What are the responsibilities and job description for the Geographic Information Spatial Analyst III position at Fairfax County Government?
- Job Announcement
This job opportunity is being re-announced. Applicants who previously applied for this job do not need to re-apply; all applications will be considered.
Join the team at Fairfax County to deliver cutting edge geospatial solutions to the county government and public at large. As a senior member of the Geospatial Applications and Systems Branch in the Geographic Information Systems Division, this position is a technical and business expert in the field of geospatial technology, responsible for providing technologically based geographic services to county agencies and the public with a focus on enterprise system administration. This position is responsible for the following:- Builds and maintains enterprise GIS systems.
- Proactively monitors the GIS systems for proper performance, troubleshoot issues, and collaborates with county IT to ensure the overall health of the GIS database system.
- Designs and supports system integrations between GIS and systems owned or operated by other county agencies.
- Designs and implements the automation of system administration and data transformation tasks using Python, PowerShell, SQL and other languages.
- Manages and/or participates in complex projects to develop spatially based solutions for complex business problems in response to agency requests or needs.
- Participating in the evaluation of new systems and services that include a GIS component
- Performs software configuration management duties as part of the application development and deployment process.
- Participates on governance committees for implementing standards for enterprise GIS data, web, and mobility.
- This position will act as a consultant with agencies' GIS and IT analysts to determine requirements for GIS solutions and data.
- Works as a liaison with county agencies to ensure that COTS software packages requiring GIS are properly integrated with the enterprise GIS system.
- Develops and maintains applications, maps, and dashboards using GIS software such as ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.
- Stays up to date with the latest developments in GIS technology, SQL Server, and related tools.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Bachelor's degree in computer science, geography or related field which included coursework in Oracle and/or another complex database platform; plus two years of experience in working with and developing systems utilizing GIS platforms such as ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop or Server software suites; or performing GIS modeling (e.g., relationship classes, topologies, 3-D, object, data) and spatial analysis (e.g., proximity analysis, image analysis, routing analysis).
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:- Six years of GIS system administration experience, including at least two years with the ArcGIS Enterprise suite, specifically Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Server.
- Experience with other ArcGIS Enterprise software such as ArcGIS Image Server and ArcGIS GeoEvent Server.
- At least two years of GIS-related script development experience, preferably using Python.
- Working knowledge of virtualized desktop environments, such as Azure.
- Experience with GIS-specific APIs, including ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python, and ArcGIS REST APIs.
- Knowledge of software development and debugging tools and techniques, including experience with Visual Studio, browser-based development and diagnostic tools, and Jupyter Notebooks.
- Experience with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop, including extensions such as Spatial Analyst and Network Analyst.
- Experience with SQL Server features, including spatial databases, spatial indexes, and spatial functions.
- Knowledge of relational database systems and programs used for GIS and geodatabase processing.
- Project management experience.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong understanding of GIS technology, including spatial analysis and geospatial data processing and modeling techniques.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Strong analytical problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively.
- Ability to work well in a team environment and independently with minimal supervision.
- Ability to be dynamic, proactive, and take initiative to propose and implement innovative solutions to improve processes and outcomes.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is generally sedentary, performed in a normal office environment. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.
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