The Lead GIS Analyst will create, analyze, and maintain open datasets, data visualizations, spatial databases, and applications using the ArcGIS suite of desktop products, ArcGIS Online, and scripting tools. The analyst will take on projects to extract, evaluate, and visualize spatial and non-spatial data for public data releases, business intelligence, and project/program performance tracking.
Requirements
- Liaising with department executives, analysts and technical staff to advance data services projects.
- Completing data publishing and change requests from City departments.
- Develop and maintain basic visualizations of open datasets to broaden the audience of users, as well as more intricate data dashboards on priority topics.
- Ensuring quality control over open data published visualizations and metadata.
- Managing data support and responses to department staff and the public.
- Facilitating public adoption of and engagement around data releases through community trainings and other methods.
- Supporting audits of City data services to ensure quality, freshness, and relevance.
- Provide geospatial support to other city agencies including data development, analysis, online maps, ETL processes, and setup of field data collection apps.
- Query, analyze and prepare statistics on spatial and non-spatial data using GIS, SQL, Excel, Python and other tools.
- Prepare and execute workflows and automated routines using Python.
- Prepare and execute queries in spatial and non-spatial databases using SQL.
- Coordination of some short- and long-term enterprise GIS projects by preparing and maintaining project status and documentation.
- Participate in meetings and events within the department, city, and wider GIS user community.
- Prepare and deliver presentations and/or training sessions related to mapping software, tools or procedures to City staff or at conferences on as-needed basis.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
- Wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- Generous retirement savings options
- Pay off your student loans faster through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Free Commute on SEPTA
- Tuition Discounts and Scholarships
