GIS Analyst (Canada)

Kalibrate Technologies Ltd; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company specializing in GIS services seeks a GIS Specialist to join their team in Toronto, Ontario. As part of the Central Data Services Team, you will be responsible for building and delivering GIS products, collecting and enriching geographic information, and providing various GIS services. The ideal candidate has experience with GIS software, ETL tools, and possesses strong research and communication skills. This position offers an exciting opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in using ETL/Model Building tools to automate GIS processing in a production environment.
• Ability to collect, curate, consolidate, and cleanse geographic information from various sources.
• Desire to continually improve processes and work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Build, enhance, maintain and deliver GIS products and Location Insite tools.
• Collect and enrich geographic information for market insights.
• Support other teams by providing a range of GIS services including data collection and map layer creation.

Skills

Experience using GIS software such as QGIS & ArcGIS

Experience with ETL tools such as Alteryx or FME ETL solutions

Strong research skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Education

Degree qualified, preferably in Geography/GIS or a related field

Tools

PostGres

GeoServer

Alteryx

FME

Python

Job description

For over 25 years, Kalibrate have been staying ahead of the curve in the fast‑moving world of fuel and convenience retail. We were the first to use the power of data for making better decisions and today our artificial intelligence & machine learning solutions have turned data into smart, actionable tools. With over 300 clients in 70 countries, in mature and emerging markets, for clients large and small, our strategy and technology solutions empower fuel and convenience retailers around the globe to achieve greater value and success on their own terms.

It’s an exciting time to join us as we have ambitious plans to grow over the next 5 years.

The successful candidate would work within our GIS Team as part of our Central Data Services Team to build, enhance, maintain and deliver our extensive suite of GIS products and add value to our wide range of Location Insite tools focused on retail analysis, traffic information and demographics used both in our own spatial models and analysis and by our clients in their own custom application.

Based remotely or partially at one of our US Offices, you will be responsible for working with not only other GIS team members but across the company and with our clients to collect, curate, consolidate, cleanse, and enrich geographic information of all types from a variety of sources to be used to provide valuable market insights. Working in our GIS Team, you will be working with a wide variety of global geographic data. This will involve collection of, ETL processes and implementation of map layers for our various products. You will also support other teams across the company by providing a range of GIS services including data collection, map layer creation, analysis and more.

We are looking for someone that has experience with using ETL/Model Building tools to automate GIS processing in a production environment and has a desire to advance their career in the GIS field. You should be comfortable in taking on new challenges, have a desire to continually improve process and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience using GIS software such as QGIS & ArcGIS
• Experience with ETL tools such as Alteryx or FME ETL solutions, Model building tools in GIS software and/or Python.
• Strong research skills and experience in delivering data insights, making recommendations, and following them through
• Good verbal and written communication skills

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Experience with PostGres & GeoServer
• Experience related to demography, road traffic data/vehicle counts and general mapping of all types
• Experience with Mobility data/Connected car data
• Knowledge of Digital Road Networks such as OpenStreetMap or equivalent
• Action‑oriented and results‑driven
• Detail‑oriented but able to ‘ladder‑up’ to see the big picture
• Comfortable with ambiguity

Qualifications

• Degree qualified, preferably in Geography/GIS or a science, technical or business field with experience using Geographic Information Systems