Information Technology Analyst II - GIS

Solano County Department of Information Technology (DoIT) provides customer-oriented and convenient access to information and services through the use of technology; anytime - anywhere. The County strives for cost-effective use of technology, with interactive exchange and sharing of data within departments, with constituents, with other governments and business partners. The guiding principles of DoIT are:

• Support and facilitate access to County information for the public and its employees and to help the County conduct its business in a fast and easy manner
• Support the business goals of the County in an efficient, cost-effective manner
• Provide safe and secure systems and an integration mechanism to streamline business practices
• Provide ongoing technology training for staff
• Provide opportunities for constituents to utilize technology in their interaction with the County
• Share and exchange information using multiple channels, The Department of Information Technology, GIS Division, is seeking an Information Technology Analyst II assigned to the County’s enterprise geographic information systems. This position works within a five-person GIS team to maintain cadastral parcel data, addressing and street centerline data, Master Street Address Guide (MSAG) records, and the spatial data services supporting Public Works, the Office of Emergency Services, the Registrar of Voters, the Sheriff’s Office, and the fourteen-agency ReGIS Consortium. Day-to-day work includes ArcGIS Pro authoring, ArcGIS Enterprise and Portal administration, ArcGIS Online content management, and process automation using Python, FME, and Survey123. Prior public-sector GIS experience is preferred., Depending upon assignment, plans, designs, customizes, updates, develops, and maintains assigned application, technology infrastructure component, and related systems including large and small data processing and application systems serving work unit, division, department, multi departmental, and county wide functions. Depending on the class level assigned, participate as a member of a team or lead a small team of application development, infrastructure, or systems support staff; works with users and troubleshoots and resolves system issues; implements system improvements and upgrades; and participates as a responsible, cooperative, and positive team member. Assignments may include software development, database administration, security administration, network, and server administration, service desk management, and GIS. Levels in this classification are flexibly staffed and are allocated based on the level, nature, and complexity of assignment.

Do you have experience in Python?, Do you have a Associate’s degree?, * Prior GIS role at a county, city, or special district.

• Direct experience with one or more of: cadastral and parcel data, addressing and street centerlines, MSAG/ALI for 911, public works asset and project data, election precinct data, or emergency operations and hazard mapping.
• Familiarity with vendor-managed data flows (e.g., parcel data maintained by a consulting firm, 911 addressing data shared with regional partners) and the QA/QC needed to integrate them into county systems.

Primary Technical Competencies

• Two or more years working in ArcGIS Pro (authoring, editing, analysis), ArcGIS Enterprise (Server, Portal, Data Store), and ArcGIS Online content management.
• Hands-on experience administering Portal and AGOL - users, groups, sharing, content publication, security - for both internal staff and external partner agencies.
• Working knowledge of spatial data formats and ETL: feature classes, file and enterprise geodatabases (SDE), shapefiles, REST services, CSV/JSON imports, attribute schema design.
• Comfort with scripting and automation: Python/ArcPy, FME workflows, SQL queries against spatial databases.
• Experience with field data collection (Survey123, Field Maps) and web app authoring (Experience Builder, Dashboards, Web AppBuilder)., * Translates technical concepts cleanly for non-technical stakeholders - department directors, dispatchers, planners, field crews, elected officials.
• Comfortable as part of a small team with broad scope rather than a large team with narrow scope; willing to own work end-to-end.
• Collaborates well with peer agencies - Solano participates in the fourteen-member ReGIS Consortium and works closely with city GIS staff, the Office of Emergency Services, and the Public Safety Answering Points.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur or the need arises., Education/Training: Equivalent to an Associate’s degree, preferably in information technology.

Experience: Depending upon assignment: Two (2) years of software development and design experience which includes some system analysis. Or, two (2) years of experience in systems infrastructure support administering servers, storage, networks, security, databases, or desktops.

Note: Additional experience may substitute on a year for year basis for the educational requirement., To be eligible, applicant must have served at least 181 consecutive days of active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and have received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions. A COPY OF THE DD 214, SHOWING DISCHARGE TYPE (GENERALLY COPY 4), MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BY THE FINAL FILING DATE (or APPLICATION REVIEW DEADLINE). Applicants who have a service connected disability must also submit a recent award letter from the VA stating they are receiving disability benefits for service connected reasons. Veteran applicants for initial County employment with an honorable or general under conditions discharge shall receive five (5) points added to their combined score. Disabled veterans rated at not less than 30% disability shall have ten (10) points added to their combined score. Veteran’s preference points will only be added to passing scores in competitive open examinations.

Americans with Disabilities Act

It is the policy of Solano County that all employment decisions and personnel policies will be applied equally to all County employees and applicants and be based upon the needs of County service, job related merit, and ability to perform the job.

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES: Qualified individuals with a disability, who are able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, and need an accommodation during any phase of the recruitment/testing/examination process (as detailed in the “Selection Process”) in the Human Resources Department by the application review deadline. Applicants will be contacted to discuss the specifics of the request.

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Pension plan