CO - P4686 - GIS Analyst

Hiring Range: $60,000-$80,000

Full Time or Part Time: FULL TIME

JOB DESCRIPTION

The GIS Analyst will design, deploy, and maintain ArcGIS field data collection solutions and web applications to support operational field inspections. This role focuses on building and managing ArcGIS Survey123 forms, ArcGIS Field Maps configurations, ArcGIS Dashboards, and ArcGIS Experience Builder apps and enabling mobile workflows for field staff. The analyst collaborates with subject‑matter experts to translate business processes into reliable geospatial solutions, provides training and documentation, follows security requirements and implements analytics to improve data accuracy, timeliness, and usability. Please note this position follows a hybrid work schedule to include both in-office and telework. Candidates must be able to work from the assigned work location in Virginia.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This position will be responsible for the following:

ArcGIS Solution Design & Development

• Design and build ArcGIS Survey123 including XLSForm/ArcGIS Survey123 Connect, regex, constraints, repeats, media, calculations.

• Configure ArcGIS Field Maps including map preparation, offline areas, forms, conditional visibility, location tracking.

• Develop interactive ArcGIS Dashboards including multiple data sources, filters, category selectors, actions, indicators, charts, Arcade expressions.

• Build ArcGIS Experience Builder including widget configuration, URL parameters, dynamic content, mobile responsiveness.

• Prepare and publish feature services and web maps including schemas, domains, relationships, attachments, editor tracking, permissions.

  
  

Data Management & Governance

• Implement established data standards ex. naming, metadata, field domains, topology, branch editing workflows, and perform scheduled data validation.

• Optimize performance including creating view layers, field calculations, layer extent modification, symbology and filter strategies.

• Support mobile device ArcGIS Survey123 failures.

• Support and communicate needs on implementation of security & compliance including item visibility, user access and item/data retention policies.

  
  

User Support & Training

• Conduct requirements gathering, user testing, and stakeholder demos.

• Translate field workflows into geospatial solutions.

• Help develop end‑user training (quick start guides, job aids, how‑to videos) and provide support/troubleshooting.

• Maintain solution documentation (architecture, schemas, SOPs, change logs through GITLab).

  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications

• Proficiency with ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal and ArcGIS Online.
• Experience with ArcGIS Survey123 Connect and complex XLSForms including repeats, pulldata, nested choice filters, media, and multiple geopoints.
• Experience developing and maintaining ArcGIS Survey123 forms, ArcGIS Field Maps configurations, Dashboards, and Experience Builder apps.
• Working knowledge of Arcade for calculated fields, expressions, and app logic.
• Experience with accessibility requirements in web apps.
• Experience publishing and managing feature services and web maps in ArcGIS Enterprise/Portal and ArcGIS Online.
• Clear communication skills with ability to translate business needs into technical requirements and end‑user training experience.

Additional Considerations:

• Experience integrating GIS data and ArcGIS content with other data science platforms (e.g., Posit Connect, Tableau, etc.).
• Experience working with enterprise SQL and, or Oracle geodatabases.
• Automation including Survey123 and Feature Service Webhooks, Power Automate, APIs, Python .
• ArcGIS Pro data preparation, schema design, map authoring, and service publishing.
• Coursework in Environmental Science, Data Science/Analytics, GIS, Computer Science, Geography, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 2 years professional experience delivering ArcGIS solutions with ArcGIS Survey123, Field Maps, Dashboards, and Experience Builder.

ABOUT US

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the primary environmental permitting agency in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is responsible for administering laws and regulations related to air quality, water quality, water supply, renewable energy, and land protection. Through the dedication and work of over 800 employees across six regional offices and the Central Office in Richmond, DEQ issues permits, conducts monitoring and inspections, and enforces the law.