Senior GIS Analyst

About the role

This position is responsible for the development and maintenance of City Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This includes performing data analysis, customer solutions development, application configuration and development, software integration for GIS applications along with support, maintenance and monitoring of SQL Server geodatabases. This is a highly technical and professional position distinguished from other technical positions by the requirement to demonstrate expertise in GIS data analytics, systems design, implementation, maintenance support, and overall knowledge of systems integration to ensure high-availability of mission critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, update, and maintain GIS Data residing in a SQL Server/SDE geodatabase virtual server environment and hosted feature layers utilizing appropriate tools and best practices
• Support in the administration of ArcSDE and ArcGIS Server
• Develop desktop, web and mobile GIS applications utilizing Esri desktop products, including ArcGIS Online, Field Maps, and associated application templates, developer API's and SDK's
• Develop Data Editing processes and procedures, which may include versioning, for creating and maintaining spatial and attribute data in support of enterprise GIS applications
• Assist in the installation, updates, configuration and management of ArcGIS Server and SQL Server in a virtual environment
• Develop and Publish map and editing web services using ArcGIS Desktop and ArcServer
• Design and maintain daily/weekly/monthly data processing and quality control tasks using ESRI's Data Reviewer tool
• Help to support, maintain, and promote a geospatially-focused environment
• Develop and maintain documentation on all relevant information, processes, workflows, and tasks
• Support the planning and implementation of projects
• Software research, testing, installation, and upgrades
• Maintain and update asset management data interfaces
• Support current and future systems integration with asset management software

Qualifications

Equivalent combination to: Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field AND four or more years directly related information technology work experience. Utility GIS work experience preferred.

Licenses & certifications

• Some positions may require a valid Washington State Driver's License at time of appointment with maintenance thereafter
• Some positions may require incumbents to successfully pass a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) background check
• Positions assigned to the Tacoma Police Department may require additional background checks which may include fingerprinting and/or a polygraph test

Desirable qualifications

• Master's Degree in Geography, Biology, Business Administration and/or related field
• Esri Utility Network Experience
• Development & Testing experience with ESRI's Attribute Rules
• Professional Leadership Training, Public Speaking, and community service
• Power, water, and telecommunications Utility experience
• Python, Arcade, .NET programming experience
• Current FAA Drone Pilot License and UAS training for GIS applications
• Successful completion of a GIS Certificate program
• GIS training in 1 or more of the following areas is highly desired:
  • ESRI's ArcGIS Server (web-based) administration
  • ESRI's ArcGIS Online use and administration
  • ESRI's ArcGIS desktop software
  • Python scripting in the ArcGIS environment
  • ArcGIS Pro software
  • ESRI Data Reviewer extension
  • ESRI's Utility Network Software

Pay

Hourly Rate: $42.58 - $66.07

Benefits

Employee benefits are available through the City of Tacoma. Tacoma Power is an almost 100% hydroelectric, municipally-owned public power utility, serving approximately 180,000 customers as one of the three operating divisions of Tacoma Public Utilities, alongside Tacoma Water and Tacoma Rail.

About the City

Tacoma is centrally located just 32 miles south of the city of Seattle and 31 miles north of the state capital, Olympia. The City of Tacoma is home to the Port of Tacoma, which is among the largest container ports in the United States. Largely suburban in nature with a small, but dense, urban core, Tacoma is home to numerous institutes of higher learning including the University of Washington Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, a satellite campus of the Evergreen State College, three community/technical colleges, and several trade and business schools. Downtown's Cultural District is the site of the Washington State History Museum, Museum of Glass, the Tacoma Art Museum, and America's Car Museum. With its affordable housing and distinctive neighborhoods and business districts, the city has been recognized numerous times as a best city to live in the nation.

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