IT Analyst - GIS
Apply NowCompany: Shelby County, AL
Location: Columbiana, AL 35051
Description:
Salary : $65,083.20 - $97,614.40 Annually
Location : Columbiana, AL
Job Type: Full Time Classified
Job Number: 2025-00007
Department: Mapping Services
Opening Date: 03/28/2025
Closing Date: 4/11/2025 4:30 PM Central
Job Summary
This position is responsible for applying GIS technology to the County operating departments. This position also serves as a business technologist for assigned departments. Work involves proactively identifying opportunities to apply GIS related technology into business workflow processes. Primary work involves gathering and entering data for spatial and attribute accuracy, creating both print and online maps, and conducting analysis on spatial data as needed for Property Tax, Development Services, Highway, Water Services, EMA, 911 and voter datasets. Solid communication with end users and timely project management with reporting and deliverables is required. Position is also responsible for assisting in other technical projects and support as needed.
Qualifications and Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Physical Demands & Work Environment
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in an office environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work is light in nature consisting of sitting, standing, walking, lifting and carrying.
Conditions of Job Offer and Employment
EXAMINATIONS
No written or performance examination will be required for this position. Applicants are screened and certified based on an evaluation of their education, training, experience and other requirements as outlined in this Position Announcement and denoted on their Job Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire.
BACKGROUND CHECK
As part of the pre-employment procedure, former supervisors, employers, police and FBI files, plus references provided by the candidates shall be checked as a precaution against obtaining undesirable employees. Reference and background checks may or may not be completed prior to an offer of employment, and the information shall be handled as privileged information available to appointing authorities in considering applicants.
DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
Shelby County is committed to providing and maintaining a drug-free work environment. After receiving a conditional offer of employment, applicants are required to pass a drug test conducted at a test site designated by Shelby County.
Shelby County offers a competitive benefit package that includes:
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It is important that all applicants read the following very carefully before completing the Online Application and responding to the Supplemental Questions to avoid possible adverse action. Applicants misrepresenting information or falsifying information on this Application in any way will result in disqualification, being barred from applying for jobs in the future and if hired or a current employee you may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from employment. In the questions that follow, applicants are asked to provide information about work history, this information may include things such as dates of employment, names of employers and specific details of the work you performed. The information and answers provided must be true and must be substantiated and verifiable in the Employment History section of this Application. A reference and background investigation will be performed and any information that is false or that you misrepresent will result in the disqualification of this Application and the revocation of any pending job offer. Also, submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history and education sections of the Application or failure to provide all of the information requested in the Education, Employment History or Supplemental Questions will result in disqualification of this Application. Be thorough and honest when completing the Application and in answering the Supplemental Questions. A thorough background investigation is conducted on all new hires with an offer pending and before a final hiring decision is made. If any information is found to be misrepresenting, fraudulent or omitted for the purpose of concealing unfavorable information, any pending offer of employment will be withdrawn and the applicant will be disqualified and barred from applying with Shelby County in the future. CURRENT EMPLOYEES PROMOTING OR TRANSFERRING FROM A NON-DOT POSITION TO A DOT POSITION: If you are a current Shelby County employee serving in a classified service position which is a non-DOT position and you are selected for promotion to a position that requires a CDL you will be subject to the rules and regulations governing DOT physicals and drug screens. You will be required to submit to a DOT physical and drug screen prior to being granted the promotion. Should you fail the physical, you will remain in your current non-DOT position, unless the physical indicates that you are not fit for your current position. A determination will be made concerning your eligibility to continue employment with Shelby County based on the results of the physical exam. Also, you will be required to submit to a DOT drug screen. If you should fail the drug screen you will be in violation of the Shelby County Drug and Alcohol policy and you will be subject to immediate dismissal.If you are completing this application for someone other than yourself, make sure the applicant is available to review and electronically sign the document before submission. Failure to do so will not change the disqualification rules as stated above.Please check below to indicate that you have read and understand the requirements of completing the Application.
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Do you currently occupy a classified service position with Shelby County, Alabama?
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If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the job title of the classified service position that you currently occupy.
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Only respond to this question if you currently work for Shelby County Commission in a classified service position and answered yes to Question 2. As a current Shelby County Classified Service employee, if an offer of this position would result in a promotion, you understand that you must serve a 30-day promotional probationary period. During this 30-day period you may be demoted for unsatisfactory service and returned to the position held prior to the promotion. If promoted while serving a new hire probationary period you shall serve out the remainder of your six month probationary period, but in no event shall you serve less than a 30-day probationary period for the promotion. The probationary period lasting the longest will supersede. Employees within their 12 month New Hire Probationary Period are subject to dismissal without any rights of appeal to the board and shall be recognized as employed-at-will during said 12 month probationary period. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate box below.)
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Please check the box that represents the highest level of education achieved to date.
