Geographic Information Systems Analyst/Data Engineering
Listed on 2026-01-27
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Database Administrator, Information Science
Location: California
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST/DATA ENGINEERING
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Position and Application Dates
Applications will be accepted online from Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 8:00 a.m. (PT) until Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:00 p.m. (PT). All applications must be received before the deadline to be considered.
Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation and the largest employer in Southern California with over 116,000 employees across more than 38 departments. We provide vital public services such as law enforcement, public health, water conservation, and cultural activities. Our employees benefit from one of the strongest public‑sector benefits packages, robust retirement plans, and a flexible work environment that supports professional and personal growth.
TheGeographic Information Systems Analyst We Are Searching For
The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) depends on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and data engineering skills to build and maintain data pipelines between production databases and cloud‑hosted platforms, providing geospatial data for analysis and applications.
Essential Job Functions- Creates mapping and visualizations in MS Power BI from Oracle and other database sources; uses DAX scripting to design custom fields and visualizations with tools such as Esri ArcGIS Dashboards, Tableau, D3.js, Python, Plotly, or other BI tools.
- Generates ad hoc reports in response to departments; writes complex SQL scripts to pull data from Oracle into spreadsheets; compares data extracts for accuracy.
- Uses PostGIS to join large geospatial layers for updating street lookup tables.
- Operates, creates, and debugs Python scripts for address geocoding workflows, spatial joins, and coordinate conversions.
- Researches addresses that scripts cannot find using Google, Bing, Open Street Map , and other resources.
- Maintains geospatial layers used by RAVS and other applications with ArcGIS Pro or open‑source tools.
- Investigates and reconciles RAVS issues at the request of DCFS Hotline staff, comparing geospatial data layers with Esri geocoding results.
- Researches precise boundary locations of DCFS Regional Offices, law enforcement jurisdictions, cities, and counties.
- Converts coordinates in different projections (WGS
84, Web Mercator, State Plane) using ArcGIS, PostGIS, or open‑source tools; uses PostGIS to compute straight‑line and ellipsoidal distances. - Assists with creation and debugging of Python scripts used by AWS Lambda functions in geospatial applications.
- Maintains and updates geospatial databases on a Postgre
SQL server on Amazon Web Services using GIS desktop applications. - Works with software developers who know basic JavaScript and geospatial web APIs to develop or improve geospatial web applications.
- Uses Esri’s GUI tools (Instant Apps, Experience Builder) to create ad hoc geospatial applications on the departmental server running Portal for ArcGIS.
- Participates in research of new and emerging geospatial technologies, explaining coordinate systems to Dev Ops teams.
Option 1 – A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university majoring in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GIScience, Geography, or a closely related field, with at least 18 semester units (27 quarter units) in GIS coursework, and either a 6‑month GIS internship in data engineering or at least 6 months of data engineering experience in GIS uses and operations.
Option 2 – An Associate’s degree in Geographic Information Systems, GIScience, Geography, or a field requiring at least 18 semester units (27 quarter units) of equivalent GIS coursework, and three (3) years of data engineering experience performing technical duties in support of GIS using standard GIS and data engineering tools to populate, manipulate, and generate geospatial products.
Successful completion of a GIS Certificate Program requiring at least 18 semester units (27 quarter units) of equivalent coursework may be substituted for the required education.
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