Gis Technician

**The Position**

Under the general direction of the Compliance & Implementation Manager, the GIS Specialist conducts GIS activities for the shíshálh Nation. The GIS Specialist assumes the roles and responsibilities as an integral part of the Nation's cultural and resource management strategies and initiatives and provides support services relating to shíshálh Nation’s administrative infrastructures.

The GIS Specialist shall be responsible for increasing the awareness and capabilities of GIS Apps, Maps, Data and services to the Nation’s government, including but not limited to:

- Responsible for spatial data capture and subsequent Extract, Translate and Load (ETL) into GIS data repositories - may include digitizing, georeferencing, GPS exports, etc.
- Responsible for database maintenance on multi-user geodatabases performing optimization as required to achieve geodatabase performance.
- Responsible for updating GIS layers in various repositories and formats, including acquiring data from open sources such as GeoBC, DataBC, CanVec, etc. and integrating into premise centralized geodatabases.
- Responsible for routine duties such as ongoing municipal and infrastructure-related GIS updates.
- Ensure data fidelity through quality assurance/quality checks on new or existing data, adhering to standards and developing new Standard Operating Procedures where none exists for GIS workflows not yet encountered using industry best practices.
- Acquire, coordinate and manage software and software licences.
- Responsible for using and administering Esri’s WebGIS platform stack, including Desktop, Server for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, Portal for ArcGIS, Collector for ArcGIS, etc.
- Perform other duties within the scope of the position, as assigned.

**Qualifications, Skills and Abilities**:

- Minimum four-year Degree/Diploma in GIS Technology from an accredited post-secondary institution.
- At least 3+ years of GIS experience.
- Experience in data collection, entry, and maintenance.
- Experience working with First Nations preferred.
- Demonstrated proficiency in database management (particularly MS SQL, ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase), relational database concepts essential and programming experience (preferably Python, JavaScript, CSS, JSON).
- Experience with ArcGIS feature classes/datasets, enhanced geodatabase functionality such as relationships and topology, rasters, and imagery.
- Familiarity with municipal, regional, provincial and federal datasets. Attention to detail.