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Company | Exec Office of Technology Services and Security |
Address | , Boston, 02108 |
Employment type | FULL_TIME |
Salary | $62,268 - $89,143 a year |
Expires | 2023-10-17 |
Posted at | 8 months ago |
The Executive Office of Technology Services and Security (EOTSS) is the state’s lead office for information technology. We provide enterprise level information technology services including network management and security; computer operations; application hosting; desktop provisioning and management; and modern and responsive digital services to 40,000 internal stakeholders plus the residents, business owners and visitors to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
The primary work location for this role will be One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108. The work schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM EST. This position would be expected to follow a hybrid model of reporting to work that combines in-office workdays and work from home days as needed.
All offers of employment into this position are conditional and subject to passing: a Massachusetts Criminal Background Check (CORI); a security clearance (fingerprinting) consistent with IRS and/or public safety requirements; and security training.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Compiling, importing, reviewing (including QA), editing, and enhancing GIS data from diverse sources, including developing linkages and matches to related data in geospatial databases, developing and using basic automated tools (in Python or SQL) and conducting visual review of GIS and related data developed both internally and by outside organizations. (50%)
- Establishing and maintaining strong internal and external relationships and interacting with state, regional and municipal agency staff to gather GIS and related data files and to investigate potential data corrections and updates. (15%)
- Resolving address and map updates from municipalities. (25%)
- Data analysis and reporting. (10%)
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Familiarity with geographic projections, datums, and coordinate systems and with how geospatial data are developed and organized, creating FGDC-compliant metadata, and cartographic products using GIS software.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Windows, Word, and Excel and familiarity with Microsoft Access and with computer peripherals.
- Proficient knowledge and understanding of normalized relational database models and how they work.
- Strong interpersonal communication, collaboration skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of employees and leaders at various levels.
- Proficient knowledge and hands-on experience with the tools and techniques in using GIS software to develop tabular data and link them to features in the GIS database, reformatting and / or processing the data using GIS and non-GIS software tools to make the tabular data compatible with the GIS data.
- Strong understanding of the importance of data quality and completeness as it relates to their intended uses.
- Willingness and interest in learning new skills and techniques.
- Familiarity with metadata concepts and standards, geo-referencing, data editing concepts and techniques, and map and/or geo-database topology.
- At least two (2) years of relevant Geographic Information Systems (GIS) related experience with hands-on knowledge, capabilities, and techniques of GIS software including features such as pan, zoom, selecting map features by attribute query and vice-versa, geocoding, data symbolization (both vector and raster), basic cartography, and common buffer, overlay, and other spatial analysis operations.
- Possesses an excellent level of written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Experience developing SQL queries or Python scripts.
- Familiarity with HTML and CSS.
- Experience using ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro or ArcGIS Desktop (ArcMap) and ArcGIS Online or equivalent software packages are a plus.
- Previous experience in state or municipal government is a plus.
- Experience with relational database software (e.g., MS Access, PostgreSQL, Oracle).
- Experience using raster processing software (e.g., ArcGIS’ Spatial Analyst, IDRISI, ERDAS imagine, ENVI) is a plus.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major preferably in Geography, Geographic Information systems or related degree/certification, or equivalent work experience.
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
Applicants must have at least (A) three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in electronic data processing, of which (B) at least one year must have been in work in which the major duties included computer systems analysis, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
I. An Associate's degree with a major in the field of data processing or computer programming may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*
II. A Bachelor's or higher degree with a major in the field of data processing or computer and/or information science may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.*
III. A diploma for completion of a two year full-time, or equivalent part-time, program in a recognized non-degree granting business or vocational/technical school above the high school level with a major in the field of computer programming may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*
IV. An official transcript from a recognized business or vocational/ technical school as evidence of completion of a program consisting of at least 650 hours of instruction in the field of computer programming may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.
V. Graduation from the data processing course of a recognized vocational/technical high school may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.
- Education toward such a degree or diploma will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.
NOTE: No substitution will be allowed for the one year of the required (B) experience.
Special Requirements: None
Comprehensive Benefits
When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
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