GIS Data Specialist

Quick Facts

• Role: GIS Data Specialist (Research Scientist/Engineer level 2)
• Focus: Developing interactive web GIS tools, dashboards, and data-sharing interfaces
• Employment: Regular, 100% FTE

Description

The GIS Data Specialist leads development of geospatial tools and dashboards supporting public-facing and internal initiatives. The role transforms complex spatial datasets into actionable insights through interactive web applications and builds tools such as prioritization and planning dashboards on top of a transportation data platform. You will bridge geospatial analysis, full-stack web development, and participatory design to deliver technically robust and community-responsive solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and build interactive geospatial dashboards and decision-support tools
• Ingest, clean, and harmonize spatial datasets from transit agencies, DOTs, and community sources
• Develop workflows to transform unstructured and semi-structured web data into standards-based formats
• Architect scalable, secure, and maintainable web stack infrastructure
• Build interfaces for internal/external customers to vet, edit, and save mobility data
• Develop in-browser data exploration and export features for data-sharing
• Evaluate and develop data management solutions
• Create technical documentation and provide training/support for tool users and collaborators

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related field
• At least 2 years of software development experience in geospatial, urban planning, geography, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Apply software engineering best practices in a team environment
• Graduate training or degree in GIS, Data Science, or Urban Informatics
• Experience with open-source geospatial tools (QGIS, GeoServer, Turf.js)
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and equity-focused planning
• Experience working with OpenStreetMap data and community
• Strong understanding of data privacy and governance in public sector contexts

Benefits

• Pay range: $85,836 to $100,980 annual
• Regular position (100% FTE)
• Shift: First Shift (United States)
• Union/Bargaining Unit: UAW Research