INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER (GIS)

City of New Orleans Government; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

City of New Orleans Government seeks a highly responsible technical and supervisory leader to coordinate, implement, and manage the organization's GIS-based strategies and initiatives. You will oversee development and maintenance of spatial data applications and GIS databases, and lead a team of IT professionals supporting GIS functions.

Responsibilities include directing strategic technology planning for an enterprise GIS environment, providing technical guidance to the GIS team, developing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in GIS, CIS, or related field.
• Five years of progressively responsible GIS management experience.
• Two years of supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage GIS software development and maintenance.
• Direct strategic technology planning for enterprise GIS.
• Provide technical guidance to the GIS team.
• Develop reporting mechanisms to track GIS performance.
• Establish data security policies for GIS data.

Skills

GIS management

Technical leadership

Strategic planning

Data security

Education

Bachelor's degree in GIS

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering

Tools

LAN/WAN

Mobile devices

GIS software

Job description

Kind of Work Highly responsible technical and supervisory work of a specialized nature coordinating, implementing, and managing the organization's Internet-based strategies and initiatives for GIS software. This classification is responsible for ensuring the development and maintenance of applications based upon spatially referenced data and digital mapping, preserving the integrity and design of geographic information databases, and managing a team of IT professionals whose purpose is to support GIS functions.

Work also includes:

• Managing and directing all strategic technology planning and implementation in the establishment and maintenance of an enterprise GIS environment.
• Managing and providing technical guidance to the GIS team.
• Developing and supporting reporting mechanisms to capture information on the current status of the environment and presenting performance to management and other departments.
• Establishing and implementing policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure security and accuracy of data maintained in the GIS environment.
• Creating and maintaining technical and business documentation.
• Coordinating with operations to ensure availability, reliability, and scalability of the GIS enterprise to meet business demands.
• Recommending and executing modifications to GIS software and supporting hardware in order to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance.
• Related work as required.

*Note :* Employees in this classification may work a fixed or rotating shift, Saturdays and emergencies. Employees in this classification are considered essential and must report to work in declared emergencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems (CIS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), engineering, telecommunications or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the management, design and/or implementation of Geographic Information database mapping systems (GIS) involving LAN/WAN, microcomputer, and/or mobile device applications.
• Two (2) years of this experience must have been supervisory.