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# Geospatial Data Specialist

- **Company:** Geopostcodes
- **Location:** Brussel, Belgium
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Geographic Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Databases, Web Scraping, PostGIS, Spatial Data Infrastructures, Scripting, Information Technology
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://careers.geopostcodes.com/o/geospatial-data-specialist

## About the Role

* Strong proficiency in SQL
 * 3-5 years of experience with GIS software such as QGIS or ArcGIS to visualize and process geospatial data
 * Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
 * A Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field such as Geomatics, Geography, Data Science, or Computer Science.

It's a plus if you have:

 * Experience with PostGIS
 * Competency in Python for data processing and scripting tasks.
 * Good coaching skills
 * Experience with spatial data formats (Cloud GIS, STAC, GeoParquet, shapefile, GeoJSON, …)
 * Experience with web scraping tools and techniques.
 * Experience with applying AI to geo-spatial problems

## Description

As a Geospatial Data Specialist in our boundaries product team, you are responsible for our PostGIS-based polygon data, sourcing and cleaning data, and supporting internal projects., As a Geospatial Data Specialist in our boundaries product team, you are responsible for maintaining and enhancing our PostGIS-based polygon data, sourcing and cleaning data, and supporting internal projects. This position is ideal for someone with a strong interest in geography and cultural differences who seeks a regular, predictable assignment in a collaborative environment., * Perform data cleaning, validation and integration into our PostGIS database.

 * Integrate pre-existing vector and polygon data or build polygon maps from available sources
 * Insert pre-processed data into a topological model to ensure polygons continue to match perfectly, even after simplification.
 * Perform regular country updates and contribute to the day-to-day maintenance of our global boundaries datasets.
 * Help define and improve the methodologies used for boundary processing, geometric modelling and topological validation.
 * Identify opportunities to automate or improve existing data processes and internal tooling.
 * Guide colleagues in applying geospatial methodologies and making appropriate modelling choices.
 * Collaborate on small-scale internal projects to process and analyse geographic data.


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