Senior GIS Technical Analyst

Job Description

Timmons Group is currently seeking a Senior Technical Analyst to join our GIS Staff Augmentation group out of Richmond, VA to drive technical excellence on-site at one of our esteemed client locations.

As a Senior Technical Analyst, you will be responsible for performing a wide variety of production tasks for geospatial projects and data management. You will assist and support Project Managers and Developers in meeting project deliverable requirements and deadlines.

Our Geospatial division supports clients across the country in many industries ranging from state and local governments, utility providers, transportation, natural resources, forestry and fish and wildlife. As an Esri Gold Partner, we are excited to be completely aligned with the cutting edge Esri technology implementations.

The ideal candidate will be inspired by data analysis and system and solution development to gain insight on innovation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Offer comprehensive consulting on data management best practices, including workflows, tools, governance models and integration patterns.

• Lead the design and development of enterprise geographic information systems (GIS)

• Conduct data model design and development tasks, and apply sophisticated geospatial analysis techniques to datasets

• Collaborate closely with the development team to provide GIS support, training, and assistance, as well at to troubleshoot complex problems associated with existing GIS applications, tools, and data

• Support the development and maintenance of Esri-based GIS solutions and applications, perform cartographic tasks to develop end-user map products, and provide ongoing support for GIS programs and functions requiring programming and analysis.

Skills and Requirements of a successful candidate should have the following, but are not limited to:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent from four-year college in GIS, Surveying, engineering, Geography, Information Systems, or related degree, and at least eight years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Proficiency in Esri ArcGIS Software, including Desktop, Extensions, ArcGIS Enterprise Server & Portal, with expertise in ArcGIS Server and geodatabases.

• Experience managing Esri versions and versioning schemes as well as producing ArcGIS data services and managing caching for web-GIS applications

• Familiarity with Esri Production Mapping suite of tools, including Data Reviewer, Workflow Manager, Task Assistant manager and optionally LRS and Esri's Roads and Highways.

• Competence in SQL Server and Oracle database development and usage, along with fluency in scripting languages like SQL, Python, ArcPy, .NET and other spatial data processing tools

• Proficient in producing quality cartographic products using both Esri and TileMill, with strong oral and written communication skills