Geographic Information Systems Technician I

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company; United States; Remote; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring a Geographic Information Systems Technician I for a remote Maryland statewide modernization project. The role focuses on digitizing, maintaining spatial datasets, and validating data for accuracy.

This is an entry to intermediate level remote contract with multi-year horizon. Responsibilities include creating and updating maps, managing geospatial databases, and coordinating data from multiple sources.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geography or related field with GIS coursework.
• Minimum two years of GIS experience at trainee level.
• Proficiency with GIS desktop software for digitizing and editing data.
• Authorized to work in the United States and able to work EST hours remotely.

Responsibilities

• Conduct GIS program activities to produce maps, databases, and thematic data.
• Create, adjust, convert, and distribute base maps and data.
• Digitize and maintain spatial databases and validate data for accuracy and completeness.
• Support management of geospatial data for address assignment and district boundary maintenance.
• Import, convert, and reconcile GIS data from multiple external sources.
• Evaluate data quality and fitness for production use.
• Provide coordinates, compute distances and areas, and interpret legal boundary descriptions.

Skills

GIS software

Digitizing

Data validation

Metadata forms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geography or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

Work Arrangement: Remote Location: Remote (United States) Employment Type: Contract Engagement Type: Contract Position Summary Dhaka Technologies Limited Company is hiring a Geographic Information Systems Technician I on behalf of a client supporting a statewide public sector system modernization program in Maryland.

The role supports the day to day production and upkeep of the spatial datasets that underpin address assignment and district boundary management. The successful candidate will digitize and maintain spatial databases, correct and convert base maps and thematic data, document procedures, and validate incoming data for accuracy and completeness. This is an entry to intermediate level position on a long term, remote engagement with a multi year contract horizon.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct GIS program activities using GIS hardware and software to produce maps, spatial databases, and thematic data such as road centerlines, cadastre, wetlands, and historic sites.
• Create, adjust, correct, convert, and distribute base maps and thematic data.
• Digitize and maintain spatial databases of Maryland information, document procedures, validate data for accuracy and completeness, complete approved metadata forms, and produce maps of the resulting information.
• Support the management of geospatial data underpinning address assignment and district boundary maintenance, including street centerlines, address ranges, precincts, and census blocks.
• Import, convert, and reconcile GIS data received from multiple external sources.
• Evaluate information and data from outside sources to determine the quality and fitness of that data for production use.
• Provide geographic location coordinates, calculate distances and areas of features, and interpret legal descriptions and certify changes in boundary lines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, GIS Technology, Cartography, Computer Science, Library Science, or a related field, including at least nine credit hours in coursework specifically related to GIS operation or management.
• A minimum of two years of successful experience at a level equivalent to a GIS Trainee.
• Working proficiency with GIS desktop software for digitizing, editing, and converting spatial data.
• Attention to detail in validating data for accuracy and completeness and completing metadata forms.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States. All work must be performed from within the continental United States.
• Must pass a criminal history background check prior to start, renewed annually for the duration of the engagement.
• This is a remote position. Candidates must be available during Eastern Time business hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or practical exposure to census geography and TIGER files.
• Experience working with street centerline and address range data.
• Experience with cartographic production and map layout for public facing output.
• Prior experience delivering GIS work on a state or local government program.
• Maryland residency of three years or more, which streamlines the background check process.