GIS Analyst

Salary Range:

$30.5311 - $35.3398/hour. Salary reflects Step 1 and Step 4 of a 7-step pay scale. Salary at hiring will be dependent upon the applicant's education, experience, and training.

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Under general supervision, performs intermediate to advanced spatial analysis, designs, configures, and maintains web-based GIS applications and mobile field data collection workflows, manages spatial database quality control, builds task automation workflows, and provides technical support, analysis, and training to City departments; and performs related work as required.

Incumbent works with moderate independence in applying established spatial principles, geoprocessing techniques, and analytical procedures. Working under general supervision, the GIS Analyst solves intermediate spatial problems, configures web GIS solutions, validates spatial data integrity, and supports municipal programs across multiple departments. The role frequently interacts with City employees across multiple departments, external agencies, developers, and consultants to gather project requirements, deliver analytical products, and explain procedural technical details.

• Perform intermediate and advanced vector and raster spatial analysis, geoprocessing, proximity modeling, and cartographic map production to support Public Works, Planning, Public Safety, Administration, and City Council initiatives.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain web-based GIS applications, dashboards (e.g., Esri Experience Builder, ArcGIS Dashboards), and interactive web maps to meet departmental operational needs.
• Configure, deploy, and support mobile GIS applications (e.g., Esri Field Maps, Survey
  123, Quick Capture) for field data collection, asset inspections, and mobile workflows.
• Utilize Esri Model Builder and scripting (e.g., Python/Arc Py) to automate routine data transfers, geoprocessing models, spatial queries, and regular reporting.
• Perform advanced spatial data editing, attribute validation, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) on enterprise geodatabase layers, enforcing topology and attribute domain rules.
• Assist in maintaining relational database associations, table joins, relates, and domain lookups within enterprise geodatabases.
• Post-process high-accuracy Global Positioning System (GPS) field data and verify feature spatial accuracy before committing to enterprise layers.

• Serve as a primary technical liaison for assigned City departments regarding spatial analytics, custom mapping requests, mobile solutions, and web app enhancements.
• Support municipal land records, parcel mapping, and addressing workflows; evaluate and process official addressing, street naming, and boundary adjustments in coordination with Planning, Public Safety/911, Yellowstone County, and State agencies.
• Collaborate with departmental staff to create new spatial layers for asset management systems (e.g., Cityworks) and ensure data integration across operational platforms.
• Extract, transform, and analyze spatial and attribute data from relational databases and external data sources for municipal decision-making and open data deliverables.
• Provide technical support, training, and troubleshootingassistanceto City staff on desktop GIS software, web apps, and mobile collection tools.

• Assist GIS Specialists and Managers in maintaining metadata standards, dataset inventories, and comprehensive technical process documentation.
• Support data migration, schema updates, and dataset standardization across City departments tomaintainsystem efficiency.
• Attend andparticipatein professional group meetings; stay abreast ofnew trendsand innovations in GIS, spatial analysis, web mapping, and mobile data collection.

Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Geography, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, or a closely related field.
• Four (4) to six (6) years of professional work-related experience operating Esri ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal, performing intermediate to advanced spatial analysis, web application configuration, and managing enterprise spatial datasets.

• Master's degree in Geography, GIS, Computer Science, or related field AND two…