ArcGIS Data Analyst

Job ID: SC-8477

Hybrid/Local ArcGIS Data Analyst/Admin with pro/Online/Notebooks/Portal, public health data modeling/mapping/cleansing, Web services/REST/SOAP, spatial analysis, SQL Server, IIS admin, and CDC/HIPPA/PHI/PII experience

Location: Cayce, SC (DPH)
Duration: 12 Months
Work Location: Role is hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) in Cayce, SC
Candidate location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident. Open to candidates from NC, GA, or FL who are willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.

REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. 3-5 years Experienced Data analyst with extensive experience performing public health data modeling, data mapping, data cleansing
2. 3-5 years Experience with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online
3. Web services (Rest, SOAP).
4. 3-5 Years GIS Infrastructure Administration and Monitoring
5. SQL Server.
6. GIS mapping.
7. Solid background in data integration, staging, quality and distribution
8. Knowledge of the Information Technology Field, best practices, organization, and operations.

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor s Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.

PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
1. Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
2. Experience using Microsoft s Internet Information Services (IIS).
4. Arcgis Notebooks.
5. Ticketing system.
6. Experience with industry standard information security practices
7. Experience with security and data classification related to CDC, HIPPA, and PHI/PII data

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
Due to the volume of GIS activities being performed to support the agency, additional staff is needed to assist current staff with backend support of the agency GIS environment and support scripts and GIS REST services. The team will ensure systems are following industry best practices to ensure strategic initiatives and compliance with federal and state regulatory laws and ensure business continuity. This position will support Public Health initiatives

This position will be a part of the team responsible for maintaining critical agency functions including health facility adequacy analysis and geographic information services during emergency response operations as well as utilizing GIS solutions and day-to-day operations.
Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.

DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position will focus on Public Health initiatives including (but not limited to), Cancer Registry, immunizations, maintaining enterprise architecture, geospatial analysis, infectious disease surveillance and application development. This will include providing support, analysis, testing, problem resolution, reporting, and monitoring of GIS environment and services associated with sensitive data that are restricted and confidential. The candidate will work in a team environment with other GIS and Information Technology staff and Program Area to provide support of GIS solutions and users. The GIS candidate will work in the ESRI software platform and other tools to support agency GIS backend interoperability, REST services, Web API service, python scripts, and online web mapping solutions.
Specific duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

When modeling restricted and confidential health data sets ensure deidentification principles are applied when performing analysis along with following security policies and procedures.
Performs complex analysis, design, testing, documentation, and implementation of GIS applications and upgrades.
Develop and maintain python scripts supporting GIS interoperability capabilities
Ability to manipulate spatial data, and other common GIS formats
Develop and maintain spatial queries
Assist with supporting public health and related spatial data layers
Perform spatial analysis utilizing Spatial Analyst, Insights, Network, and Business Analyst to meet Public Health requests
Create complex cartographic products
Develop and maintain GIS rest services for Public Health data
Support applications in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Portal
Work with Information Technology staff to learn system technical functionality and IT Security Standards and practices.
Provide system user support with a focus on public health requests
Assist staff in resolving system-related problems
Assist with System user account permissions and security
Create and maintain supporting system and training documentation.
Coordinate and assist with system testing and production validation
The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project. The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours. Schedules amongst the team can be coordinated to ensure coverage of operational hours of Monday Sunday, 7:00 am 6:00 pm.

The candidate will work with the Assigned Section Manager to identify, prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation to IT standards and procedures. The candidate will work with customer and subject matter experts for the system design and testing.