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From what school, institution or college did you receive your highest level of education?
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If you selected an education level higher than high school, please specify your degree and major.
08
Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have in a GIS department using an ESRI ArcGIS tools to design and edit GIS systems. (Your selection must be supported by your responses in the Work Experience section of your online application.)
09
Please describe your knowledge of the ESRI applications and how you have used them in an enterprise.
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Do you possess a valid Drivers' License? Valid means your driver's license is not currently suspended or revoked.
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Do you have experience with the State of Alabama cadastral workflows and systems? This is not a minimum requirement.
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Are you willing to work nonstandard hours and more than 40 hours per week if necessary?
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Please check the software products you have experience with.
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How do you keep up with new GIS technology and trends?
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Please describe a GIS project you worked on that was a disaster.
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What project are you the most proud of?
Required Question
Location : Columbiana, AL
Job Type: Full Time Classified
Job Number: 2025-00007
Department: Mapping Services
Opening Date: 03/28/2025
Closing Date: 4/11/2025 4:30 PM Central
Job Summary
This position is responsible for applying GIS technology to the County operating departments. This position also serves as a business technologist for assigned departments. Work involves proactively identifying opportunities to apply GIS related technology into business workflow processes. Primary work involves gathering and entering data for spatial and attribute accuracy, creating both print and online maps, and conducting analysis on spatial data as needed for Property Tax, Development Services, Highway, Water Services, EMA, 911 and voter datasets. Solid communication with end users and timely project management with reporting and deliverables is required. Position is also responsible for assisting in other technical projects and support as needed.
- Provides hands-on technical expertise and actively handles multiple technology elements to ensure data conversion services, database data input, reporting, and that stored procedure creation achieves the customer's objective of business process automation.
- Installs, maintains and troubleshoots end user ArcGIS applications.
- Daily analysis and maintenance of GIS data including, but not limited to street centerlines, address points, and emergency service zone (ESZ) layers.
- Data review, update and correction as needed for 911 and county License Offices.
- Assists in maintaining the county voting information system along with other departments as needed on voting matters.
- Assists in maintaining and implementing the latest features/functions for the GIS application suite including multi-department integration.
- Assists in supporting Cityworks Asset Management System for Development Services, Highway and Water Services.
- Assists in Property Tax GIS procedures including cadastral mapping, compress to base and tax year roll.
- Performs all duties in a safe and efficient manner.
- Performs all other duties as assigned by supervision.
Qualifications and Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor's degree in Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science or related degree.
- Minimum of 5 years GIS experience in a GIS department with 3 years ESRI ArcGIS platform experience; or any combination of education and experience that demonstrates competency in the above listed knowledge, skills and abilities.
- Valid Driver's License
- Master's Degree in GIS or technology related field.
- 5 or more years' experience with ESRI ArcGIS Editor.
- Knowledge of Cityworks Office or other Cityworks components.
- Knowledge of ArcGIS Online, Portal and ArcGIS Pro, with experience in branch versioning.
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Arcade and Python (including ArcPy.)
Physical Demands & Work Environment
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in an office environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Work is light in nature consisting of sitting, standing, walking, lifting and carrying.
Conditions of Job Offer and Employment
EXAMINATIONS
No written or performance examination will be required for this position. Applicants are screened and certified based on an evaluation of their education, training, experience and other requirements as outlined in this Position Announcement and denoted on their Job Application and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire.
BACKGROUND CHECK
As part of the pre-employment procedure, former supervisors, employers, police and FBI files, plus references provided by the candidates shall be checked as a precaution against obtaining undesirable employees. Reference and background checks may or may not be completed prior to an offer of employment, and the information shall be handled as privileged information available to appointing authorities in considering applicants.
DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
Shelby County is committed to providing and maintaining a drug-free work environment. After receiving a conditional offer of employment, applicants are required to pass a drug test conducted at a test site designated by Shelby County.
