Position: Junior GIS Analyst
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Work Model: Onsite / Hybrid
Contract Duration: Initial 3 Years
Renewal Options: Two (2) Additional 1-Year Extensions
Maximum Contract Term: 5 Years
Client is seeking an experienced Junior GIS Analyst to support enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) initiatives through business analysis, requirements gathering, geospatial data analysis, logical data modeling, process modeling, and GIS solution development activities.
The selected consultant will work closely with business users, GIS teams, developers, engineers, planners, and project stakeholders to analyze business requirements, design GIS solutions, support system development efforts, and assist with geospatial data management and reporting initiatives. The Junior GIS Analyst will contribute to GIS application development, geodatabase maintenance, mapping projects, and enterprise GIS implementations.
The ideal candidate will possess strong GIS analytical skills, knowledge of geospatial technologies, understanding of relational databases and geodatabases, and the ability to translate business requirements into effective GIS solutions.
Discipline-specific experience in areas such as transportation, forestry, environmental analysis, planning, engineering, utilities, or municipal operations is highly desirable.
Experience
• 3+ years of GIS Analysis, GIS Support, or Geospatial Technology experience.
• Experience gathering and documenting business and functional requirements.
• Experience supporting GIS application development and implementation projects.
• Experience performing logical data modeling and process analysis.
• Experience working with GIS spatial and attribute datasets.
• Experience supporting enterprise GIS environments.
• Experience with geospatial analysis and mapping technologies.
• Experience working with relational databases and geodatabases.
• Experience supporting GIS system enhancements and maintenance.
• Experience collaborating with business users, developers, and technical teams.
Skills
• Strong GIS analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of GIS principles and methodologies.
• Knowledge of relational database concepts.
• Knowledge of geodatabase design and management.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking abilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to gather and document business requirements.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical GIS solutions.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
Preferred Qualifications
• Government or Public Sector GIS experience.
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS products.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise.
• Experience supporting transportation GIS initiatives.
• Experience supporting forestry management systems.
• Experience supporting environmental analysis projects.
• Experience supporting planning and zoning applications.
• Experience supporting engineering and infrastructure GIS systems.
• Experience with SQL and database querying.
• Experience supporting GIS integrations and web mapping applications.