GIS Architect

Job ID: 65350

GIS Architect

Location: Denver, CO

Duration: 3-6 months; potential for contract-to-hire

Client: COOP Jefferson County

Hybrid Job

QUALIFICATIONS: a bachelor’s degree in GIS, Geography, or a related field, combined with 5–8 years of experience in spatial analysis, database management, and Python scripting. Key qualifications include expert proficiency in Esri products (ArcGIS Desktop/Pro/Enterprise), advanced data management skills, project leadership experience, and the ability to automate workflows.

Core Technical Qualifications

• Software Expertise: Advanced knowledge of ArcGIS Suite (Desktop, Pro, Server, Portal), ArcGIS Online, and QGIS.
• Data & Database Management: Proficiency in creating and maintaining enterprise geodatabases (ArcSDE), SQL, and spatial data integration.
• Scripting & Automation: Strong skills in Python (ArcPy/API),  for ETL processes, and automation to streamline workflows.
• Analyze, design, develop and maintain complex geographic databases and feature sets. Perform updates and edits.
• Determine structure, integrity and data exchange.
• Independently evaluate, develop and program computer software applications to automate data capture, conversion and maintenance procedures related to Geographic Information
• System (GIS). Determine application and data architecture.
• Debug programming code and make detailed programming decisions.
• Determine data conversion algorithms.
• Create processes and procedures.
• Troubleshoot GIS data, processing, or integration issues.
• Coordinate the efforts of external contractors and suppliers to meet project objectives.
• Make recommendations to management.
• Create and maintain schedules.
• Provide technical guidance as required.
• Prepare draft project budget submissions and monitor project budget compliance.
• Design, develop, and maintain programmatic solutions for fulfilling map and data requests in response to internal and external customer service requests. Determine needs. Select appropriate data. Coordinate production.
• Review, evaluate, and verify mapping data or themes provided by other government agencies or private sector contractors for accuracy and consistency.
• Modify and correct database values as necessary.
• Provide quality assurance and quality control on both internal and external spatial data, both manually and by means of automated mechanisms.