GIS Data Engineer

Our client is hiring an GIS Analytics Engineer for a contract to hire position. This role will be 3 days in the Queens, NY office.

Are you an Analytics Engineer who loves working with geospatial data? Are you skilled in using SQL and Python to integrate large data sets into meaningful assets that the business can use for analytics? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, please read on!

Our client's Data and Analytics team needs GIS Analytics Engineers to help them architect and build robust data solutions that can be used by the Data Science and analytics teams and analysts throughout the business. The role requires you to collaborate with both technical and non-technical folks. You will be involved in various projects, allowing you to grow your knowledge and skills beyond what you thought was possible.

Responsibilities

• Transforming large, complex data into business assets that serve the Data and Analytics team and analysts throughout the organization.
• Translating actionable business needs into programmatic solutions using geospatial analytical methods.
• Partner closely with IT to develop scalable and repeatable processes to ingest new data sources and engineer and leverage base data tables.
• Establish a culture of collaboration and excellence within the team and across the organization.

• Explore and recommend innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Ensure our data assets meet our data quality standards.
• Have fun in a fast-paced, energetic environment.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of SQL, Google Big Query, Python, and Airflow for workflow management.

• Experience with automating geoprocessing of large datasets at scale, ideally using Google Cloud Platform, PostgreSQL, or Python.
• Experience with dbt or Google Dataform is a plus.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams and driving projects to successful completion.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels.