GIS Analyst Senior

Business Innovation & Technology Division

10/15/26

Individual Contributor

40

This position is eligible for Standard Benefits which includes dental, medical, and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement matching, wellness programs, and tuition reimbursement.

The Geographic Information System Analyst Senior is responsible for analyzing, designing, developing and maintaining spatial data, application, integration and geoprocessing services and solutions. The GIS Analyst Senior is an advanced technical role responsible for designing, developing, integrating, and maintaining enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) data, applications, and geoprocessing solutions. This position combines advanced GIS expertise with programming, data architecture, systems integration, quality assurance, and project leadership.

The ideal candidate is more than an experienced GIS user. They bring the technical depth to develop and automate GIS solutions, troubleshoot complex spatial data and integration issues, make sound decisions about data and application architecture, and provide technical leadership to GIS staff and partners.

This position operates on our four-day work week (Monday-Thursday). This position has the ability to operate in a hybrid function after the first six months of training is complete, with remote work and in-office work as needed.

Hiring Range: $112,000 - $118,000 USD Annual Compensation will be determined based on education, experience and skills.

Jefferson County offers a generous benefits package that supports your personal and professional life. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off and holidays, including a starting bank of 40 hours of PTO for new hires
; retirement matching; wellness programs; tuition reimbursement; flexible schedules; remote work options; and more. For more information,  for our Total Rewards summary.

• Analyze, design, develop and maintain complex geographic databases and feature sets. Perform updates and edits. Determine structure, integrity and data exchange.
• Independently evaluate, develop and program computer software applications to automate data capture, conversion and maintenance procedures related to Geographic Information System (GIS). Determine application and data architecture. Debug programming code and make detailed programming decisions. Determine data conversion algorithms. Create processes and procedures.
• Troubleshoot GIS data, processing or integration issues.
• Coordinate the efforts of external contractors and suppliers to meet project objectives. Make recommendations to management. Create and maintain schedules. Provide technical guidance as required. Prepare draft project budget submissions and monitor project budget compliance.
• Design, develop and maintain programmatic solutions for fulfilling map and data requests in response to internal and external customer service requests. Determine needs. Select appropriate data. Coordinate production.
• Review, evaluate and verify mapping data or themes provided by other government agencies or private sector contractors for accuracy and consistency. Modify and correct database values as necessary. Provide quality assurance and quality control on both internal and external spatial data, both manually and by means of automated mechanisms.
• Serve as lead worker to schedule and coordinate activities amongst several GIS team members.
• Communicate vision and leadership both internally and externally for the County's enterprise GIS efforts.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.