GIS Analyst

Title: 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,, data base
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 requirments management softare such as SPARX
Enterprise Architect or Jama.