GIS Analyst III w/ State of Idaho (Boise, ID)

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/idaho/jobs/3741956/geographic-information-systems-gis-analyst-iii

​We are seeking motivated applicants with solid analytical skills, project management and systems experience to support the County Technical Support Unit under the Property Tax Division. A salary analysis will be conducted for the selected candidates.

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Affordable medical, vision, and dental insurance
• PERSI retirement plan
• Paid sick and vacation leaves that start accruing your first day
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave covering the birth or adoption of a child for up to 8 weeks
• Beautiful state campus with lots of free parking, walking paths, and centrally located in the
• Treasure Valley on Chinden Blvd. in Boise

​Example of Duties

• Leads the planning, management, and analysis for projects and ensures objectives are met upon completion
• Coordinates with external partners to define data management needs, including metadata, define system requirements, and develop workflows to meet needs
• Manages the technical design and development aspects of the organization's GIS to ensure the maintenance of programs that satisfy all users
• Drives the development and maintenance of quality control programs for GIS
• Mentors junior analysts and trains users on GIS applications
• Leads and oversees projects and teams
• May supervise.

Project Management and Business Analysis

• Lead the planning, management, and analysis for projects and ensures objectives are met upon completion
• Coordinate with internal and/or external partners to define data management needs, including metadata, define system requirements, and develop workflows to meet needs
• Gain familiarity with vendor management

​Technology

• Analyze existing technical infrastructure and proposed infrastructure changes to certify fit of proposed technology or determine and document architectural variance required
• Analyze and document configuration options to accommodate operation, interface and integration of multiple systems
• Research and evaluate new technologies to provide recommendations to business areas

Development and Support

• Oversee and provide day to day operational support of GIS databases and servers, perform server administration, GIS network and web performance, security of GIS and software and hardware, and end user support
• Write custom ETL scripts for data transport and sharing
• Author, maintain and/or troubleshoot web and mobile GIS applications

Management

• Participate in the design, development, implementation, and operation of information systems and data processing applications in support of the mission, goals, policies, procedures, and programs
• Implement goals, policies, procedures, and performance indicators
• Assist managers and staff in evaluation and selection of information processing equipment, software, and services
• Provide for technical training and educational needs in information processing for department staff
• Represent department on various task forces, committees, and study groups
• May serve in a lead-worker role

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of GIS including analysis, data capture and data conversion; cartographic principles.
• Good knowledge of GIS programming languages commonly used in the development of GIS programs; database management along with GIS data editing; web APIs.
• Experience planning, designing and implementing GIS projects and preparing reports of findings; operating, applying, and programming GIS software products in a work environment.

Supplemental Information
This job family works with software and programs to create and maintain data and/or maps that can be combined with geographically referenced data. They design, develop, analyze, enhance, implement, and maintain GIS databases, web applications, and software to relate different types of data such as demographics, land use, land cover, environments, infrastructures, etc. Use GIS and location-based data to integrate agency-wide systems to meet the enterprise goals and needs of the agency.