RFR-DTS-– GIS Technical Advisor

29954-RFR-DTS-057 – GIS Technical Advisor

Role: GIS Technical Advisor

Work Arrangement: Onsite & Remote

Primary

Work Location:

215 Garry Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Engagement Term: Up to 24 months

Initial Term: 6 months, followed by an anticipated 18-month renewal

Hours: 7.25 hours/day, Monday–Friday

Standard

Hours:

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM CST

Client: Province of Manitoba

The Province of Manitoba is seeking a Senior GIS Technical Advisor to provide hands‑on technical and advisory expertise for a major Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and Geographic Information System (GIS) modernization initiative
.

The successful candidate will support the planning, architecture, implementation, migration, testing, and transition of a modern GIS platform designed to replace and modernize legacy government GIS systems. This is a delivery-focused advisory role
, working closely with project managers, business stakeholders, architects, vendors, and government technical teams. The position requires strong GIS architecture/development expertise, practical implementation knowledge, and the ability to translate complex geospatial concepts into clear recommendations for both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Provide expert GIS architecture and technical guidance during project initiation and planning
• Support scope definition, assumptions, constraints, risks, dependencies, and GIS technology considerations
• Develop and review technical approaches, architecture inputs, implementation strategies, and migration plans
• Evaluate options for replacing legacy enterprise GIS/Geo Cortex systems
• Assess GIS platform capabilities, integration requirements, technical feasibility, and modernization approaches
• Advise on the design and configuration of the target GIS solution
• Ensure GIS architecture aligns with business requirements, enterprise standards, and public‑sector requirements
• Define GIS data models, spatial layers, metadata standards, and data quality requirements
• Advise on out‑of‑the‑box configuration versus customization to promote sustainable and maintainable solutions
• Review vendor technical designs and deliverables for compliance with GIS and spatial analysis requirements
• Develop and advise on geospatial data migration strategies
• Support data cleansing, transformation, validation, and quality control activities
• Identify risks associated with legacy data structures, formats, inconsistencies, and technical debt
• Support testing and validation of migrated geospatial data
• Validate data accuracy, completeness, usability, and consistency in the target GIS environment
• Perform or advise on spatial analysis and mapping requirements
• Translate technical GIS concepts into clear recommendations for project teams and decision‑makers
• Contribute to technical documentation, GIS standards, best practices, and knowledge‑transfer materials
• Support transition‑to‑operations activities
• Ensure GIS implementation aligns with data governance, security, privacy, and quality standards
• Establish GIS best practices, processes, and controls to minimize operational risk and technical debt

• Degree or diploma in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Geomatics, Spatial Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related discipline
• Up to 10 years of demonstrated experience as a GIS Architect or GIS Developer
• Hands‑on experience with GIS/SDI implementations or major GIS system upgrades
• Proven experience supporting large‑scale Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) initiatives
• Experience replacing or modernizing legacy GIS platforms
• Strong working knowledge of commercial and open‑source GIS platforms, including ESRI ArcGIS or equivalent
• Experience designing GIS and SDI architectures using ArcGIS Enterprise
• Experience working within government security and privacy constraints
• Experience designing GIS services and SDI components for high‑demand environments and variable workloads
• Strong development experience with Python
• Hands‑on experience with ArcGIS API for Python
• Proven experience designing and implementing metadata strategies supporting SDI governance
• Strong understanding of GIS architecture, spatial data,…