GIS Technician (broadband) w/State of Colorado (Denver)

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/3280768/gis-technician-broadband

What We Do:
The Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT) strives to impact the lives of all Coloradans to create a safer, happier and healthier state. We work to empower the State of Colorado with flexible technology that will drive sustainable and intelligent business decisions. We envision a future where the end-user experience shapes design, and data analytics transform how state government serves its residents.

​What We Believe:
We believe equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

Description of Job
As our new GIS Technician you will be a member of the Broadband Data team that is part of the Colorado Broadband Office which is responsible for the development and implementation of an accurate, web-based, publicly-available geographic inventory of broadband data and services throughout Colorado.
In this role you will provide data maintenance, conversion and analysis support for the team’s data development effort. You will contribute to the definition of the new data development process and assessment of the effectiveness and efficacy of this process and develops and populates appropriate database structures for storing and manipulating data products related to enterprise and broadband effort including, where appropriate, supporting GIS web services and an enterprise GIS database for the publishing the data.

Some of the day to day duties include:

• Working with other team members to request and collect broadband service data from broadband providers.
• Processing data received into standard geodatabase format through various processing and analytical steps.
• Assisting in validation of broadband data with speed tests and other information collected through OIT’s public facing web application.
• Assisting in the design and implementation of analysis of geospatial information to support broadband related goals including data quality assessment, monitoring and reporting of broadband expansion, and identification of broadband availability and adoption relative to demographic or other information.
• Contributing to the definition of process improvements such as workflow and analyses to develop the database of broadband services and assessments of the accuracy of the database, the efficacy of the broadband data, and the use of the data.
• Generating maps and other products displaying broadband service in Colorado.
• Assisting in the development or enhancement of scripts automating the processes of the broadband data collection cycle. Suggest enhancements or refinements to GIS staff and document requirements based on Office strategy or other broadband needs. Provide knowledge transfer to other staff.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
While a wide salary range is posted for this position, an eventual salary offer is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis, which considers multiple factors including but not limited to education and experience compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work.
Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to the work assignment, to include Geographic Information Systems, Geography, or other related technical GIS degrees.
• One year of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position, to include GIS or Geography. Experience must include professional experience with ARC GIS or other Open Source GIS Software.

Substitutions:

• Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Training or certification related to the work assigned to the position will be considered as a substitution for the required experience and/or education.

Conditions of Employment:

• Effective September 20, 2021, employees are required to attest to and verify that they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, or submit to twice-weekly serial testing. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination, or begin twice-weekly serial testing for COVID-19. This condition may change due to evolving public health orders and/or work location requirements.
• Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, as defined by the State of Colorado’s Public Health Order and guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
• A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.
• This position is governed by the State Classified Personnel System, and as such, is only available to candidates who are current State of Colorado residents at the time of application.
• Positions supporting some agencies such as the Department of Corrections and Department of Public Safety will also require a pre-employment drug test.
• This position may occasionally require travel within the specified geographic area, and to locations across the state as needed.
• This position may require on-call duties as needed by position.

Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination.
Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging.

Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at www.colorado.gov/spb.
A standard appeal form is available at: www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination

Supplemental Information
This position is intended to work primarily remote with periodic reporting to your primary work location. All remote work must be performed within Colorado.

The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADA Coordinator at [email protected] or call (303) 764-7900.

This posting may be used to fill multiple vacancies based upon business need.

The Governor's Office of Information Technology does NOT offer sponsored Visas for employment purposes.