GIS Associate, Spatial Data Engineer

$88,000 - $121,000/Yr

Prologis - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Francisco, CA

Real Estate

About the position

The GIS Associate, Spatial Data Engineer at Prologis will be part of the Global Strategy and Analytics (GSA) team, focusing on geospatial analysis and data modeling to support site selection and business decision-making. This role involves developing and maintaining geospatial databases, collaborating with various internal teams, and staying updated on GIS technologies to enhance analytical capabilities. The position emphasizes innovation, stakeholder communication, and the application of data engineering principles to identify market trends and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain geospatial databases in support of site selection and analysis.
• Develop geospatial models and workflows to identify trends, patterns, and relationships that impact decisions.
• Identify and analyze potential business opportunities to create models that assess market potential, economic and market trends.
• Work closely and build relationships with internal teams to establish and understand business needs and provide geospatial insight.
• Communicate findings and recommendations effectively to stakeholders through presentations and meetings.
• Stay up to date on GIS and data engineering technology to ensure best practices and continuously improve analytical capabilities.
• Provide training and documentation to support fellow GIS staff on process and best practice.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional GIS analyst and data engineering experience.
• Proficient in the Esri ArcGIS suite, including ArcGIS Pro in an Enterprise deployment.
• Proficient in SQL and Python to support in the curation of data pipelines and analytical models.
• Proficient in ELT design patterns, 'Modern data stack' tooling and cloud data warehousing.
• Background in data products design and management with a data-centric engineering mentality.
• Ability to participate in meetings to offer creative solutions to business problems of increasing complexity.
• Ethical drive to enhance the culture of our team, department and company.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science or a related field (or applicable work experience).
• Snowflake and AWS experience.
• Tableau or other BI tool proficiency.
• Spatial Types database architecture and implementation in a data warehouse.
• Big data design patterns and tooling knowledge.
• Software development life cycle best practices.

Benefits

• Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation.
• Generous PTO with a starting accrual of 22 days a year in addition to paid holidays and volunteer time.