Geographic Information Systems Analyst II

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The GIS Analyst II position is responsible for maintaining GIS systems and architecture while providing industry standard development and automation best practices to streamline repeatable processes and functions related to Comtech's 911 products. You will be a member of Comtech's GIS Team responsible for managing GIS data, solutions and services across multiple product offerings. Job function requires frequent interaction with cross functional teams such as Operations, Deployment, Software Development, Product, Data Management etc.

Responsibilities

• Support existing ArcGIS server deployments at the system AND service level, fine tuning map service configurations to meet demands and troubleshoot connection issues as they arise; configure and deploy alarms based on system conditions before problems arise.
• Build, deploy, operate, and support existing web-based GIS applications, familiar with ArcGIS JavaScript API, JavaScript, and apache Tomcat deployments.
• Advise on workflow automation opportunities, and design and deploy tools that meet these challenges with stakeholder approval and engagement.
• Serve as a SME for all aspects of AWS environmental deployment, with an emphasis on the deployment of Web-based GIS applications and ArcGIS server instances.
• Be a resource for team analyses, reports and processes which deploy these toolsets to their best advantage.
• Advise on architectural choices for new product deployment with respect to ArcGIS server configuration, service availability and resource use and hardware needs; oversee Op Design planning and creation and suggest Functional Specifications where they impact GIS processes and needs.
• Perform/complete spatial reports and analysis as requested.
• Support GIS data organization, maintenance, management, and storage tasks.
• Assist other GIS analysts in supporting/balancing workload.
• Upkeep system, development, architecture and process documentation.
• Be a member of the 24/7 on call weekly rotation for production issue support.
• Support other projects as requested.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3-5 years' experience within the GIS field.
• Comfortable supporting ArcGIS servers in a Linux and windows deployments, Postgres and MSSQL backends.
• Functional understanding of the Telecommunications infrastructure that the GIS team supports.
• Proficient using Python for Analysis, queries, joins and ODBC connections.
• High-level of familiarity and experience with ESRI ArcGIS desktop applications and GIS toolsets.
• Comfortable with API interactions, REST interfaces and both the admin and manager interfaces for server.
• Comfortable publishing and maintaining GIS services on local ArcGIS servers or ArcGIS Online.
• Familiarity with accessing GIS data in databases including creating ODBC connections and basic SQL statements.
• Ability to resolve issues from an analytical perspective using critical thinking and best practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Detail oriented and able to demonstrate QA/QC best practices.
• Ability to be flexible, team oriented, self-motivated and to able to determine appropriate tasks with little intervention.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge and/or experience in the 911/Public Safety field preferred.
• Familiar with TL9000 and/or ISO 9000 standards and requirements a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $55,000 - $75,000.
• Remote work flexibility.