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JOB DETAILS: Job Title: GIS Tester with Electrical Testing experience Location: Bay Area, CA Duration: Contract
Pay Rate: Open, DOE
Client Industry: Utilities and Energy
Job Description: We are looking for an experienced GIS Tester / GIS Testing Engineer with strong hands-on experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a solid background in electrical testing and utility systems. The candidate will be responsible for testing GIS applications, validating electrical network data, and ensuring the accuracy and reliability of utility asset and network information.
Key Responsibilities
Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and UAT testing for GIS applications and utility systems.
Validate GIS data related to electrical distribution, transmission, substations, transformers, feeders, poles, cables, and other utility assets.
Test electrical network connectivity, topology, asset relationships, and network tracing.
Verify GIS data against electrical drawings, engineering documents, field data, and source systems.
Identify and troubleshoot data-quality issues, connectivity errors, missing attributes, and incorrect asset relationships.
Develop and execute test cases, test scenarios, test scripts, and test plans.
Perform data validation and reconciliation between GIS and downstream/upstream systems.
Test GIS workflows involving electric utility operations, maintenance, work management, and asset management.
Collaborate with GIS analysts, electrical engineers, developers, business analysts, and utility operations teams.
Log, track, and manage defects using tools such as JIRA, ALM, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
Support test automation where applicable.
Participate in requirement reviews and provide input on testability and acceptance criteria.
Validate GIS changes and ensure production releases meet functional and data-quality requirements.
Required Skills
Strong experience in GIS testing, preferably within the electric utility/energy domain. Strong understanding of electrical distribution and utility network concepts. Experience testing electrical assets such as: Ø Transformers
Ø Substations
Ø Feeders
Ø Switches
Ø Breakers
Ø Poles
Ø Conductors/cables
Ø Service points
Ø Meters
Experience with GIS data validation and spatial data testing.
Knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS or similar GIS platforms.
Understanding of electrical network topology, connectivity, and tracing.
Experience with SQL for database/data validation.
Experience creating and executing detailed test cases and test scripts.
Strong defect management and troubleshooting skills.
Good understanding of SDLC/STLC and QA methodologies.
Preferred Skills
Experience with ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Utility Network, or ArcFM.
Experience with Esri Utility Network and electric utility GIS implementations.
Knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL databases.
Experience with GIS APIs, web services, and system integrations.
Experience with ETL/data migration testing.
Knowledge of SCADA, OMS, ADMS, or other utility applications is a plus.
Experience with test automation tools is a plus.
Knowledge of electric utility standards and workflows is preferred.
Staffworxs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Bay Area, CA
Skills
Acceptance Testingunmatched
Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
ArcGISunmatched
Asset Managementunmatched
Atlassian JIRAunmatched
Bug Tracking/Defect Managementunmatched
Business Analysisunmatched
Consumer Brandingunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Data Migrationunmatched
Data Qualityunmatched
Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
DevOpsunmatched
ESRIunmatched
Electrical Engineeringunmatched
Electrical Utilityunmatched
Electricityunmatched
Energy & Utilitiesunmatched
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)unmatched
Geospatial Analysisunmatched
Identify Issuesunmatched
Microsoft SQL Serverunmatched
Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
Network Connectivityunmatched
Network Testingunmatched
Network Topologyunmatched
Operational Auditunmatched
Oracle Databaseunmatched
PostgreSQLunmatched
Quality Assurance Methodologyunmatched
Reconciliationunmatched
Regression Testingunmatched
SQL Databasesunmatched
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)unmatched
Spatial Dataunmatched
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)unmatched
System Integration (SI)unmatched
Test Automationunmatched
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Test Scenariounmatched
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