GIS Analyst - Information Technology

at Pima County Government in Tucson, Arizona, United States

Job Description

Department - Information Technology

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5469 - Geographic Information Systems Analyst I

Salary Grade: 14

Pay Range
Hiring Range: $63,544 - $76,252 Annually 
Pay Range: $63,544 - $88,961 Annually 
 

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Pima County Information Technology Department is seeking a highly motivated, thorough, and disciplined individual with strong GIS knowledge and technical skills to serve in the position of GIS Analyst. The ideal candidate will have the ability to prioritize tasks, maintain attention to detail, and thrive in a team environment. This position will be involved in a wide variety of GIS projects, using Esri data solutions, models, and tools.

Duties may include:

• Maintaining the county’s parcel base using Esri’s Parcel Fabric.

• Creating and updating streets within subdivisions using Esri's Linear Referencing System.

• Reviewing and updating core county layers involving: parcels, right of way, county property and county development projects.

• Writing and updating SOPs outlining data maintenance processes.

• Training staff and customers on GIS data and applications.

• Optimizing and maintaining geodatabases.

• Collaborating with teams to develop attribute rules, process automations, and migrating legacy code to modern languages such as Python and Arcade.

• Assisting customers with data requests.

In applying for this position, pay particular attention to the description that follows and to the Preferred Qualifications at the end of this posting, addressing each qualification in your application. If the position allows for it, there is a possibility of part-time Telecommuting after 6 months of initial probation.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Performs geospatial data building, modeling, and analysis using advanced spatial data manipulation or cartographic procedures;

• Designs and coordinates the integration of GIS spatial databases with non-spatial enterprise business databases;

• Participates in developing and implementing quality control procedures for GIS processes, procedures, services, and products;

• Designs and prepare cartographic representations of GIS data using GIS applications, including web-based mapping systems.

• Evaluates and makes recommendations to management for acquisition of GIS software, hardware, and peripheral equipment;

• Leads and/or trains ITD GIS technicians or related staff in the operations of GIS analytical procedures;

• Enters data into GIS databases, using techniques such as coordinate geometry, keyboard entry of tabular data, manual digitizing of maps, scanning or automatic conversion to vectors, or by converting other digital data;

• Compiles GIS data required for map preparation, including imagery, survey notes, records, reports, and original maps;

• Provides technical support to users or customers regarding the maintenance, development, or operation of GIS databases, applications and data collection devices;

• Identifies and compiles GIS database information to support the creation of maps and applications in response to requests.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college, university or technical school in Geographic Information Systems, remote sensing, cartography, geography or related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

(Relevant work experience and/or education from an accredited college, university or technical school may be substituted.)
 

OR:

Two years of experience with Pima County as a Geographic Information Systems Technician.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Minimum one (1) year experience working with Esri solutions (Parcel Fabric, Linear Referencing System (LRS), Indoors, Utility Network, etc.), workflows or data models.

• Minimum one (1) year experience with ArcGIS Pro/ArcMap to perform data editing, geoprocessing, and analysis.

• Minimum one (1) year experience managing data in a Geodatabase (Enterprise and/or File), including spatial data, attribute data, and non-spatial related data. 

• Minimum one (1) year experience programming data processing scripts, enterprise implementation, management of scheduled tasks, and troubleshooting.  Experience with the following a plus - Python, Arcade, Jupyter Notebooks, Model Builder, FME, JavaScript, SQL, C#, .NET, or others as applicable. 

• Experience with Python, Arcade, Jupyter Notebooks, Model Builder, FME, JavaScript, SQL, C#, .NET, or others as applicable. 

Selection Procedure:
Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.