GIS Administrator (part-time/remote)
Overview
Knowledge Services is seeking a remote and part-time GIS Administrator for a contract through Feb 2026 (potential for extension) with the State of Maine Office of Technology.
- This role will work approximately 10-20 hours per week
- We are unable to consider any candidates requiring C2C or sponsorship for a work visa.
Responsibilities
GIS Administrator Responsibilities:
- This position will support MEGIS to reduce the current backlog of work that has built up and is part of the large upgrades that have most recently been complete.
•Will provide critical technical support for the Maine Office GIS and the GeoLibrary Board.
- Will provide maintenance/support of the geospatial infrastructure (ArcGIS & SDE) and other systems that support MEGIS and the GeoLibrary board.
•This includes the project planning and coordination of its enhancements and other software enhancements, ensuring they adhere to OIT’s software development and deployment policies.
- Support the enterprise GIS and the MEGIS geodatabases for Microsoft SQL Server.
- Manage scripts, models, and tools to support agency users of the GIS environment.
- Help design the architecture to accommodate new/emerging GIS technologies to meet State’s needs.
- Install, configure, tune, monitor and maintain the State’s geodatabase and enterprise GIS within the Azure environment software.
- Support the deployment of geographic information components, data services and applications within the State’s secure IT infrastructure to meet industry and department standards defined in the MaineIT governance policies.
- Support/Maintain of ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3, Portal for ArcGIS Enterprise, and ArcGIS Online in a multiuser environment within the Azure environment.
- Experience maintaining ArcGIS Desktop 3, ArcGIS Pro and other GIS system applications.
- ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE administration, such as multi-user versioned editing and archiving.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to trouble shoot issues and extend our application frameworks.
- ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 3 and geoprocessing tools and scripting.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Must be comfortable working directly with the end-user GIS community to capture, refine, and verify business requirements, as well as translate those requirements into technical tasks.
- Deploy ArcGIS Enterprise in a Azure Server Environment to maintain a highly reliable service level.
- MS SQL Server / Oracle RDBMS database administration within the Azure environment.
- ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE administration, such as multi-user versioned editing and archiving.
Qualifications
GIS Administrator Required Skills:
- Must have experience with the support & maintenance of ArcGIS Enterprise 11.3 (Azure Environment)
- Experience with Application Frameworks
- Experience with MS SQL Server
Oracle RDBMS
- Experience with ArcGIS Online capabilities and support of web application development
- Extensive familiarity with geospatial data types
- Possess strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to write clearly and effectively to communicate complex technical solutions.
- Experience in diagnosing and correcting system malfunctions.
- Ability to design, conduct, and evaluate system testing
- Demonstrated experience working with technical and non-technical staff
- Strong initiative and ability to perform with little supervision
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
- Must be able to accomplish tasks in a timely manner with limited supervision.
- Desire and commitment to a high level of support to the customer, establishing and maintaining a positive relationship.
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