Manager (GeoSpace-Sea) (2yr contract)

at  MPA Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore

[What the role is]
GeoSpace-Sea is Singapore’s inter-agency National Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure (MSDI) initiative which develops and implements an integrated, data-rich infrastructure for Singapore’s marine space, for the key purpose of inter-agency sea space management and planning. As Manager, you will be involved in the development, implementation and maintenance of the Geo-Space Sea as well as build and strengthen partnerships with and among other agencies and stakeholders such as Institutes of Higher Learning, public and industry users of the data.

[What you will be working on]

• Understanding business needs and processes to propose Geographic Information System (GIS) solutions;
• Prototype GIS related solutions by studying requirements, systems flow, data usage and work processes;
• Support application software configuration, programming, enhancement and testing based on changing business requirements;
• Provide timely support to users to resolve issues surfaced, and recommend solutions that are effective and optimal; and
• Exploring new technologies and propose innovative technology solutions to meet business needs.

[What we are looking for]

• Good knowledge and experience with h ands-on development in scripting and/or developer languages such as JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, .Net framework, JavaScript framework, web mapping framework, web services etc.;
• Knowledge and e xperience with GIS technologies and products;
• Knowledge and/or experience with geospatial data analytics and/or advanced geoprocessing is desirable;
• Knowledge and/or experience in any of the following area(s) will be an added advantage:
• Cloud services;
• Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) tools; and
• 3D modelling.
• Able to work independently and as a team, highly motivated and passionate about prototyping, developing geospatial web applications and using geospatial technologies to improve work processes; and
• Effective presentation, communication and writing skills.

Please refer the Job description for details