GIS Database Senior System Analyst

Overview

As the GIS Project Team Lead GIS Senior System Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in geodatabase administration for NRG (O&R MAPPING SYSTEM) to GIS Migration. We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in working on enterprise systems, a deep understanding of Database management technologies, and the ability to lead the team through successful database and data model building exercise.Our team is a dynamic IT GIS solutions provider committed to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions. We are seeking a talented GIS Project Team Lead with expertise to spearhead our NRG to GIS migration project. We are looking for an individual with proven track record in enterprise database management. You will utilize geoprocessing tools for data manipulation and management within geodatabase. We are seeking a candidate with a strong background in working on enterprise systems, and the ability to lead the team through successful database management practices.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

- Geodatabase Maintenance: Perform geodatabase compress operations to optimize data storage and maintain system performance. Utilize geoprocessing tools for data manipulation and management within the geodatabase. Understand and implement versioning in geodatabases, reconciling versions to maintain data integrity.

- Geodatabase Administration: Administer geodatabases using ESRI ArcCatalog, providing access and privileges to users based on project requirements. Create feature classes, update feature classes, and create geodatabase. Manage data replication processes to ensure consistency across distributed geodatabases.

- Communication and Collaboration: Oversee and manage team members to foster effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring that project progress is transparent and potential challenges are proactively addressed.

- Collaboration with DBA Group: Collaborate with the DBA group to ensure seamless integration of geodatabases with overall database management strategies. Triage database requests to the DBA team, ensuring prompt and efficient handling of geodatabase-related queries.

- Geometry Repair: Implement geometry repair processes to address data inconsistencies and maintain spatial accuracy.

- Posting and Publishing: Execute posting processes to update versions and publish data for broader access.

- Tracing and Modeling: Conduct data tracing and modeling to analyze spatial relationships and optimize data structure.

- Workshop Participation: Actively participate and engage in workshops, contributing insights and expertise to shape proper database hygiene, drive key data model and configuration decisions. Participates in requirements, design, and data migrationworkshop.

- Documentation: Create, maintain, review and approve comprehensive documentation related to GIS mapping processes, business rules, and workflow optimization, data model and configuration and data migration documentation.

- Decisive Sign-Off: Demonstrate decisiveness in signing off on data model and configuration and data migration and related documents.

- Oversee and manage various teams to ensure alignment and coordination across all project phases.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

- Bachelor's Degree in GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience.

- Master's Degree in GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 2 years of experience.

Preferred Education/Experience

- Master's Degree in GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 2 years of experience with ArcFM experience.

Relevant Work Experience

- Proactive problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, required.

- Exceptional document review skills, providing insightful comments to enhance project documentation, required.

- Decisiveness in signing off on requirements, functional specifications, and component specs related to database management, required.

- High-level understanding of databases, with a focus on geodatabases, required.

- Proficiency in ESRI ArcCatalog for geodatabase administration, required.

- Experience in providing access and privileges to geodatabase users, preferred.

- Knowledge of geoprocessing tools for data manipulation and an Understanding of versioning processes, reconciliation, and geodatabase compress, preferred.

- Familiarity with data replication processes in a geodatabase environment. Ability to repair geometry issues and ensure spatial data accuracy, preferred.

- Proven experience in GIS database management, specifically in electric and gas utility operations, preferred.

- Strong understanding of GIS applications and technologies, preferred.

Skills and Abilities

- Demonstrated problem solving skills

- Excellent collaboration and team building skills

- Effective interpersonal skills

- Demonstrated written communication skills

Licenses and Certifications

- Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

- Must be able to respond to Company emergencies by performing a System Emergency Assignment to restore service to our customers.

- Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.

- Must be able to participate in the Companys emergency management processes and storm plans as required.