GIS Technician: Spatial Mapping & Data Analysis

County of San Diego

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 52,000 - 76,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

The County of San Diego is seeking a Geographic Information Systems Technician to design, operate, and analyze GIS data within a large spatial database. The role involves maintenance of data structures and creation of mapping services to support decision-making.

Duties include data entry, updating GIS data dictionaries, and preparing spatial data for GIS software. Interviews are scheduled the week of November 16, 2026, with offers the week of November 25, 2026.

Qualifications

1 year of progressively responsible GIS experience administering and operating GIS applications software to develop GIS data, digital maps, or other digital displays for land use or spatial analysis.
An associate's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency, in geography, earth sciences, civil engineering, urban planning, information technology, biology with an emphasis in GIS, computer science, or a closely related field.
Successful completion of a college-level GIS certificate program.

Responsibilities

Enter data and maintain the GIS data structure, data dictionary, and access systems.
Prepare or update online mapping services, GIS data, and analytical files available on the Internet/Intranet.
Input tabular, mapping, or imagery data using GIS software programs.
Prepare externally generated spatial data for input into a GIS.