GIS Data Engineer

Job#: 1374173

Job Description:

Apex Systems, America’s second largest technical staffing firm, is actively hiring for a Principal GIS Data Engineer role with a Fortune 200 Utilities and Renewable Energy Client!

 This is a fast-paced environment offering professional growth and long term stability.   

This position is designated as hybrid with preferred candidates living in Juno Beach, Florida

**For immediate consideration, please send your most up-to-date resume in a Word Document to: Rebecca and Alex at [email protected] and  [email protected]*

Position: GIS Data Engineer
Location: Juno Beach, Miami, or Plantation, Florida
Experience: 10+ years of relatable professional experience preferred
Hours: M-F, 40 hours per week
Length: 3 months, Contract-To-Hire

Job Overview

The Enterprise GIS team is seeking a Principal IT Data Engineer – GIS with strong functional knowledge and background in Esri Geospatial Platform. They will work to support the strategy and develop standards for an Enterprise GIS Data Platform to enable end-to-end geospatial workflows, ETL, and content distribution across multiple business units. This position assesses, designs, develops, integrates and troubleshoots technology to support business processes. Employees provide technical or functional guidance to project or work teams, as needed within specific or multiple disciplines. This position is accountable for ensuring the reliability, performance, security, and continuity of IT systems, as well as ensuring that excellent technical support services are provided. 

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyzes, designs, develops, tests, debugs, implements, maintains, integrates, customizes, and enhances existing or new systems
• Applies appropriate Agile or development methodologies, system development lifecycles, tools, and technology to manage development activities
• Automates the handoff of code releases from development to operations (DevOps)
• Participates in the change management and  service ticket management processes including receiving, resolution monitoring, and ensuring customer satisfaction
• Leads projects when needed and builds strong working understanding of the solution being delivered
• Ensures user satisfaction by providing preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and timely resolution of more complex problems
• Designs, develops, and  tests experimental application work to test new ideas with bounded cost and time frames
• Ensures that applications processes are conducted in line with corporate social responsibility, security, compliance, environmental, and technical policies and applicable standards and legislation
• Acts as liaison with regulatory agencies, vendors, and contractors on matters relating to computer systems as required
• Defines metrics and monitors Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for systems being developed
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Essential Skills

• 10+ years’ experience as an Data Engineer with GIS
• Business, Application and Data experience
• Experience defining roadmaps and standards
• Design solutions that include business innovation and transformation, improved process workflows
• Decompose a business request into meaningful capabilities and processes
• Excellent communication skills
• Successfully demonstrated leadership and influential skills in a complex organization
• Adept at creative solution development, drive to innovate and automate
• Used to agile, fast-paced, dynamic project environments
• Hands-on with application development, system configuration, and support.

Desired Technical / GIS Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years experience with Esri Suite of applications in a hybrid environment
• Strong understanding of GIS best practices and functionality
• Familiarity with designing/developing/supporting Enterprise GIS Application standardization
• Strong understanding of GIS best practices and functionality

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.