Application Specialist - GIS Architect

at  Peterborough Utilities Group

FULL-TIME POSITION - UNION

Job Title: Application Specialist - GIS Architect
Reports to: Manager Application Support
Department: Peterborough Technology Services
Location: 1867 Ashburnham Dr.
Rate: $33.72 - $49.13 per hour as per collective agreement

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a member of the Peterborough Technology Services (PTS) team, you will play a key role in providing IT expertise to primarily support the GIS needs of the City of Peterborough. The Application Specialist - GIS Architect will have primary responsibility for providing production strength data repositories to support the GIS needs using appropriate tools and frameworks. This position will also provide IT expertise to ensure appropriate Application and Infrastructure architectures are deployed to support the various GIS applications.
This position will have responsibility for support and oversight of various data repositories, applications and technical frameworks deployed to support GIS. These applications may include both vendor delivered commercial off-the-shelf software (COTTS) and in-house developed corporate solutions.
This position may lead smaller scale projects and will participate in the review, analysis and evaluation of business systems and user needs. This position will work collaboratively and contribute to IT and GIS strategies. This position will function as a strategic resource by providing robust technical and analytical support to project teams and application portfolios where GIS needs are present. This position will liaise with other information technology staff and outside technology vendors for effective resource management and problem resolution.

EDUCATION

Successful completion of a 3-year college diploma in a related computer discipline along with formal business training, or the equivalent combination of education and work experience.

EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will have an understanding of database architecture, applications programming (GIS in particular), and network systems, achieved through a College diploma in Information Technology or a related discipline, along with a minimum of two years of experience in the IT field with significant GIS responsibilities. Must have strong knowledge of RDBMS technologies along with problem solving and critical thinking skills to diagnose problems and determine steps necessary to achieve an effective solution.

Skills

• 2 years experience as data architect in MSSQL environment with geospatial data;
• Experience with ESRI Enterprise Suite including knowledge of ArcServer, ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ESRI Data Replication and Data Versioning. Preference also given for experience with Geocortex and/or CityWorks
• Experience within a medium to large scale organization with substantial Geospatial needs
• Experience with development and evaluation of system architecture design strategies
• Familiar with application development or programming including: Python, Java, Javascript, HTML, .NET, ArcObjects, ESRI Javascript APIs
• Experience with FME workbench and sever technology would be an asset
• Experience integrating GIS with enterprise applications (eg. ERP, CMMS, Amanda, CityWorks, SharePoint) would be an asset
• Knowledge of GIS and IT in a municipal government an asset
• Demonstrated ability to exercise significant discretion and sensitivity involving regular access to confidential data
• The candidate must have extensive knowledge on how an Enterprise Work Management system and complementary third party products can be integrated to meet customer requirements across different asset classes
• Possess personal qualities (initiative, stability, etc.) required for suitable performance of duties.
• Demonstrated understanding of the municipal and utility environment would be an asset.
• Must hold a valid drivers license and have access to a vehicle.

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