IT Specialist II (GIS), Grant Services Specialist III (SAAP)-16 (NCS) - Baltimore Police Department
Apply NowCompany: City of Baltimore (Mayor and City Council of Baltimore)
Location: Baltimore, MD 21215
Description:
THIS IS A NON-CIVIL SERVICE POSITION
POSTING DATE: 4/10/2025
SALARY RANGE: $64,427.00 - $110,756.00 USD Annually
BACKGROUND CHECK
Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint must be successfully completed.
PROBATION
All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a mandatory 6-month probation.
SUMMARY OF POSITION
This position will upgrade software development and research solutions and modify procedures to complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form desired results. Developer will conduct research for the purpose of designing, coding, testing debugging documenting, and maintaining an Enterprise GIS System.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION: Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university Geographical Information Systems or related field.
AND
EXPERIENCE: Have a minimum 2 years' experience working with ESRI GIS.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
BENEFITS
The City of Baltimore offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our benefits here:
https://humanresources.baltimorecity.gov/hr-divisions/benefits
NOTE: Grant Services Specialist (GSS) roles are not offered retirement benefits with the City of Baltimore.
Financial Disclosure:
This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law.
Baltimore City Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City of Baltimore prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources directly. Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.
BALTIMORE CITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
POSTING DATE: 4/10/2025
SALARY RANGE: $64,427.00 - $110,756.00 USD Annually
BACKGROUND CHECK
Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint must be successfully completed.
PROBATION
All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a mandatory 6-month probation.
SUMMARY OF POSITION
This position will upgrade software development and research solutions and modify procedures to complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and form desired results. Developer will conduct research for the purpose of designing, coding, testing debugging documenting, and maintaining an Enterprise GIS System.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) of data from various data sources (both internal and external). This involves the use of various scripting languages such as SQL, Python & JavaScript.
- Creating reports using SQL Reporting Services.
- Maintaining database integrity.
- Maintaining the tuning, indexing and performance of our existing and proposed database infrastructure.
- Maintaining and supporting the ESRI GIS platform.
- The candidate should possess expert-level GIS technical knowledge and skills with both vector and raster data, including enterprise geodatabase design, geodatabase administration, spatial relationships, analysis, scripting, and cartography.
- They will upgrade software development and research solutions and modify procedures to complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, and produce desired results.
- They should have experience managing relational database management systems, especially SQL Server, using ESRI and non-ESRI tools.
- They will implement database backup solutions, database software and management tool installations across the agency to support Enterprise services.
- Develop applications that support the agency's needs to automate critical administrative data functions and provide effective technology services to external customer agencies.
- Assist and troubleshoot for GIS users throughout the department.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION: Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university Geographical Information Systems or related field.
AND
EXPERIENCE: Have a minimum 2 years' experience working with ESRI GIS.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- ESRI ArcGIS (includes ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Enterprise), Microsoft SQL Developer, Microsoft Office.
- Understanding of programming languages such as SQL and JavaScript preferred.
- Ability to develop configure and manage ESRI GIS Platform.
- Ability to use ESRI's ArcGIS Applications (including but not limited to Web AppBuilder, Operations Dashboard, Survey123).
- Ability to write various scripts in Python/JavaScript. Ability to create and manage databases within Microsoft SQL server.
- Ability to work as a team in an Agile framework.
- Most important is the ability and willingness to learn the skills described above.
BENEFITS
The City of Baltimore offers a generous and competitive benefits package. You can learn about our benefits here:
https://humanresources.baltimorecity.gov/hr-divisions/benefits
NOTE: Grant Services Specialist (GSS) roles are not offered retirement benefits with the City of Baltimore.
Financial Disclosure:
This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law.
Baltimore City Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City of Baltimore prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Department of Human Resources directly. Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.
BALTIMORE CITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER