Geospatial Analyst

Open to**: Holders Baseline Clearance**

Locations**:ACT, QLD**

As the new Geospatial Analyst you will need to be highly proficient in identifying GIS requirements, technical issues and training needs; analysing current business processes and recommending best practice solutions.

You will need to be able to demonstrate expert knowledge and abilities to provide technical insight and recommendations techniques and have demonstrated experience in delivering quality solutions to support complex IT project delivery.

As the Geospatial Analyst, you will be supporting the day-to-day operations of GIS functions in Health, determining geospatial architecture priorities, developing guidance, providing geospatial assistance on project-related activities and undertaking troubleshooting analysis and resolution for incidents and new GIS capability. You will be liaising and collaborating with stakeholders to understand business requirements, provide geospatial analysis, advise tools available, and use of location data with geospatial toolsets available in the Enterprise Data Warehouse.

**Duties include**:

- Lead location-based analytics functions
- Coordinate and liaise with key geospatial stakeholders across the Department
- Work with end users to identify GIS requirements, technical issues and training needs; analyse current business processes and recommend best practice solutions.
- Conduct technical troubleshooting for geospatial-related matters arising in the EDW domain and provide technical insight and recommendations regarding spatial data and spatial metadata standards.
- Assist in day-to-day operations of GIS functions in the department, determining geospatial architecture priorities, developing guidance, providing geospatial assistance on project-related activities and undertaking troubleshooting analysis and resolution for incidents and where new GIS capability is required.
- Provide support and technical advice regarding geospatial analysis techniques, GIS analysis tools available, and the use of location data with geospatial toolsets available in the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
- Liaise with IT Operations, GIS Administrator and relevant stakeholders regarding appropriate scheduling for software upgrades, patching and installation of new software in various environments required for adequate maintenance and functioning of the geospatial toolset.
- Responsible for managing Health’s MyEsri/IQ Office account and associated online training services for Departmental staff and preparing Quick Reference Guides and material required to support the geospatial users.
- Responsible for the preparation of appropriate documentation such as design specifications, user guides and handover documentation.
- Manage productive stakeholder relationships and associated risks;
- Develop an agreed work plan including key performance indicators and outcomes
- Regular reporting against performance and effort;
- Contribute towards knowledge and skills transfer.
- The specified personnel may be redirected to assist or work on other projects/activities outside of the branch of the initial assignment.

**Mandatory Skills Requirement**
- Demonstrated ability to deliver Geospatial solutions and support through the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Agile development practices and processes experience - 5+ years’ experience working and exhibiting knowledge in Geospatial technology
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and capacity to communicate and work effectively within a multi-disciplined and blended team environment
- Relevant qualifications/certification/accreditation
- Experience and knowledge of Enterprise Data Warehouses (EDW) and associated technologies such as:

- Teradata,
- Informatica,
- Hadoop,
- SAS,
- Cognos,
- Qlik,
- Oracle etc.
- Demonstrated ability to query and interpret data using efficient and effective SQL
- Ability to provide sound advice on complex data/information-related matters to deliver quality solutions.

**Desirable skills**
- Practical skills in developing data management design artifacts, including developing mapping documents for builds in support of business processes and objectives.
- Practical skills in developing data management design artifacts, including developing mapping documents for builds in support of business processes and objectives.
- You have demonstrated ability in the development and/or directing the creation of efficient, maintainable and cost-effective databases.
- Demonstrated skill to prepare and/or direct the creation and maintenance of data management documentation.
- Experience in the following,
- SQL for data analysis
- Data modelling - dimensional and ERD, awareness of data vault
- Various database platforms (i.e. Oracle, SQL Server)
- XML
- schema design,
- ER Studio or similar Data management principles such as Metadata management,
- Data governance and Data quality
- Inspires leadership through the ability to define and meet the expectations of the role.