This is a Hybrid role of Michigan and need to be on-site. Candidates MUST be located in Michigan within a commutable distance of 1-1.5 hours to Lansing,MI at time of submission. Client is not interested in candidates who will need to relocate.
NO REMOTE ONLY.
Interview will be Virtual Interview via MS Teams video. Please use laptop and be prepared to share screen if asked. Current candidate pictures must be uploaded if interview is confirmed.
Position DescriptionThe GIS Data Architect under the Enterprise Section reports to the client's Department of Technology,
Management, and Budget (DTMB) Agency Services supporting the client's Department of
Transportation (MDOT). This position will work with Enterprise Application Architect and Enterprise
Data Architect. This position will be partnering with MDOT’s GIS Team, MDOT application Business leads
and MDOT Information Stewards. This position will collaborate with GIS data authors and consumers,
Center for Shared Solutions (CSS) GIS Administrators, Roads & Highways specialists, MDOT SDE (Spatial
Data Engine) Geodatabase Administrators, information management staff, solution developers and
business domain stakeholders, such as information managers, data stewards and business analysts.
Experience Required A minimum of 5 years of experience in GIS-IT and enterprise data architecture.
 Minimum of 2 years integrating GIS systems built on relational databases with other
applications (built in-house and vendor). Ability to quickly comprehend the GIS needs of
applications and develop smart data solutions to deliver the data.
Skillsets Required Expert level experience with ESRI ArcGIS products such as ArcCatalog, ArcMap or ArcPro.
 Experience building model data workflows to extract, transform and load GIS data using ArcGIS
Model Builder is a must. (Experience on Spatial ETL tools such as Safe FME will be a plus.)
 Experience using the ESRI Roads and Highways Database and ESRI Versioned/non-Versioned
Datasets.
 Knowledge in Python Programming using the ArcPy and ArcGIS Python API.
 Demonstratable experience in building GIS integration capabilities (feature or web service
based) with applications.
 Knowledge and proven skills in MS SQL Server Spatial and Oracle Spatial.
 Excellent communication skills to collaborate at all levels of the organization.
Position SummaryThe MDOT GIS Architect will be the key resource in integrating MDOT applications to the ESRI
Roads and Highways for GIS data. The duty of this position involves understanding the data collected in
Roads & Highways Database, MDOT’s SDE environment and data needs of MDOT’s applications. It also
includes identifying the differences and driving towards accuracy, standardization, and synchronization.
This position will assist the annual migration of MDOT applications while working towards the new and
improvised migration process. This position will participate in key meetings involving GIS data as a DTMB
Agency Service representative and speaks to the GIS needs of consumer applications.
This position will also be responsible for managing the ArcGIS License manager which involves setup,
update of the MDOT’s ESRI License manager, and adding of licenses periodically.