Entry Level Database Developer Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake County: A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment committed to changing its community's lives, please keep reading.

What it's like to work here:

At Salt Lake County, our culture is woven into every aspect of our work and employees' lives, from how we treat one another to how we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and room to grow and develop.

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Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work, and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Our community is more than a place; it's our heart and service that brings us together.

We encourage work-life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with us includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days, and one personal day every year. Some positions offer a hybrid work environment, allowing you to work from home and in the office.

Additional Benefits Include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with 10% employee contribution
• Medical coverage, including a 100% County-paid premium option
• Dental and Vision coverage with coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a County contribution of up to $1,200 per year, or a Flexible Spending Account
• 100% County-paid Long-Term Disability and employee-paid Short-Term Disability options
• Professional Development and professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic and gym; hospital insurance, auto insurance, and home insurance, and discounts at County facilities

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JOB SUMMARY

Supports the maintenance of the County's official parcel maps and land records by assisting with GIS mapping tasks, title research, and data verification. This entry-level role helps ensure that property boundaries and ownership are accurately represented and provides technical assistance under the guidance of senior staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Associate's degree from an accredited college or university plus two (2) years of related experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Preference may be given to candidates with degrees in Geography, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Drafting, or other closely related fields.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Enters, edits, and analyzes GIS spatial and attribute data (points, lines, polygons) in accordance with established procedures; verifies accuracy against source documents.
• Supports review of deeds, surveys, plats, and ownership histories to help maintain parcel records.
• Maintains existing GIS database layers and Parcel Fabric datasets under supervision; assists with updates to ensure accurate representation of parcel ownership and property boundaries.
• Assists with maintaining and updating the tax parcel index; helps create new tax descriptions under guidance.
• Provides routine technical assistance and documentation to internal staff and stakeholders, following guidance from senior staff.
• Conducts basic research into historic maps and property abstracts to support more complex analysis by senior staff. Assists senior staff with calculations and adjustments to parcel boundaries, including splits and mergers.
• Helps coordinate the recording, filing, and follow-up of plats and documents to support seamless service delivery.
• Ensures routine compliance with recording standards and helps follow up on noncompliant documents.
• Performs routine QA/QC tasks by reviewing and correcting errors identified through established reports, workflows, or supervisor direction; ensures parcel data is updated accurately according to standards.