Sr GIS Analyst

Posting number: 26JUL79843O

Department: City-Wide

Job classification: Sr GIS Analyst

Posting type: Open

Categories: IT and Computers, Database Administration

Summary

Career Opportunity
The city of Las Vegas invites applications for Sr GIS Analyst to join our department of Fire and Rescue. This position leads oversees and participates in the more complex and difficult work of staff responsible for design, development, implementation, maintenance and quality assurance of Geographic Information System (GIS) applications, system components and data; and performs a variety of technical duties related to the area of assignment as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is the advanced journey-level class in the GIS Analyst series.  Employees within this class are distinguished from other classes within the series by the level of responsibility assumed and the complexity of duties assigned.  Employees perform the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series.  Employees at this level are required to be fully trained in all procedures related to assigned area of responsibility.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the following:

• Three years of increasingly responsible experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) infrastructure; specifically with the ArcGIS platform including Python, ESRI Model Builder, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Online. 
• Experience integrating software solutions with other business systems including data warehousing, BI, CRM, ERP, and analytics platforms.

The ideal candidate will possess the skills to:

Be part of an enterprise team of GIS professionals who design, document, implement, and manage the geospatial data, software, and systems behind the city's Geographic Information System (GIS) infrastructure. An ideal candidate would design and
implement workflows that ensure GIS components are reliable, scalable, and efficient. 
 
Additionally, the ideal candidate should have experience in Data Management, GeoEnrichment, and Location Intelligence. They should have a strong understanding of programming languages such as Python and SQL as well as GIS software packages such as ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online. They should also be familiar with spatial data formats, such as shapefiles, geodatabases, and different coordinate systems.
 
Finally, an ideal candidate should have strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, leveraging them to engineer solutions that find unique patterns and trends within geospatial data. They should be able to effectively collect, analyze, and interpret spatial data, and they should be able to communicate their findings clearly and concisely to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Receives direction from the assigned supervisor or manager and higher management staff.

Acts as a lead worker, exercising functional or technical supervision, including scheduling and assigning tasks, providing guidance, ensuring work is completed according to proper procedure, monitoring work progress and reviewing results.

Examination Process

A civil service examination will be conducted in accordance with the Civil Service Rules of the city of Las Vegas. The supplemental questions are the examination. Falsification of information may result in disqualification from a recruitment or removal from a city position. Additional information will not be accepted after the closing date. The supplemental questions are weighted 100% for placement on an eligible list, and must be worked on individually by the applicant only. The supplemental questions of all qualified applicants will be reviewed for placement on an eligible list.  The eligible list will remain in effect for a period of 6 months from the date of certification and may be extended for a period of up to 2 years.

Eligible List

You must score 70% or higher on the examination to be placed on the eligible list.

Final candidate selection will include list placement and may include hiring interview (if applicable). Any individual offered employment will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test, complete background check, and may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform the physical requirements of the job. Some positions may require preliminary background checks.  The purpose of this recruitment is to establish an eligible list for current and/ or futur