Duties of the position shall include but are not limited to:

• Working under the direction of the Council’s GIS Manager, the GIS Analyst will be responsible for contributing to and managing the implementation the GIS elements of the ICT Operational Plan and Strategy.
• Management and ongoing development of the Councils Enterprise GIS Platform and associated Spatial Data Infrastructure.
• Support the Operational Directorates in the implementation and use of GIS systems and applications.
• Administration and development of the Councils GIS technical architecture.
• GIS related project management.
• GIS related solution design, development, and implementation. (Web / Server / Desktop)
• Spatial data collection, integration, manipulation, and management.
• Provision of GIS technical support.
• Liaison with the systems development and infrastructure teams of the IS Department as necessary.
• Vendor engagement including data and technology suppliers.
• Ad-hoc spatial analysis / data analysis.
• To keep abreast of GIS technology developments and identification of opportunities to be gainfully utilised by the Council.
• Build the capacity of the Councils GIS Platform and Spatial Data Infrastructure to maximise opportunities presented through best practice GIS implementation and Geographical Information management.
• Act as a Champion by promoting GIS and associated spatial technology use within the Council for the purpose of improving decision making and introducing efficiencies.
• Contributing effectively to business process improvement initiatives
• Support the use of standards and best practices in regard to metadata and data cataloguing.
• Other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed applications have:

A qualification of at least Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) in Computing, GIS,
Geography or a comparable qualification and at least 3 years directly relevant, recent GIS hands-on
experience from your employment to date
AND
 

1. Extensive experience of ESRI Mapping and Spatial Analytics product suite for on premise and cloud services.
2. Have excellent IT, GIS and project management skills.
3. Experience of databases and database design and system implementation would be an advantage.

• In the management of GIS Projects from inception to delivery.
• GIS principles and mapping concepts, e.g. grids, projections, transformations, generalisation, accuracy, precision etc.
• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise and/or ArcGIS Online.
• Hands on experience with ArcGIS Pro and/or ArcGIS Map.
• Spatial analysis and visualisation techniques.
• Processing, cleaning, creation and maintenance of spatial datasets.
• Geospatial data storage and management.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• To be a self-starter, capable of continuous self-learning, new thinking, working to very tight deadlines and committed to achieving high quality results.

• Project Management using an established methodology (E.g. PRINCE2, PMP).
• Experience in requirements analysis and business process analysis.
• Hands on experience with the ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS online components, in particular but not limited to:
  • Portal Administration
  • User account administration
  • WebApp Builder
  • Field Maps / Survey123
  • Operations Dashboard
• Hands on experience with ArcGIS Pro extensions, in particular Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst.
• Experience with Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) tools, in particular FME.
• Knowledge of computer programming and scripting languages.
• Production and use of map services. (ArcGIS REST, OGC).
• Knowledge of web technologies and skills.
• Data Analytics methodologies and experience with BI applications such as PowerBI or Tableau.
• Experience with GIS applications such QGIS.
• Data Governance and familiarity with Open Data concepts.

Further Information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website.