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City of Syracuse · 3 weeks ago

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Administrator

Syracuse, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$71K/yr - $76K/yr

3+ years exp

The City of Syracuse is seeking a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Administrator to design, develop, manage, and administer GIS and related mapping projects for the Office of Analytics, Performance, and Innovation. The role involves coordinating GIS activities, developing policies and standards, maintaining databases, and providing technical support to users.

Assisted LivingNon ProfitReal Estate

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Coordinates GIS activities within the City of Syracuse and establishing, maintaining, and managing relationships with departments, offices, and external City partners around GIS technology

Develops and prioritizes the annual work plan to address user needs, plans and objectives; develops plans and policies that guide the long-term direction of the program and develops and forecasts GIS budget needs

Develops system standards, governance policies, and security for the GIS organization

Maintains and updates GIS databases and systems

Designs, maintains and performs ongoing development to the City’s GIS organization including, but not limited to, documentation, server configuration, enterprise architecture settings, and GIS database connections

Designs and creates databases and map coverage for spatial analysis of data for City and County departmental and municipal use

Provides interdepartmental and municipal technical assistance by assessing the needs of both County and City departments and municipalities and by designing applications and providing specifications for hardware and software for specialized applications

Reviews and updates hardware and software to make optimal use of technology developments, maintain the viability and effectiveness of systems, and minimize interruptions to City services

Coordinates between local municipalities to promote data sharing and consistency

Organizes internal and external working groups as needed to oversee GIS governance and other topics as needed

Designs and produces specific technical studies, as directed

Provides technical GIS support and guidance to users

Trains and onboards new GIS users

Manages workflows

Assigns roles to users, managing licenses, and monitoring member activity

Works with remote sensing technology to generate new data for application

Informs and advises city and county departments on potential applications for their departments

Develops applications for use by other departments and for use on the Internet

Monitors the ArcGIS Enterprise deployment

Manages and builds GIS products. This includes scoping projects and working to ensure their timely execution

Qualification

Geographic Information SystemsGIS database managementArcGIS EnterpriseTechnical assistanceSpatial analysisGIS governanceProject managementRemote sensing technologyUser trainingInterdepartmental coordination

Required

Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a baccalaureate degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies or a closely related field and three (3) years of professional level work experience, or its part time equivalent, maintaining and modifying a Geographic Information System

Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an associates degree in Geography, Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Environmental Studies or a closely related field and five (5) years of professional level work experience, or its part time equivalent, maintaining and modifying a Geographic Information System

Completion of nine (9) semester credit hours in Geographic Information Systems (or recognized certification in Geographic Information Systems) from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and six (6) years of professional level work experience, or its part time equivalent, maintaining and modifying a Geographic Information System

City of Syracuse residency will be required. If you are not a resident, you have six (6) months from your date of hire to establish residency

Benefits

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Company

City of Syracuse

City of Syracuse is a government organization that provides common council, city auditing, and living wage ordinance services.

Founded in 1848

Syracuse, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.syrgov.net/home.aspx

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