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City of Odessa

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Odessa, TX · On-site

$18/hr

Create and update GIS features, including linework and map layers, to support accurate and current ... Temporary, seasonal position (Summer Internship Program) . Start and end dates will be determined ...

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$15/hr

As a temporary position there are no leave or retirement benefits offered with this position. Visit www.nctemporarysolutions.com for employment information. Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management ...

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A Temporary GIS job involves short-term work using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to collect, analyze, and manage spatial data. These positions are often found in industries like government, environmental science, urban planning, and utilities. Temporary GIS professionals may assist with mapping projects, data entry, and spatial analysis to support decision-making. The duration of these jobs varies, ranging from a few weeks to several months, depending on project needs.

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Senior GIS Database Administrato

Senior GIS Database Administrato

SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC

Charleston, WV • On-site

$48.50 - $66.75/hr

Full-time

Posted 29 days ago

Job description


Job Title: Senior GIS Database Administrator
Location: West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT)
About the Role
The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is seeking a highly experienced Senior GIS Database Administrator to join our team on a temporary contract basis. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for the maintenance, management, and optimization of enterprise GIS database systems that support critical WVDOT operations. You will work with Esri ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcSDE, and relational database platforms while providing advanced technical assistance and ensuring enterprise-level scalability and disaster recovery readiness.
Key Responsibilities
  • Maintain, manage, and optimize enterprise GIS database systems, including Esri ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcSDE, and relational database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL/PostGIS
  • Provide connectivity between GIS applications and enterprise databases, including configuration of ArcGIS services, database connections, and integration with enterprise IT systems
  • Provide advanced assistance to GIS analysts and programming staff in debugging stored procedures, spatial queries, geoprocessing scripts, triggers, and database functions
  • Optimize spatial SQL execution for procedures, functions, packages, triggers, and geospatial queries to ensure high performance and scalability of GIS applications
  • Utilize enterprise database backup functionality, including full and incremental backups, spatial database replication, disaster recovery planning, and database cloning for GIS environments
  • Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, GIS analysts, application analysts, business policy staff, and workers
  • Produce clear technical documentation and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Mentor junior GIS database administrators and provide technical leadership across projects

Requirements
Required Qualifications
Education (one of the following):
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Geography, Geomatics, or a related field from an accredited institution, OR
  • Minimum of five (5) years of equivalent work experience
  • Note: A Master's degree is preferred

Enterprise GIS Database Maintenance, Management & Optimization:
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of experience with the maintenance, management, and optimization of enterprise GIS database systems, including Esri ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcSDE, and relational database platforms such as Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL/PostGIS

GIS Database Connectivity & Enterprise Integration:
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in providing connectivity between GIS applications and enterprise databases, including configuration of ArcGIS services, database connections, and integration with enterprise IT systems

Advanced Debugging Assistance:
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in providing advanced assistance to GIS analysts and programming staff in debugging stored procedures, spatial queries, geoprocessing scripts, triggers, and database functions

Spatial SQL Optimization & Scalability:
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in optimizing spatial SQL execution for procedures, functions, packages, triggers, and geospatial queries to ensure high performance and scalability of GIS applications

Backup, Replication & Disaster Recovery:
  • Minimum of three (3) years of experience in utilizing enterprise database backup functionality, including full and incremental backups, spatial database replication, disaster recovery planning, and database cloning for GIS environments

Communication Skills:
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated ability to work with project managers, business analysts, GIS analysts, application analysts, business policy staff, and workers

Preferred Skills (Not Required but a Plus)
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Geography, Geomatics, or a related field
  • Experience in transportation or government IT environments
  • Esri Enterprise certification (e.g., Esri Technical Certification - Enterprise)
  • Experience with ArcGIS Portal administration and enterprise deployment
  • Familiarity with cloud-based GIS database platforms (AWS RDS, Azure Database for PostgreSQL)
  • Knowledge of spatial data standards and metadata management (FGDC, NGDA)
  • Experience with performance tuning for large-scale enterprise spatial databases
  • Familiarity with high availability and failover configurations for GIS databases

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