GIS Specialist Job Description
GIS specialist
provides technical support and training for GIS users on GIS applications, GNSS equipment, and other GIS related technologies.
GIS Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Access damaged or non-functioning hard disk drives where a logical or physical issue may prevent normal access, where there is a requirement for any data held there to be safely recovered
Access damaged or non-functioning data repositories, including RAID systems, where there is a requirement for any data held there to be safely recovered
Will use concepts, practices and procedures to extract and provide GIS data to clients
Escalate unresolved issues to senior staff as required
Research, verify and document product defects and enhancement requests
Respond rapidly to requirements to gather electronic data, potentially on a global scale
Identify effective, efficient and innovative means of gathering electronic evidence from Barclays’ network and enterprise operations
Conduct expert technical and forensic examinations of digital devices, in line with legal direction
Deploy leading edge techniques and tools in order to recover electronic evidence from a variety of digital devices, including mobile devices and other electronic storage devices
Ensure all actions taken in an investigation are compliant with industry leading best practices for ensuring suitability for use in a court of law and to the standard set out in the ACPO Good Practice Guide for Digital Evidence
GIS Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for GIS Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: GIS, GISP, CFM, ENP, CAD, PMP, AICP, NCDA, HAZWOPER, OSHA
Education for GIS Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the GIS specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Geography, Computer Science, Engineering, Education, Technical, Geographic Information Systems, Drafting, Environmental Science, Science, Computer
Skills for GIS Specialist
Desired skills for GIS specialist include:
Gas construction standards specifically related to gas distribution and transmission data
SoCalGas work practices
Concepts
Word
Cartographic design and production concepts and principles
Guidance
Access
ArcGIS for Server
Army GIS and IT directives
GIS/GPS technologies and specialized GIS data and system applications
Desired experience for GIS specialist includes:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Civil Engineering, GIS or related field
Advanced knowledge and understanding of the Infrastructure industry needs and workflows
Provide a technical advice in support of the Cyber Forensics Investigation team, to include support through research of data held within Barclays strategic platforms and other unstructured data
Support reporting on progress of investigations and conclusions to a wide range of senior stake holders, including Legal Counsel, Heads of Compliance, CXOs of business lines, technology executives
Report and give evidence for Barclays externally (both oral and written) as required by the business, and in conjunction with Legal Counsel
Support the build and maintenance of a wide global network of relationships to maintain profile and effectiveness of the CFI team
GIS Specialist Examples
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of GIS specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for GIS specialist
- Provide a technical expertise in support of the Cyber Forensics Investigation team, to include support through research of data held within Barclays strategic platforms and other unstructured data
- Report on progress of investigations and conclusions to a wide range of senior stake holders, including Legal Counsel, Heads of Compliance, CXOs of business lines, technology executives
- Build and maintain wide global network of relationships to maintain profile and effectiveness of the CFI team
- Map production
- Data collection, creation, conversion, and editing
- Geoprocessing
- Custom GIS development and automation
- GIS data interpretation and analysis
- Create digital tidal marsh inventories from high resolution aerial imagery using ArcGIS Software
- Using photo interpretation techniques, digitize shape files of shoreline condition using ArcGIS Software to characterize shoreline for structure, land use, stability, and nature-based features
Qualifications for GIS specialist
- Technical degree in Earth Science, Information Technology, or related program
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience working as a GIS professional or supporting GIS applications
- Advanced knowledge of the ESRI ArcGIS platform and SDE data management best practices including but not limited to managing SDE layers, .lyr files, symbology, and map templates
- Ability to perform geoprocessing with Python
- Strong understanding of cartography and geodetics
- Experience implementing ESRI Portal for ArcGIS or ArcGIS Online
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Our growing company is looking for a GIS specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for GIS specialist
- Provide hands-on support for the visual inspection and correction of digital data developed in ArcGIS by staff within the Coastal Inventory Program
- Assist with development of project metadata
- Responsible for GIS data conversion between multiple file formats
- Be responsible for product quality control with adherence to company standards
- Responsible for assisting with print production of reports and proposals
- Report to and review project work with Senior GIS personnel
- The Geospatial Systems Administrator is responsible for the effective installation, configuration, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of enterprise level GEOINT applications and databases
