GIS Programmer / Analyst

ACS, a Fortune 500 Company and leading provider of Business Process Outsourcing and Information Technology Outsourcing Solutions, is seeking qualified candidates to fulfill the following requirements:

Description:

An intermediate-level professional, the Systems Development Specialist is a fully qualified individual producer who applies a broad knowledge of engineering/automation concepts, practices and procedures. Incumbents are competent to work on fairly complex assignments (and/or portions of larger, complex systems) and perform a full range of development activities. The incumbent generally works under deadlines and is capable of handling heavy workloads, and operating with only general supervision, although errors at this level can cause delay, expense and/or disruption. May provide occasional functional guidance to less experienced staff. Incumbents are responsible for the installation, development, implementation, and customization of hardware and software system elements.

Equipment or software design, engineering and/or development for commercial, medical or scientific uses.

Engineering evaluation and/or test of materials (H/W and/or S/W components, products and systems).

Preparation of detailed specifications from which programs will be written, or equipment fabricated or installed.

Application of configuration management procedures for changes to the operating system files and software.

Performance of associated process studies, research investigations and requirements analyses of all aspects of communications and telecommunications system, etc., by applying statistical/analytical and modeling or engineering techniques, procedures and criteria in specialized areas.

Participation in the development and preparation of documentation for, but not limited to, procedural, program and user documentation. Designs, develops, installs, implements, fine tunes, documents and/or maintains databases, database dictionaries; monitors standards and procedures and integrates systems through database design and administration.

Works with users to ensure successful system implementation; may assist in user training.

Occasionally, may provide guidance and assists in training of less experienced staff.

May research or write portions of technical proposals.

Maintains state-of-the-art knowledge and compiles information into recommendations and analyses.



Education and Typical Years of Experience:

Bachelor?s degree in a related technical field or equivalent work experience. Minimum 3-5 years of progressively responsible related technical experience, including 1 year developing large, technically complex systems and 6 months with major responsibility for developing, revising and controlling technical documentation of a complex system.



Special Requirements:

Job Requirements Provide a combination of technical and development support with existing ESRI GIS web-based applications and desktop solutions in a local government environment. The candidate must have excellent customer service and communication skills to facilitate problem resolution. Must be a quick learner and self sufficient with prior experience in IT field with ESRI products.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

Software design and development on assigned projects using either ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Engine, ArcSDE, ArcIMS, and/or ArcPad. - In-depth knowledge of ArcIMS and fluency with ArcXML, ASP, JavaScript, VBScript, XML and HTML to customize and deploy web-based interactive mapping/reporting applications. - Experience with building and supporting ASP.NET, VB.NET, VS.NET, and ADO.NET based solutions for both web and desktop applications. - Knowledge of serving ArcSDE spatial data through web-based applications. - Knowledge of SQL database and SQL query development and optimization for web-based applications. - Ability to work with customers to solve problems ? familiarity with customer service procedures. - Strong communication skills for speaking with clients, documenting requirements, and working with the team. - Knowledge of software development lifecycle. - Ability to perform in a multi-tasking, team-oriented environment. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Qualified candidates should apply using the following link:

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