GIS Specialist - Brussels - Near site (Hybrid)

SEIDOR; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SEIDOR in Brussels is seeking a GIS Expert to join European Institutions on a near-site basis. You will provide expertise in GIS strategies, automation, and enterprise integration, while developing geospatial analytics and visualisations.

The role requires deep experience in GIS platforms, web mapping, and earth observation, plus collaboration with enterprise systems and BI tools. A dynamic work environment with a focus on growth awaits.

Qualifications

• 15 years of GIS methodologies and tools experience.
• 15 years geospatial data management operations.
• 15 years web cartography technologies and standards.
• 15 years cartographic design for interactive maps.
• 5 years earth observation data operations.
• 5 years geospatial big data management tools.
• 5 years AI in GIS context.
• 5 years issue tracking tools (JIRA) experience.
• 5 years collaboration tools (Confluence, SharePoint).
• 5 years version control systems (Git, SVN).
• 5 years CI toolchains (Bamboo, Jenkins).

Responsibilities

• Provide GIS strategies and reference architectures.
• Analyse GIS requirements and develop processes and automation.
• Perform advanced spatial analysis, geoprocessing, and modelling.
• Develop cartographic products and geovisualisations.
• Process remote sensing imagery for monitoring and classification.
• Create and validate GIS datasets with metadata compliance.
• Administer GIS databases and platforms with security and upgrades.
• Develop GIS web applications and OGC services.
• Monitor and optimise GIS architecture for performance.
• Manage geospatial databases, data lineage, and CRS transformations.
• Implement automated data validation and workflows for accuracy.
• Integrate GIS with enterprise systems and BI tools.
• Ensure compliance with EU INSPIRE and metadata standards.
• Prepare technical documentation and analytical reports.

Skills

GIS methodologies

Geospatial data management

Web cartography

Cartographic design

Earth observation data

Geospatial big data

AI in GIS

Issue tracking tools

Collaboration tools

Version control systems

CI toolchains

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

GRASS GIS

Leaflet

Job description

We are on the lookout for a GIS Expert to join our team for working with European Institutions based in Brussels in a Near site position .

Get to know us - SEIDOR

At SEIDOR, we drive client transformation and competitiveness with cutting-edge technology and innovation , with a relentless focus on the human element and a commitment to nurturing talent and sustainable growth.

For this position you would be working with our client from the European institutions.

Below are the details of your role and requirements.

Your role:

Provide expertise in GIS strategies, reference architectures, emerging technologies, and enterprise integration.

Analyse GIS requirements and develop GIS processes, automation scripts, and custom software components.

Perform advanced spatial analysis, geoprocessing, spatial statistics, and modelling.

Develop cartographic products and geographical data visualisations in line with symbology, scale, and accessibility standards.

Process and analyse remote sensing and Earth observation imagery for classification, change detection, and environmental monitoring.

Create, maintain, and validate GIS datasets, ensuring data quality, metadata compliance, and consistency.

Administer GIS databases and platforms, managing user access, security, performance, and upgrades.

Develop and maintain GIS web applications and OGC-compliant services (WMS, WFS, WMTS, or equivalent).

Monitor and optimise GIS architecture for performance, availability, scalability, and IT compliance.

Manage geographical databases, version control, data lineage, coordinate reference systems, projections, and transformations.

Implement automated data validation, quality checks, and workflows to ensure spatial data accuracy and completeness.

Integrate GIS platforms with enterprise systems, APIs, external datasets, and BI tools to ensure interoperability.

Ensure compliance with the EU INSPIRE Directive and applicable metadata standards.

Prepare technical documentation, analytical reports, and presentations to communicate GIS findings and methodologies.

At SEIDOR, your growth is our success, and we strive to make our workplace feel like home.

Requirements

Who we think you are:

• 15 years of experience working with GIS methodologies, tools, and platforms (such as ArcGIS, QGIS, GRASS GIS or equivalent) for spatial analysis and mapping.
• 15 years of experience working with geospatial data management operations, including modelling, transformation, enrichment, quality assurance, dissemination, and visualisation.
• 15 years of experience working with web cartography technologies and standards for
  interactive mapping (such as ArcGIS web mapping technologies, QGIS, OSGeo web
  mapping technologies, GeoJSON, TopoJSON formats, SLD, T-WMS and other OGC
  standards, Leaflet, D3jsor equivalent).
• 15 years of experience in cartographic design principles and web mapping technologies (such as ArcGIS Online, Leaflet, Mapbox or equivalent) to create interactive and real-time maps.
• 5 years of experience in earth observation data operations (such as Copernicus, Sentinel, Landsat or equivalent) including collection, processing, integration, and analysis.
• 5 years of experience in geospatial big data management and tools (such as MapReduce, Athena, Hadoop, GEE or equivalent) for large-scale data processing.
• 5 years of experience in the application of Artificial Intelligence technologies in a GIS context.
• 5 years of experience using issue tracking tools (such as JIRA or equivalent) and
  collaboration tools (such as Confluence, SharePoint or equivalent) to support planning and delivery.
• 5 years of experience using version control systems (such as Git, SVN or equivalent) and continuous integration toolchains (such Bamboo, Jenkins or equivalent).