GIS Specialist 1
We are looking for a GIS Specialist 1 to join our team at the Montana Department of Justice. In this role, you will use your expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support various departments by analyzing spatial data and providing essential insights that will improve our operations and decision-making processes.
SUBMIT A RESUME/COVER LETTER VIA THE EXTERNAL LINK.
- Salary: $ 25.50 - 29.50 Hourly
- Located in Helena, Montana!
- Fantastic State of Montana Benefits: Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, health, dental, vision coverage, and retirement plans.
- Student Loan Forgiveness: Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
- Productive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
- Please provide a resume/cover letter.
This entry-level GIS position involves basic data development activities under direct supervision, including tasks in geographic information systems to capture, manipulate, analyze, maintain, and present geospatial and related data.
An employee in this job utilizes geospatial technology to gather, process, verify, and store data to produce maps and other visual displays of data.
Work involves digitizing and geocoding spatial data from a variety of sources for input into a geodatabase and converting raw data into a usable geospatial format.
Work includes editing, analyzing, merging, and updating data sets; assigning appropriate attributes to data; creating metadata describing the data content, source, quality, and condition; and providing technical guidance and support to end users including installing, maintaining, testing, and troubleshooting GIS applications.
Work will include creating and maintaining a variety of work products including digital and paper maps, dashboards, GIS enabled web site or portal, data collection apps or tools, and geospatial data analysis and rendering tools.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate degree in Information Technology or a related field.
- Two years of experience maintaining GIS systems.
- Other combinations of education, certification, or experience may be substituted.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in related field or discipline.
- 1 year of actual GIS experience.
- Software experience includes ESRI GIS core products (ArcGIS Pro) and preferably experience with ArcGIS Online, AGOL Dashboards, Experience Builder, and various ArcGIS Extensions. Experience using excel or similar spreadsheet programs.
- Desirable software experience includes business intelligence and dashboard development environments, data architecture (SQL Server, etc.), and some exposure to programming. Basic programming skills in Python and SQL is highly recommended and other programming skillsets are an added advantage.
Successful applicant(s) will be subject to:
- Criminal History Fingerprint / Name-based Check
- Intensive Background Check
- Driving History
HOW TO APPLY:
- To be considered for this position, you must attach a cover letter and resume at the time of application.
- Your Resume: Please include all work experience as well as job duties that demonstrate your qualifications for this position. Include dates of employment (month & year- start & end) and the reason you left each job.
Fantastic State of Montana benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision coverage (dependent coverage)
- Public Employee's Retirement System (PERS) plan choices - Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution
- Additional 457b Deferred Compensation plan.
- Generous paid vacation, sick and holidays
- Pre-tax Flexibility Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- State of Montana employment may qualify for student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
- Telework Eligible (Full-time telework is not available. Telework schedule must be supervisor approved.)
Closing Date (based on your computer's time zone): April 8, 2025, 11:59:00 PM