GIS Developer/Analyst

Job Description:

The GIS Developer/Analyst must be able to communicate effectively with both technical and business personnel while working in a challenging, multi-disciplinary environment. There will be a wide range in the complexity of work which will require the candidate to rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A high degree of creativity and latitude is required to ensure the quality of work in a fast paced environment. We are looking for a candidate who is strong in the Developer and Analyst roles or who is proficient in one and able to rapidly acquire the skills of the other.

General Requirements:

• Qualified candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in the field of Geography, Computer Science or related field. A Masters is preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential as well as strong creative problem solving abilities

GIS Developer responsibilities & requirements:

• Reliance on strong programming skills
• Designing, developing, testing, deploying and documenting web-based mapping applications
• Using current industry-standard development procedures and best practices applicable to GIS application development

GIS Analyst responsibilities & requirements:

• Database configuration
• Extracts data using GIS software
• Recommends strategies in response to GIS analysis
• Provides maps and data sets to clients to supplement analysis

The ideal candidate would have:

• Two years of work experience in a related area
• Technical experience in GIS especially Esri 9.x or 10.x products including ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE on SQL Server
• Strong proficiency in SQL
• Experience in:
  • Developing in an enterprise GIS environment using Esri technology
  • Application development or programming including .NET, JavaScript, ArcObjects, or Objective-C
  • Deploying and configuring ArcGIS Server in .NET environment
  • Administration of ArcGIS Server
  • Working with non-GIS developers to integrate GIS functionality into customized web-based applications
  • Creating business focused GIS products including applications and geospatial analysis
  • Developing and using web services
  • Using source control (Team Foundation Server preferred)

Preferred Technical proficiencies:

Programming Languages

• JavaScript
• .NET (VB.NET preferred)
• Objective-C

GIS-specific

• Esri JavaScript/Flex/Silverlight APIs (JavaScript preferred)
• ArcObjects (using in .NET environment) (optional)
• Python (optional)

Database

• SQL Server 2005/2008/2012

Other Web Technologies

• HTML
• AJAX
• Experience with JavaScript framework (Ext JS preferred)

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