INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST III (GIS ANALYST)

City of New Orleans Government; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New Orleans Government seeks a GIS professional to develop and maintain features in an Enterprise Geodatabase while preserving data integrity and design. The role supports strategic technology planning for an enterprise GIS environment using ArcGIS Desktop 10.x, and contributes to reporting on the environment's status.

Responsibilities include implementing security and accuracy policies, maintaining technical docs, and coordinating with operations to ensure GIS availability,

Qualifications

• Degree required with GIS programming or mapping experience.
• Experience designing and maintaining GIS databases and maps.
• ArcGIS platform experience including data publishing is expected.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain features in an Enterprise Geodatabase.
• Preserve data integrity and design of GIS databases for reliability.
• Support strategic tech planning and enterprise GIS implementation using ArcGIS Desktop 10.x.
• Publish data within ArcGIS Online for departmental and public use; document processes.

Skills

Geospatial analysis

Enterprise GIS

Data integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in GIS or related field

Tools

ArcGIS Desktop 10.x

ArcGIS Online

Job description

Highly responsible technical work of a specialized nature developing and maintaining features in an Enterprise Geodatabase. Work includes preserving the integrity and design of geographic information databases, and supporting GIS functions. Work also includes: Assisting in the strategic technology planning and implementation in the establishment and maintenance of an enterprise GIS environment using ArcGIS Desktop 10.x. Participating in the development of reporting mechanisms to capture information on the current status of the environment. Implementing policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure security and accuracy of data maintained in the GIS environment. 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. Publishing data within ArcGIS Online for departmental and public consumption. Related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

EITHER: 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 AND two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in the support, design and/or implementation of Geographic Information database mapping systems (GIS). OR: Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in the support, design and/or implementation of Geographic Information database mapping systems (GIS).