Geospatial Data Analyst

Boston Public Health Commission - Boston, MA

Full-time

Boston, MA

Administration of Human Resource Programs

About the position

The Geospatial Data Analyst will join the Citywide Analytics Team within the Department of Innovation and Technology, focusing on preparing and managing geospatial data, performing spatial analysis, and producing maps to support city initiatives. This role emphasizes collaboration and aims to enhance the team's capabilities in utilizing GIS technology for decision-making and improving the quality of life in Boston.

Responsibilities

• Perform geographic analysis to create maps and databases needed for decision-making using GIS.
• Develop creative options for layout and information presentation using GIS tools and graphic design software.
• Create, quality check, coordinate, and update geospatial information.
• Maintain a strong understanding of relational databases and geodatabases.
• Integrate disparate data sets.
• Identify opportunities for future GIS applications and service deliverables.
• Manage priorities and ensure alignment with departmental priorities.
• Stay current with the City's suite of desktop and server GIS platforms and associated programming languages.
• Develop desktop and web-based GIS applications and map services.
• Create interactive web maps and applications using the ArcGIS Online mapping platform.
• Work with a variety of imagery datasets, including raster, vector, ortho, oblique, and elevation.
• Publish features and map services.
• Create and manage web apps, story maps, surveys, and field capture solutions.
• Modify, write, and maintain scripts for GIS processes and applications, including tasks, geoprocessing tools, Modelbuilder, and Python.
• Ensure consistent data management within the geospatial data portal.
• Handle daily SAM address requests and general GIS mapping requests.

Requirements

• At least three (3) years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, paid experience in a geospatial analyst role, including the development of mapping deliverables.
• A bachelor's degree in geography or a related field is highly desirable and may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience. A master's degree can be substituted for three (3) years of the required experience.
• Proficiency in GIS required, specifically ESRI products such as ArcGIS Desktop 10.x, ArcGIS Pro 2.x and extensions, Microsoft Office, and Google Workplace.
• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise Portal on an Enterprise RDBMS-like SQL server.
• Experience authoring maps, publishing maps services, and maintaining assets and cache.
• Strong experience with standard and advanced spatial analysis.
• Understanding of remote sensing analysis.
• Demonstrated experience managing business and user requirements.
• Demonstrated understanding of agile methodology and how to apply the agile mindset to activities.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and effective with minimal guidance.
• Excellent partnering and collaboration skills.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on the details as required by the job.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in ArcGIS Geoprocessing with Python.
• Proficient in relational database environments including SQL Server, MS Access, Spatial/statistical modeling, and Statistics knowledge.
• Proficiency with GIS-related programming languages.
• Experience managing a geographic data portal and open data.
• Proficiency with ESRI CityEngine.