Geographic Information System Developer

Job Description

This role involves integrating and staging both tabular and spatial GIS datasets into a database environment, developing tools or scripts to automate data processing, and building a program or workflow to execute the defined data model and generate outputs.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

1. Design, develop, and maintain a relational database (e.g., PostgreSQL/PostGIS or equivalent) to store, organize, and manage GIS and tabular data
2. Develop a data model and associated processing workflows to evaluate parcel-level compliance.
3. Collaborate with the Systems team to access, clean, and stage GIS reference data for integration into the project database.
4. Develop scripts, tools, or applications (in Python, SQL, or similar languages) to automate data ingestion, transformation, and analysis.
5. Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and performance through quality control checks and optimization of spatial queries.
6. Produce reproducible data outputs and reports to support policy analysis.
7. Document database schema, data model logic, and workflow processes to support long term maintenance and transparency.