Senior GIS Applications Specialist

Senior GIS Applications Specialist

As a Senior GIS Applications Specialist, you will leverage your skills and knowledge of Esri ArcGIS platform to provide geospatial technology solutions throughout our four-service utility. You will have the opportunity to independently and collaboratively design, configure, and provide ongoing support of mobile and web-based GIS solutions for our employees.

A day in the life of a Senior GIS Applications Specialist may include:

• Meeting with internal stakeholders to identify solution requirements and provide progress updates and user training
• Designing new datasets and authoring maps in ArcGIS Pro
• Designing new hosted datasets and web maps in ArcGIS Online or Portal for ArcGIS
• Configuring web applications using ArcGIS Experience Builder, Story Maps, Dashboards, and Instant Apps
• Configuring mobile applications using ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey123, and Quick Capture
• Assisting with the administration of our ArcGIS Online Organization and with the maintenance of our ArcGIS Enterprise deployment, including ArcGIS server and portal for ArcGIS
• Collaborating with other members of our Asset Management Technology team on large-scale, enterprise-wide projects
• Writing Arcade expressions in web environments and Python scripts using ArcPy and/or Python API for ArcGIS to automate tasks
• Creating data integrations with non-spatial systems

Who You Are

• Experience designing geodatabase feature classes/tables with ArcGIS desktop software such as ArcMap/ArcCatalog and/or ArcGIS Pro, including the application of subtypes and domains and proper selection of data types
• Experience with map authoring techniques in a desktop GIS environment, including symbolization, creating labeling expressions, writing definition expressions using SQL, setting display properties, and popup configuration
• Ability to work with internal stakeholders to develop GIS solution requirements, configure technical solutions, and train end users

The following qualifications are highly valued:

• Proficiency with writing scripts using Python (ArcPy and/or ArcGIS API for Python) and/or Arcade expressions
• Proficiency with ArcGIS mobile applications such as Field Maps, Survey123, Quick Capture, or Workforce
• Experience with designing and configuring web-based viewing, editing, or reporting applications using any of Experience Builder, Web App Builder, Configurable Apps, or Instant Apps
• Experience with Geometric Network and/or Utility Network implementation and maintenance
• Bachelor's Degree in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field

The military job codes/duty codes most closely related to this role are: 251A, 255A, 25A, 25B, 25E, 33S1, 33SX, 37A1, 37A4, 6420, 6423, 7421, 7427, IT, 681, 6673, 9934, 9975, 9985

Our Commitment to Our Employees 

Our people are the heart and soul of Colorado Springs Utilities.  They keep the lights on, gas flowing, water coming in, and wastewater leaving.  We do not just say people are important – we prove it!  That’s why we are honored to invest in protecting the health and financial security of our employees and their families through our rich benefits program.

• Time Off – Because everybody needs time off to recharge
  • Vacation – New employees accrue 13 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 24 days per year
  • Personal Leave –3 days per year of personal leave
  • Paid Holidays –12 paid holidays per year
  • Sick Leave – Accrue 12 days of sick leave annually for those days when you or a family member is feeling under the weather
  • Vacation Buy – Purchase up to 40 hours of additional vacation time
• Pension Plan – Looking forward to a comfortable lifestyle once you’re done working? The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) provides you with retirement benefits and peace of mind when you retire 
• Medical – Select from three comprehensive medical plans, starting at $0 per month.  Employees also enjoy access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Wellness Program – Voluntary wellness program that allows you and your spouse to each earn up to $500 to use towards healthcare expenses, $100 in Visa gift cards, and up to $400 in gym membership reimbursements
• Dental – Select from two dental plans, with in-network PPO preventive care covered at 100% and access to orthodontia coverage (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Vision – Voluntary plan that covers full vis