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GIS Developer

Minnesota - Developer

Hollstadt Overview

Hollstadt Consulting is a management and technology consulting firm dedicated to placing professionals at engagements where they will excel. When you work with us, you'll work with a refreshingly real company led and staffed by seasoned experts who are also down-to-earth, good people. We're committed to treating you with respect and helping you achieve your career aspirations.

Since 1990, Hollstadt has been a trusted partner to more than 150 domestic and global companies and has successfully completed over 2,000 projects. Our continued growth has created challenging and rewarding opportunities for accomplished IT and Business Consultants. Hollstadt Consulting is an equal opportunity employer including disability/veteran.

Job Description

Role - GIS Developer

Location - Minneapolis - hybrid/2-3 days onsite required


The hourly pay rate range for this position is $51.68–$68.31, dependent on qualifications and experience.


Hollstadt offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits to eligible employees.


Position Summary: This position is a part of the Client's Information Systems department. This position will focus on project- prioritized company-wide requests for automation of the reliable and secure transfer and maintenance of geospatial data within an enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment.


An ideal candidate must have experience with the ESRI suite including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcSDE, and ArcGIS Online, as well as experience developing scripts to process and maintain geospatial data and SQL complex queries. Experienced analyst skills like requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement and compliance/security adherence is also a critical part of the position.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) scripts for a variety of geospatial and associated data sets. Data sets include detailed interior data, static asset attribution, real-time tracking of aircraft and vehicles, and data sets derived from financial and public safety systems.
  • Operationalize ETL scripts using industry best practices, ensuring that they are reliable, easily deployed, and utilize existing enterprise monitoring and logging technologies.
  • Manage stakeholder and requestor engagement through:
    • Understanding their data needs and provide tailored analytical solutions.
    • Communicating complex data findings in a way that is understandable.
    • Facilitating workshops/training to help make the most of analytics tools.
  • Ensure compliance with data governance policies and regulations, as well as maintain data security and privacy standards.
  • Implement data quality checks/controls to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with the ESRI suite including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcSDE, and ArcGIS Online.
  • Demonstrated experience developing scripts to process and maintain geospatial data
  • Demonstrated experience with relational database management systems and using SQL to write complex queries.
  • Experience collaborating in a multi-disciplinary environment (GIS staff, GIS end users, IT Developers, and Project Managers) to develop GIS products.
  • Familiarity with web service communication protocols such as REST or SOAP
  • Demonstrated experience with general software development skills such as version control, gathering requirements, and ability to document workflows and solutions.
  • Experience with cloud environments such as Azure or AWS.
  • Experience with Safe FME

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with ESRI Python tools including ArcPy or ArcGIS Notebooks
  • Experience with ESRI JavaScript tools such as ArcGIS API for JavaScript
  • Knowledge of CAD to GIS or BIM to GIS workflows.

Benefits + Perks

Comprehensive Benefit Plan

Hollstadt offers a competitive and comprehensive benefit package which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Long Term/Short Term Disability, and Life Insurance. With three different medical plans to choose from, you can enroll in the coverage you need from single to family, or anywhere in between!

Remarketing Process

Hollstadt is based on retention and relationships. We get to know your strengths and career wishes throughout your assignment and then start remarket discussions 6-8 weeks prior to your end date. By being proactive, we are able to keep your down time between assignments as short as possible, unless you choose otherwise.

Professional Development

Hollstadt offers free bi-weekly training courses for our consultants as well as on-demand access to past sessions through our consultant portal. Trainings give our consultants the continuing education they need to excel on their projects.

401k + Matching

One popular benefit is our 401(k) match on the first 4% of your contributions. Hollstadt wants to help you reach your long-term financial goals and understands that planning for your future is critical. Consultants also have access to support from a Financial Advisor.

Bonus Opportunities

We appreciate and reward loyalty. Join Hollstadt, stay for 5 years, and we’ll give you a $5,000 Longevity Award bonus! Additionally, we know great talent knows other great talent. If you are on contract with Hollstadt and refer one of your connections who gets placed, we’ll pay you $1,000!

Ongoing Support & Networking

We have made a significant investment in building a support program for our consultant team - so you never have to feel like you are going it alone. We also have a Consultant Coach program which acts like a 'work buddy' to provide a safe ear for questions or concerns at your client site.