About the position
At Dollar General, the GIS Administration Manager plays a crucial role as a Geographic Information System (GIS) and Geo-Spatial subject matter expert. This position is responsible for the administration and architecture of the Enterprise Spatial Data Warehouse, which involves designing and implementing geospatial applications and functionalities. The GIS Administration Manager will manage and maintain all ArcGIS servers, geo-databases, tools, and map services. This includes overseeing user permissions, data updates, custom layers, and the generation and publication of mapping services. The role encompasses a variety of GIS projects, including new development initiatives, preparation and delivery of GIS information, analytics, and thematic/geospatial mapping requests. The GIS Administration Manager will support all GIS needs for department-specific applications, which may include projects such as company alignment mapping, competitive overlay mapping, distance-based analytics, and customer/consumer analytics. In addition to project management, the GIS Administration Manager will design and develop complex GIS databases, workflows, tools (via scripting), and map templates that enhance departmental and enterprise-wide GIS needs. This position also requires managing communications and implementation for data and system upgrades, desktop upgrades, and web application upgrades in collaboration with the internal IT department and software/data vendors. Troubleshooting for users of ArcGIS Online and web services to ensure optimal uptime and adherence to best practices is also a key responsibility. Continuous management, documentation, and analysis of departmental process flows are essential, along with making process improvement recommendations and creating automated technical solutions based on these recommendations. The GIS Administration Manager will extract and manipulate customer, competitive, and miscellaneous datasets for sales modeling, market share calculations, strategic projects, and site analysis.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Geographic Information System and Geo-Spatial subject matter expert at Dollar General.
- Administer and architect the Enterprise Spatial Data Warehouse.
- Design and implement geospatial applications and functionality.
- Manage and maintain all ArcGIS servers, geo-databases, tools, and map services.
- Oversee user permissions, data updates, custom layers, and generate and publish mapping services.
- Lead GIS projects including new development, preparation and delivery of GIS information, analytics, and thematic/geospatial mapping requests.
- Support all GIS needs of department-specific applications.
- Design and develop complex GIS databases, workflows, tools (via scripting), and map templates.
- Manage communications and implementation for data and system upgrades, desktop upgrades, and web application upgrades.
- Troubleshoot for users of ArcGIS Online and web services to ensure optimal uptime and best practices.
- Continuously manage, document, and analyze departmental process flows and make process improvement recommendations.
- Create automated technical solutions based on process improvement recommendations.
- Extract and manipulate customer, competitive, and miscellaneous datasets for sales modeling, market share calculations, strategic projects, and site analysis.
Requirements
- Experience in Python programming and scripting within the GIS infrastructure.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and be self-motivated.
- Experience coordinating GIS within a variety of organizations, groups, and individuals.
- Proficiency with ESRI software products and data formats including ArcGIS, BA Desktop, BA Server, ArcGIS Online/Map Services, and geodatabase management.
- Experience in Model Builder.
- High degree of technical competence for evaluating technical information related to the job.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to assess needs, resolve problems, and provide quality information and services.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Geography, or a related field with three years of experience working within complex, multi-faceted GIS systems.
