GIS Specialist - Brussels - Near site (Hybrid)

Seidor
Brussel, Belgium
8 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

JavaScript (Programming Language) Geographic Information Systems Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence ArcGIS (Software) Confluence JIRA HTML5 Automation of Tests Big Data Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Collaborative Software
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Computer Programming Databases Continuous Integration Data Validation Apache Hadoop MapReduce Issue Tracking Systems Interoperability Python (Programming Language) Metadata Standards Node.Js Quantum GIS (QGIS) DataOps Microsoft SharePoint Software Engineering Spatial Data Infrastructures Subversion Web Applications Web Services WebGL Enterprise Software Applications Git Data Lineage Qlikview Enterprise Integration Web Technologies Software Version Control Atlassian Bamboo Jenkins

Job description

  • Provide expertise in GIS strategies, reference architectures, emerging technologies, and enterprise integration.
  • Analyse GIS requirements and develop GIS processes, automation scripts, and custom software components.
  • Perform advanced spatial analysis, geoprocessing, spatial statistics, and modelling.
  • Develop cartographic products and geographical data visualisations in line with symbology, scale, and accessibility standards.
  • Process and analyse remote sensing and Earth observation imagery for classification, change detection, and environmental monitoring.
  • Create, maintain, and validate GIS datasets, ensuring data quality, metadata compliance, and consistency.
  • Administer GIS databases and platforms, managing user access, security, performance, and upgrades.
  • Develop and maintain GIS web applications and OGC-compliant services (WMS, WFS, WMTS, or equivalent).
  • Monitor and optimise GIS architecture for performance, availability, scalability, and IT compliance.
  • Manage geographical databases, version control, data lineage, coordinate reference systems, projections, and transformations.
  • Implement automated data validation, quality checks, and workflows to ensure spatial data accuracy and completeness.
  • Integrate GIS platforms with enterprise systems, APIs, external datasets, and BI tools to ensure interoperability.
  • Ensure compliance with the EU INSPIRE Directive and applicable metadata standards.
  • Prepare technical documentation, analytical reports, and presentations to communicate GIS findings and methodologies.

Requirements

  • 15 years of experience working with GIS methodologies, tools, and platforms (such as ArcGIS, QGIS, GRASS GIS or equivalent) for spatial analysis and mapping.
  • 15 years of experience working with geospatial data management operations, including modelling, transformation, enrichment, quality assurance, dissemination, and visualisation.
  • 15 years of experience working with web cartography technologies and standards for interactive mapping (such as ArcGIS web mapping technologies, QGIS, OSGeo web mapping technologies, GeoJSON, TopoJSON formats, SLD, T-WMS and other OGC standards, Leaflet, D3jsor equivalent).

  • 15 years of experience working with web technologies and standards for building interactive mapping applications (such as HTML5, WebGL, JavaScript, Node.js, CSS, SVG, REST and Qlik or equivalent).

  • 15 years of experience in cartographic design principles and web mapping technologies (such as ArcGIS Online, Leaflet, Mapbox or equivalent) to create interactive and real-time maps.
  • 5 years of experience in earth observation data operations (such as Copernicus, Sentinel, Landsat or equivalent) including collection, processing, integration, and analysis.
  • 5 years of experience in geospatial big data management and tools (such as MapReduce, Athena, Hadoop, GEE or equivalent) for large-scale data processing.
  • 5 years of experience in the application of Artificial Intelligence technologies in a GIS context.
  • 5 years of experience using issue tracking tools (such as JIRA or equivalent) and collaboration tools (such as Confluence, SharePoint or equivalent) to support planning and delivery.

  • 5 years of experience working with programming and scripting (such as Python, R, JavaScript, or equivalent) for automated GIS workflows, web services, and software development.

  • 5 years of experience using version control systems (such as Git, SVN or equivalent) and continuous integration toolchains (such Bamboo, Jenkins or equivalent).
  • English: level B2

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