Senior GIS Analyst

Job Title: Senior GIS Analyst

Location: Nashville, TN

Duration: 6 Months Contract to Hire.

Job Description

This is an analyst position able to perform computerized and GIS mapping tasks requiring considerable skill, independent judgement, and specialized experience and knowledge of GIS applications, especially field mapping applications. This position may perform duties associated with compilation and maintenance of Client GIS layers conduct GIS analysis tasks and generate cartographic products as needed.

Job Responsibilities:

• Work with end users to implement Esri configured solutions in Portal and ArcGIS Online
• Work closely with team members to conduct use-case analysis of business functions to identify GIS application requirements, technical issues and training needs
• Communicate with internal and external technical resources to resolve end-user issues and provide guidance to users on methods for correcting problems
• Use a variety of spatial editing techniques to accurately create and update an array of GIS datasets
• Participate in compatibility testing of application upgrades (planning, development, user testing, implementation) of GIS web applications / desktop extensions to keep pace with current platform version
• Perform quality control processes on GIS data and attribute information
• Prepare technical documentation including data specifications, user requirements, and procedures
• Produce maps showing the spatial distribution of various kinds of data
• Produce reports on geographic data utilizing data visualizations
• Perform spatial analysis of both vector and raster datasets
• Conduct in-house training and tracking progress on system implementation and application projects
• Understanding of the data, functions, and tasks that the GIS applications will support