Fairfax County Government · 8 hours ago
GIS System Administrator (Geog Info Spatial Analyst III)
Fairfax, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expFairfax County Government is seeking a senior member for their Department of Information Technology’s Enterprise GIS Division. The role involves administering and maintaining critical GIS systems and applications while improving efficiency through automation and managing projects that deliver GIS-based solutions.
GovernmentService Industry
No H1B
Responsibilities
Identify, design, develop and conduct spatial solutions/models to complex business problems for users
Creates/develops solutions for GIS systems (data, applications)
Conducts data modeling
Guides GIS project personnel
Performs project management duties for spatial system development and implementation
Establishes standards and methods for developing GIS application software; database development and operation
Effectively participates and collaborates in cross-departmental teams. Develops documents and maintains data loading tools and processes
Develops and conducts advanced spatial queries in GIS data warehouse (e.g., with Oracle Spatial)
Performs all stages of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and applies relevant tasks and deliverables of the SDLC to GIS projects
Defines system/database requirements for spatial applications
Develops and performs enterprise level acceptance tests for GIS hardware and software
Utilizes IT Information Library (ITIL) and other relevant County standards on system projects
Provides training, guidance and assistance to lower level analysts
Designs, develops, conducts and implements training programs and classes
Provides technical support for complex system level problems
Evaluates, designs, and implements spatial data models
Serves on Selection Advisory Committee/Technical Advisory Committee to evaluate proposals submitted in response to Request for Proposals
Formulates detailed project plans and timelines
Coordinates efforts between GIS staff, other County staff, and contractors
Manages and leads the design and development of moderate to complex GIS applications
Provides technical assistance in data layer maintenance procedures
Communicates with agency GIS leaders to assess needs and develop priorities
Provides input to the GIS Spatial Analyst IV to help determine assignments of GIS resources to project initiatives
Coordinates with County agencies in providing connectivity between the GIS database and County enterprise databases
Provides GIS Liaison and coordination with neighboring jurisdictions and state agencies. Assists agencies with technical hardware and software resources required in a distributed environment
May supervise, assign, and evaluate work for GIS Spatial Analyst Is, IIs and Technicians
Provides assistance to other staff as needed
Provides both technical and functional GIS presentations to Senior County Management, Board Members, and constituents
Attends meetings and conferences related to GIS
Performs any of the illustrative duties in support of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Performs evaluation of suitability and capability, estimation and prediction, using spatial tools
Performs any or all of the four traditional types of spatial analysis: spatial overlay and contiguity analysis, surface analysis, linear analysis, and raster analysis
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, geography or related field which included coursework in Oracle and/or another complex database platform
Two years of experience in working with and developing systems utilizing GIS platforms such as ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop or Server software suites
Experience performing GIS modeling (e.g., relationship classes, topologies, 3-D, object, data) and spatial analysis (e.g., proximity analysis, image analysis, routing analysis)
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer
Preferred
Five (5) or more years of experience in GIS system administration, including at least two (2) years supporting the ArcGIS Enterprise suite (Portal for ArcGIS and ArcGIS Server)
Experience with additional ArcGIS Enterprise components such as ArcGIS Image Server and ArcGIS GeoEvent Server
Two (2) or more years of GIS-related scripting and automation experience, preferably using Python
Working knowledge of virtualized or cloud-based desktop environments, such as Azure
Experience using GIS-specific APIs, including ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python, and ArcGIS REST APIs
Knowledge of software development and debugging tools and techniques, including Visual Studio, browser-based development and diagnostic tools, and/or Jupyter Notebooks
Experience with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop, including extensions such as Spatial Analyst and Network Analyst
Experience with SQL Server, including spatial databases, spatial indexes, and spatial functions
Knowledge of relational database systems and tools used for GIS and geodatabase processing
Project management experience
Strong organizational, verbal, written, and collaboration skills
Strong understanding of GIS technology, including spatial analysis, geospatial data processing, and data modeling techniques
Demonstrated attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, with minimal supervision as required
Demonstrated initiative and ability to proactively propose and implement innovative solutions to improve processes and outcomes
Company
Fairfax County Government
Fairfax County Government is a government administrator organization.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Baptista
Assistant Chief Election Officer (Office of Elections)
Audra Michele Morris
Chief Election Officer
Recent News
2025-03-26
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