Geographic Information Systems Engineer

Overview

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Fixed Term/ Full Time role until 30 June 2026
• Location: 664 Collins Street, Docklands 3008

About the Organisation

EPA works to prevent and reduce the harmful effect of pollution and waste on Victoria's environment and people. We work with community, industry and businesses. As the needs of Victorians change, we must be equipped to adapt and respond to a range of factors.

We are a workplace committed to new ways of working, EPA celebrates diversity of people and lifestyles. We offer a wide range of practical options to support both your work and personal life.

The EPA Experience

• See the impact in the communities we live in: at EPA you see your work first-hand
• Range of internal working groups, networks and volunteering opportunities
• On-the-job training for a wide range of environmental roles
• Flexible start and finish times, as well as compressed work week options

About the role

Reporting to the Manager Data Strategy, Data Management Transformation, the GIS Engineer is a senior member of a team responsible for priority enhancements and improvements to data platform at EPA. You will develop and oversee the delivery of comprehensive development and support activities for EPA's ArcGIS system, aligned to EPA's strategic priorities, to prevent harm to Victorian communities and the environment from pollution and waste. This is a senior role for an experienced GIS Engineer that wants to contribute to the success of the EPA as it enters a new era of environmental protection in Victoria. Working closely with the Manager Data Strategy, Data Management Transformation, you will actively contribute to a positive organisational culture and achieve the highest standards of performance and integrity, fostering genuine partnerships across all levels of government, industry, and community to support the delivery organisational outcomes.

In this role you will

• Work with business to identify enterprise location service's needs; plan, design, build, and deliver solutions to location services needs on the EPA's ArcGIS and Data Engineering platforms.
• Collaborate with external agencies and vendors to plan, design, build and deliver solutions on regulatory use cases including emergency animal disease etc.
• Provide ongoing location services support to organization, including but not limited to defect resolution, backlog management, guidance and training development, system administration.
• Support team to assess enhancement requests, understand time and resource costs, tasks and skills required, and project planning.
• Support team to plan and execute testing in accordance with corporate practices and standards

Skills and experience

• Hands-on experience working with ESRI's ArcGIS suite and other geo-spatial technologies along with FME Workbenches for performing ETL on Geo-spatial data.
• Hands-on experience using programming language R, including R package and shiny applications is desirable to create interactive web applications.
• Hands-on experience in Microsoft Azure cloud environment and associated geodatabase technologies (including SQL etc.) to collect, manage and share GIS data.
• Knowledge of DevOps principles and CI/CD pipelines for solution deployments.

Full position description is available in the job posting.

How to apply

Click the "Apply" button to submit your application. Applications close 11:59pm Sunday, 31 August 2025.

Applicants Should Submit

• Cover letter; addressing your experience, the key selection criteria, motivations, and suitability to the role.
• Resume; including contact details of two referees. For any enquiries relating to this role, please reach out to

Need to know more?

All prospective employees will also undergo a National Criminal Record Check prior to an offer of employment. You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Preferred candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, police checks, reference checks and role related security clearances.

EPA Victoria recognises the value of the diversity, strength, and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as we work with Traditional Owners to care for our environment. We provide a culturally safe and embracing work environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to merit, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We believe our workforce should represent the diversity of the lands upon which we reside; and we actively embrace staff of different abilities, orientations, backgrounds, faiths, and genders.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Information Technology, Engineering, and Project Management

Industries

• Government Administration, IT Services and IT Consulting, and IT System Data Services

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