Job title: GIS Analyst
Dept: Ops engineering
Reports to: Manager, GIS
Revision date: 3/11/24
Location: Remote
Company Overview
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world's most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com. We're seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you're invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we'd love to have you apply.
Your New Opportunity
The GIS Analyst position is responsible for maintaining GIS systems and architecture while providing industry standard automation best practices to streamline repeatable processes and functions related to Comtech's 911 products. You will be a member of Comtech's GIS Team responsible for managing GIS data, solutions and services across multiple product offerings. Job function requires frequent interaction with cross functional teams such as Operations, Deployment, Software Development, Product, Data Management etc.
PRIMARY DUTIES:
Support existing ArcGIS server deployments at the system AND service level, fine tuning map service configurations to meet demands and troubleshoot connection issues as they arise; configure and deploy alarms based on system conditions before problems arise.
Support existing web-based GIS applications, familiar with ArcGIS JAvascript API, javascript, and apache Tomcat deployments.
Support current python tools, assist in the translation/re-coding of existing python codebase into latest versions for essential team automation workflows.
Advise on workflow automation opportunities, and design and deploy tools that meet these challenges with stakeholder approval and engagement.
Support aspects of AWS environmental deployments of Web-based GIS applications and ArcGIS server instances.
Be a resource for team analyses, reports and processes which deploy these toolsets to their best advantage.
Perform/complete spatial reports and analysis as requested.
Work with internal & external GIS stakeholders to support Comtech products and services.
Support GIS data organization, maintenance, management, and storage tasks.
Assist other GIS analysts in supporting/balancing workload.
Upkeep system, development, architecture and process documentation
Be a member of the 24/7 on call weekly rotation for production issue support.
Support other projects as requested.
AS A GIS ANALYST, YOU WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/EDUCATION:
Minimum of 2-3 years' experience within the GIS field. Previous work experience should include current industry standards and best practices for maintaining GIS Systems & architecture to automated manual/repeatable processes.
Be comfortable supporting ArcGIS servers in a linux and windows deployments, postgres and MSSQL backends and be comfortable with CLIs and APIs of all sorts.
Have a functional understanding of the Telecommunications infrastructure that the GIS team supports and the functional role that our team plays within the company and the larger world - Call Routing, FCC map requirements, Standards Committees and NG Data Model.
Have experience using Python for Data Analysis, SQL queries, joins, ODBC connections should be second nature.
Have a high-level of familiarity and experience with ESRI ArcGIS desktop applications and GIS toolsets.
Be comfortable with API interactions, REST interfaces and both the admin and manager interfaces for server.
Must be comfortable publishing and maintaining GIS services on local ArcGIS servers or ArcGIS Online.
Familiarity with accessing GIS data in databases including creating ODBC connections and basic SQL statements.
The ability to resolve issues from an analytical perspective using critical thinking and best practices.
The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Detail orientated, able to demonstrate QA/QC best practices.
The ability to be flexible, team oriented, self-motivated and to able to determine appropriate tasks with little intervention.
Knowledge and/or experience in the 9-1-1/Public Safety field preferred.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelors degree in GIS or related fields, or equivalent experience preferred.
Experience within the GIS field utilizing the following applications:
GIS software: ESRI ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server & SDE.
Database & GIS Extensions: Oracle, Oracle Spatial, SQL, MS Access, PostgreSQL, postGIS
Scripting: Python, ArcPy package, Open Source (GML), VB, VBA, KML
Platforms: Windows, Windows Server, Linux
ADDITIONAL VALUED CAPABILITIES INCLUDE:
Project Management, soft/communications skills, leadership, team player, initiative, critical thinking
Familiar with TL9000 and/or ISO 9000 standards and requirements preferred.
Salary: $59,000- $65,000
About
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer – All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
