GIS Support Specialist
Overview
General Description: The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking a GIS Support Specialist based out of Cheyenne, WY. This position leads the technical administration, development, and ongoing support of a critical, agency-wide geospatial compliance application. The role serves as a primary technical liaison for non-technical stakeholders, including regulatory applicants and habitat biologists. Patience, strong communication, and user support are just as critical as GIS technical skills. While focusing significantly on this high-impact project, the position offers opportunities to help design and develop future enterprise GIS applications to support agency objectives.
Essential Functions
- Configure and maintain geospatial solutions within agency cloud environments and relational database management systems.
- Deploy and support custom web applications within the Esri ecosystem, including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online.
- Use Python and other languages such as Arcade and JavaScript to script automated procedures and reduce manual data processes.
- Translate user requirements, formal agency directives, and wildlife policies into geospatial workflows and tools.
- Analyze imagery to identify and digitize critical landscape features.
- Provide geoprocessing analyses on various datasets to produce information summaries for annual reporting.
- Provide direct technical support and training to regulatory applicants, habitat biologists, and other agency stakeholders.
Working for the State of Wyoming
Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays; retirement pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future; flexible schedules and work-life balance options; and meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities.
Salary: $6,087.47 - $6,763.47 Monthly. Job Type: Permanent Full-time. Division: Services. Location: Cheyenne, WY. Open until filled.