoing maintenance.
·         Recognized as the Subject Matter Expert (SME), and as such provides direction and assists users with their GIS data and project needs.
·         Setup and configure GIS server and desktop within the IT Security guidelines.
·         GIS desktop software education and training.
·         Data collection and implementation using mobile devices, including education and training.
·         Attend meetings to provide insight into GIS data and associated capabilities
·         Develops documentation for end-user training purposes as well as for co-worker reference.
·         Management of GIS hardware and software licensing.
·         Other IT duties as assigned to include software and hardware implementations, maintenance and end-user support.

Desired Education, Skills and Qualifications:

·         Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Computer Science or Business Management with a combination of work experience that demonstrates the skills and abilities necessary to manage an enterprise GIS.
·         Proficient with ESRI suite of software applications including ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Desktop to include their functions, configurations and maintenance.
·         Proficient with ArcGIS Online and GIS web applications development and maintenance.
·         Proficient with MS SQL database server.
·         Experience creating processes to extract, transform and load data into and out of a GIS.

Applications will be taken until position filled.
For complete job description, qualifications and application visit our website www.sioux-city.org
Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. AA/EOE