- Technologies supported include ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, SOCIET GXP, OpenGeo Software Suite, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Active Directory, NetApp Storage Solutions, VMWare, and Linux server software
- The contractor duties shall include but are not limited to system architecture backup and recover plans, the implementation of security protocols and patches, the monitoring of system health and loading and the administration of multiple servers, databases and storage solutions
- Will update the GIS master database layers for spatial geometry and attributes and the metadata associated with each GIS data layer
Qualifications for GIS specialist
- Energetic, self-motivated and goal-oriented mindset
- Bachelor’s degree in geography, planning, engineering, computer science, or a related technical field with emphasis in geographic information systems (GIS)
- Knowledge of the ESRI GIS product suite as part of school curriculum or industry work
- Must have the ability to work with a team of professionals and have excellent time management skills
- Will be required to work independently and communicate directly with customers from environmental, public works, engineering and other business areas
- Must be able to acquire and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) secret security clearance
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of GIS specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for GIS specialist
- Develops or modifies deliverables based on rough sketches, marked-up copies and/or detailed verbal instructions
- Health and Safety -Apply safety rules and safe practices environmental responsibilities
- Service Delivery -Site management, I&C of local installation personnel
- Assesses technical issues to determine if on site assistance is required
- Reporting, filling in test reports, electrical and mechanical function tests, commissioning works for GIS and perform HV test
- Obtains and document acknowledgement from the customer regarding the competed tasks and detailed activities to solve the customer problem
- Ensures the coordination of the other internal and external technicians and assigns them specific tasks related to service need
- Leadership- Act as project leader in the service project by analyzing the project requirements and clarifying project scope
- Continuous improvement- Proactively identify potential equipment failures and request proactive corrective actions
- Participate in improvement activities
Qualifications for GIS specialist
- Bachelor’s Degree in Cartography or Geography or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Geography, Watershed Science or other related field with a strong emphasis in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Training and/or equivalent experience with ESRI ArcGIS products including 3D Analyst and Spatial Analyst
- GIS analysis and cartography skills
- Knowledge of Python scripting for use in geoprocessing, workflow automation, and model building
- Ability to track production efforts on multiple projects
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Our company is looking for a GIS specialist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for GIS specialist
- Handle executive level requests for hardware and software on supported clients in the environment
- Updates assigned problem tickets
- Escalates problems as appropriate
- Tracks and maintains site documentation, configurations, and maintenance
- Completes special assignments and project work as needed
- May contribute to desktop/laptop software evaluations and upgrades
- May interface with third party vendors to resolve certain hardware/software problems
- Perform scripting in FME and ArcPy for spatial data manipulation
- Author desktop maps, map services, and web maps
- Digitize land, lease, and pipeline data
Qualifications for GIS specialist
- Knowledge of and experience with HTML
- Familiarity with the FEMA floodplain mapping process
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, Computer Science or related field
- Working knowledge of multi-user environments (ex
- Tertiary qualifications in GIS, Geomatics, Geography, Environmental Sciences or a related discipline
- Basic–to–intermediate experience in GIS and spatial sciences
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Our company is hiring for a GIS specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for GIS specialist
- Communicate with vendors over data issues and application bugs
- Designs and develops (or oversees design and development of) GIS automation processes for internal use
- Integrates hardware, software, and data
- Deliver projects and tasks on budget and to deadlines, working with the project managers
- GIS map data analysis
- Web AppBuilder for Arcgis development
- GIS data checking and mapping between MIS and SAP system
- Drones management, maintaining
- Photoes processing by Agisoft photoscan
- Lead or participate as a team member on Departmental/Business Unit initiatives, special projects, and Major Project Organization (MPO) projects
Qualifications for GIS specialist
- A working knowledge of the ArcGIS and/or Mapinfo suite of desktop tools is highly desirable
- Familiarity with the use of mobile data collection methods and desk top programming
- Register, document and report all defects and deficiencies during installation
- Perform HV tests
- Possess a valid Ontario Driver’s License
- Typically a Minimum of ten years systems administration experience within DOD or Intelligence Community required, with five years at the operations level