Expert Data Integration and Geospatial Data Publishing

HumanInTech; Oost-Vlaanderen; Ibrido; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

HumanInTech is seeking a GIS/Data Publishing Specialist to manage and expand thematic data explorers and environmental monitoring datasets. You will publish geodata for web, desktop, and mobile platforms and contribute to Linked Data publication.

You will configure Geoserver Taskmanager for network services (WMS/WFS/WCS), test publication steps, and support future tooling; agile teamwork is expected, with on-site and remote work.

Competenze

• Demonstrable experience with Geonetwork and Geoserver.
• Hands-on GIS experience with QGIS and spatial databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS).
• Proficient Python scripting for data processing and automation.
• Experience with XML interchange formats is required.
• 3–5 years of relevant experience in GIS/data publishing.

Mansioni

• Manage and expand thematic data explorers, including environmental monitoring data.
• Publish and update geodata for web, desktop and mobile apps and support Linked Data publication.
• Create configurations in Geoserver Taskmanager for WMS/WFS/WCS publishing.
• Test publication steps and document results; contribute to future Taskmanager versions.

Conoscenze

Geonetwork

Geoserver

GIS (QGIS)

PostgreSQL(PostGIS)

Python

XML formats

Agile teamwork

Formazione

Bachelor's or higher

Strumenti

JIRA

Confluence

Descrizione del lavoro

What you will do

You will ensure that various thematic data explorers are managed and expanded, consisting of both public and internal variants. Your focus will include environmental monitoring data streams, particularly concerning contaminants and substances of concern, ensuring they are published according to the requirements of dedicated working groups.

You will support the publishing and regular updating of geodata in collaboration with content owners for various datasets, making them available for web, desktop and mobile applications using available and developing tools. You will also contribute to Linked Data publication.

Your tasks include:

• Analysing datasets to be published
• Supporting metadata creation
• Creating configurations in Geoserver Taskmanager for copying and publishing data as network services (WMS, WFS, WCS, etc.)
• Testing different steps of the publication process and documenting them
• Providing input for and testing future versions of the taskmanager
• Preparing map materials and developing tools to support business processes with field mapping
• Setting up data migration processes
• Further developing analysis and testing for various thematic explorers
• Further expanding Python tools for advanced users

You will participate in an Agile team, contributing to sprint reviews, sprint planning, retrospectives and daily stand-ups.

What we are looking for

Essential skills and experience:

• Demonstrable experience with Geonetwork
• Demonstrable experience with Geoserver
• Demonstrable experience with GIS (QGIS)
• Demonstrable experience with PostgreSQL and PostGIS
• Demonstrable experience with Python
• Demonstrable experience with XML interchange formats
• At least 3 years of relevant experience with these or similar technologies
• Fluent Dutch (C2 level)

Highly valued:

• Experience within the public sector
• Experience with soil, subsurface or groundwater data
• Experience with environmental contaminant data
• Higher education (Bachelor or Master) with a technical or engineering background, or equivalent through experience

Nice to have:

• Experience with OSLO standards and Linked Data publication
• Familiarity with SLD styling
• Knowledge of INSPIRE requirements for metadata, network services and data specifications
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence

The setting

This assignment runs until mid-July 2027, with a preferred start in November 2026. You will work in East Flanders, with a minimum of two days per week on-site required; the remaining days can be worked remotely. Occasional presence in Brussels may be necessary as the team is part of a larger digitisation team.

The work is conducted in Dutch within an Agile framework.

You can join us for this assignment as a freelancer or as an employee of HumanInTech. Same role, same team. If you join as an employee, your employment continues beyond this assignment. When it ends, we’ll work together to find your next assignment.

Location: East Flanders, hybrid

Work address: Belgium

Employer / contracting party: HumanInTech

Applications close (Brussels time): November 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM

Engagement: Freelance or employed by HumanInTech

Working hours: Full-time

Experience: 3–5 years or more

Education： Bachelor's or more

Published： November 2026