GIS Technician, Analyst, and Scientist Jobs in Austin

Bastrop County is seeking candidates for a part-time GIS Technician position with the GIS & Addressing Department. This position supports the operation of the 9-1-1 Emergency Communication System, County Address Number Program, and Countywide Geographic Information System. Work includes (1) maintenance of the 9-1-1 Database including, but not limited to, the Master Street Address Guide, Automatic Location Information, Automatic Number Information, Emergency Service Numbers, English Language Translation; (2) address assignments and maintenance of the Address Number Program including, but not limited to, the address records and road name inventory; (3) maintenance of the Geographic Information System including, but not limited to, street centerlines, address points, emergency service numbers, city limits; voting precincts, and other areas of interest. This position will also create cartography maps. In addition, this position shall also support the County’s Office of Emergency Management during emergencies. Preferred Qualifications include experience related to GIS and ESRI ArcGIS Desktop. See the Bastrop County Job Posting for more information and to apply for this position.

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Hicks & Company is seeking candidates for a full-time GIS Analyst position. Responsibilities include:

• Develop GIS databases using ArcGIS and related software;
• Analyze engineering plans, aerial and topographic imagery, GPS data, property maps, etc.;
• Digitize, convert and code spatial data into GIS format;
• Evaluate and clearly convey GIS information needs in support of a variety of disciplines;
• Produce reports and graphics for use internally and by clients; and
• Perform other GIS-related tasks as assigned.

Minimum qualifications and experience include: Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Science or related field; Demonstrated experience utilizing ESRI ArcGIS software; Familiarity with digital geospatial formats, such as AutoCAD and MicroStation; and at least 4 years related work experience. See the Hick & Company job posting for more information and to apply for this position.

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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is seeking candidates for a full-time Data Scientist position. Specific duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Working as a part of a team of geographically distributed data professionals, including data engineers, data analysts, data stewards, and fellow data scientists.
• Creating, selecting, and applying methods to collect, process, and analyze large volumes of data.
• Designing, building, and delivering solutions to the Agency's complex data challenges.
• Communicating with project stakeholders regarding your efforts and how they achieve the Agency's mission.
• Serving as a liaison to the academic, industry, and research communities, such as through presenting and publishing your work at conferences and in top-tier publications, respectively.

Mandatory qualifications include: 

1. Proficiency in at least one of the following languages: Python, R, Java, or a similar language, as applied to programming access and manipulation of data;
2. Managed and delivered solutions to problems (e.g. cleaning, filtering, and transforming data, as well as enriching data, especially by way of database joins or table lookups);
3. Designed and delivered enterprise-scale solutions that enable access to data;
4. Has used analytic techniques such as classification, regression, similarity matching, clustering, co-occurrence grouping, profiling, link prediction, data reduction, and causal modelling, as well as experience developing and deploying automated processes;
5. Demonstrated expertise with visualization techniques and software tools, such as Tableau and matplotlib;
6. Proven ability to communicate ongoing work and findings to leadership and others through written, visual, and spoken reports and briefings.

Although not required, it is the recommendation of the hiring office that applicants explicitly address in their cover letter how they meet each of the mandatory qualifications listed. See the NGA job posting for more information and to apply for this position.