GIS Technician - 12 Month Rolling Contract - Remote Working
My client has a requirement for a GIS Technician on an initial 12 month contract assignment - this role will be remote working.
Project Responsibilities
• Assess existing GIS platforms, spatial databases, data models, schemas, storage environments, integrations, metadata, governance, quality issues, and technical constraints.
• Develop or validate a GIS strategy aligned with organisational objectives, digital transformation initiatives, architecture, scalability, integration, automation, analytics, dashboards, reporting, and location-intelligence requirements.
• Improve spatial dataset quality, accuracy, consistency, preparation, transformation, optimisation, stewardship, and maintenance.
• Provide technical leadership for GIS application development, configuration, system integration, spatial analytics, web maps, dashboards, location-intelligence solutions, APIs, automation workflows, and data pipelines.
• Advise on GIS data modelling, geospatial analysis, cartography, web mapping, reporting, system performance, scalability, security, and development standards.
• Support planning, delivery, and implementation with internal teams, vendors, and subject-matter experts.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation covering GIS architecture, data models, integrations, workflows, application configurations, administration procedures, development standards, testing, and operational support.
• Deliver workshops, demonstrations, training, and knowledge-transfer sessions.
• Attend weekly project meetings, provide written progress reports, and ensure deliverables comply with project governance, quality assurance, and reporting standards
Must-haves
• Professional experience in GIS principles, GIS applications, data analysis, and associated technologies.
• Extensive experience with GIS architecture, enterprise GIS solutions, geospatial applications, spatial databases, metadata, data governance, cartography, spatial analytics, location intelligence, mapping, dashboards, reporting, APIs, cloud services, ETL/ELT processes, and enterprise-scale databases (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostGIS, or MySQL).
• Experience with GIS application development, configuration, system integration, automation workflows, and data pipelines.
• Experience leading complex GIS, data, or technology projects and coordinating other specialists.
Please submit your most recent CV in application to this position.