Job Description

GIS Analyst

Location: Tumwater, WA

Scope of Work:

This position will serve as an expert GIS Analyst assigned to the HPMS-LRS Modernization project using expert, specialized knowledge, experience, and expertise in GIS analysis to:

Meet with departmental staff to identify and analyze user requirements for GIS-based LRS data and applications.

Elicit and document business requirements using techniques such as:

Process mapping

Workflow modeling

Conceptual and logical data modeling

Business rules modeling

Use case modeling

Scope management

Requirements management

Create highly customized map-centered interfaces and other products, such as complex queries to filter data and simple scripts.

Create and configure web services, data processing procedures, and quality control routines

Create customized tools and menus for new and existing data compilation, maintenance, quality assurance, quality control, and reporting solutions

Identify and design system interface requirements for LRS and other roadway data needed by other agency data systems

Write programs using development tools and programming languages

This position will be ultimately responsible for delivering the appropriate functional and technical design documentation for the project to allow all project work to be completed.

Expert level of experience, (minimum of 8 years), as an Information Technology GIS Analyst, working with internal customers and agency staff in the planning, design, development, testing, and implementation of enterprise scale GIS datasets and applications.

University level or equivalent education and training in GIS, surveying, engineering, or similar discipline.

Expert level of experience, (minimum of 8 years), that includes process mapping, workflow modeling, conceptual and logical data modeling, business rules modeling, use case modeling, scope management, and requirements elicitation and management for GIS data and applications.

Technical background/experience (minimum 8 years), that includes configuring highly customized map-based interfaces and other products, writing programs using GIS development tools and languages, database administration, or data modeling, in activities such as the design, development, testing, and implementation of a wide variety of GIS applications and systems.

Technical background/experience (minimum 5 years) with implementing projects centered around ESRI based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies for managing linear referencing systems (LRS) and other transportation, roadway or civil engineering data.

Demonstrated understanding of requirements elicitation and interview techniques with a wide range of audiences including from front line workers to executive staff.

Demonstrated understanding of requirements management techniques such as traceability matrices.

Expert level of experience in Microsoft Office applications including Visio.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Prior experience using requirements management software such as SPARX Enterprise Architect or Jama.

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