Shelby County offers a competitive benefit package that includes:
- Annual (Vacation) and Sick Leave Accrual (accrual amounts are based on years of service)
- One Personal Day accrual per calendar year
- 11 paid holidays per fiscal year
- Enrollment in The Employees Retirement System provided by The Retirement Systems of Alabama
- Health Insurance -92% employer paid/8% employee paid for single or family coverage - Blue Cross and Blue Shield administered by the Local Government Health Insurance Program
- Dental Insurance - 92% employer paid/8% employee paid for single or family coverage - Delta Dental
- Basic Life/AD&D Insurance - 100% employer paid - $25,000 Basic Benefit
- Short-term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid
- Annual Longevity Pay (employees qualifies based on years of service)
- Southland Voluntary Dental and Vision Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Voluntary AD&D Insurance
- Colonial Life:
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Short Term Disability
- Whole Life
- Flexible Benefits:
- Medical Spending Account
- Dependent Spending Account
- Credit Union Membership
- RSA 1
- Nationwide 457 Plan
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It is important that all applicants read the following very carefully before completing the Online Application and responding to the Supplemental Questions to avoid possible adverse action. Applicants misrepresenting information or falsifying information on this Application in any way will result in disqualification, being barred from applying for jobs in the future and if hired or a current employee you may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal from employment. In the questions that follow, applicants are asked to provide information about work history, this information may include things such as dates of employment, names of employers and specific details of the work you performed. The information and answers provided must be true and must be substantiated and verifiable in the Employment History section of this Application. A reference and background investigation will be performed and any information that is false or that you misrepresent will result in the disqualification of this Application and the revocation of any pending job offer. Also, submitting a resume in lieu of completing the employment history and education sections of the Application or failure to provide all of the information requested in the Education, Employment History or Supplemental Questions will result in disqualification of this Application. Be thorough and honest when completing the Application and in answering the Supplemental Questions. A thorough background investigation is conducted on all new hires with an offer pending and before a final hiring decision is made. If any information is found to be misrepresenting, fraudulent or omitted for the purpose of concealing unfavorable information, any pending offer of employment will be withdrawn and the applicant will be disqualified and barred from applying with Shelby County in the future. CURRENT EMPLOYEES PROMOTING OR TRANSFERRING FROM A NON-DOT POSITION TO A DOT POSITION: If you are a current Shelby County employee serving in a classified service position which is a non-DOT position and you are selected for promotion to a position that requires a CDL you will be subject to the rules and regulations governing DOT physicals and drug screens. You will be required to submit to a DOT physical and drug screen prior to being granted the promotion. Should you fail the physical, you will remain in your current non-DOT position, unless the physical indicates that you are not fit for your current position. A determination will be made concerning your eligibility to continue employment with Shelby County based on the results of the physical exam. Also, you will be required to submit to a DOT drug screen. If you should fail the drug screen you will be in violation of the Shelby County Drug and Alcohol policy and you will be subject to immediate dismissal.If you are completing this application for someone other than yourself, make sure the applicant is available to review and electronically sign the document before submission. Failure to do so will not change the disqualification rules as stated above.Please check below to indicate that you have read and understand the requirements of completing the Application.
- I have read the instructions and disqualification/barred from applying rules above and understand that my application can disqualified and any offer can be withdrawn or my employment can terminated if I don't comply and answer the questions on this application correctly and truthfully.
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Do you currently occupy a classified service position with Shelby County, Alabama?
- Yes
- No
03
If you answered yes to the previous question, please list the job title of the classified service position that you currently occupy.
04
Only respond to this question if you currently work for Shelby County Commission in a classified service position and answered yes to Question 2. As a current Shelby County Classified Service employee, if an offer of this position would result in a promotion, you understand that you must serve a 30-day promotional probationary period. During this 30-day period you may be demoted for unsatisfactory service and returned to the position held prior to the promotion. If promoted while serving a new hire probationary period you shall serve out the remainder of your six month probationary period, but in no event shall you serve less than a 30-day probationary period for the promotion. The probationary period lasting the longest will supersede. Employees within their 12 month New Hire Probationary Period are subject to dismissal without any rights of appeal to the board and shall be recognized as employed-at-will during said 12 month probationary period. Please indicate whether or not you accept these terms by checking the appropriate box below.)
- Yes
- No
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Please check the box that represents the highest level of education achieved to date.
- No diploma or degree
- Occupational Diploma
- High School Diploma from an accredited high school or G.E.D equivalent through a state certified or accredited program
- Some College or Technical Training
- Associates Degree from an accredited college or university
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
- Master's Degree from an accredited college or university
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From what school, institution or college did you receive your highest level of education?
07
If you selected an education level higher than high school, please specify your degree and major.
08
Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have in a GIS department using an ESRI ArcGIS tools to design and edit GIS systems. (Your selection must be supported by your responses in the Work Experience section of your online application.)
- None
- 0-1 years
- 1-2 years
- 2-3 years
- 3-4 years
- 4-5 years
- more than 5 years
09
Please describe your knowledge of the ESRI applications and how you have used them in an enterprise.
10
Do you possess a valid Drivers' License? Valid means your driver's license is not currently suspended or revoked.
- Yes
- No
11
Do you have experience with the State of Alabama cadastral workflows and systems? This is not a minimum requirement.
- Yes
- No
12
Are you willing to work nonstandard hours and more than 40 hours per week if necessary?
- Yes
- No
13
Please check the software products you have experience with.
- ArcGIS Online
- ArcGIS Portal
- ArcGIS Pro
- Cityworks
- Arcade
- Python
- ArcPy
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How do you keep up with new GIS technology and trends?
15
Please describe a GIS project you worked on that was a disaster.
16
What project are you the most proud of?
Required Question