Job Description
Job Title :
NS GIS Specialist (Senior)
Location : Kildare, W23 X3PH
- Candidates must be willing to work from this location.
- Blended offsite / onsite working arrangement.
Contract Duration : 12 months with further extensions
No Of Positions : 1
Attendance Pattern :
Working within the island of Ireland is mandatory.Minimum attendance of two days per week at the office.Full-time, Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day (excluding breaks), between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.Excludes public holidays observed in the Republic of Ireland.Mandatory Requirements (Pass / Fail)
ü Experience Level : The candidate must have more than 7 years of relevant GIS experience at a senior level.
ü Availability : The candidate must be available to commence work from 3rd November 2025.
ü English Language Proficiency : The candidate must be fluent in both spoken and written English.
Key Deliverable :
The following non-exhaustive list of Key Deliverables are applicable to this Role.
The role of the GIS Specialist will include (but is not limited to) the following :
Provide on-going support for existing spatial solutions.Lead the delivery of GIS projects; provide GIS training and support, liaising with stakeholders, including Senior Management.Use of ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online.Contribute towards the technical design of ESRI GIS applications.Acting as a subject matter expert, advise on GIS systems, infrastructure, and environment design.Provide user support and resolution of all types of GIS queries in partnership with ICT.Create and maintain documentation on the ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise.Keep up to date on GIS technology trends.Ensure GIS technologies are kept up to date and coordinate and assist with technology upgrades.Requirements
Key Experience / Competencies / Skillsets :
The following Experience / Competencies / Skillsets are applicable to this Role.
Strong foundational knowledge of GIS concepts : Projections, Geometric Operations, Geospatial Analysis, and GIS database design.Experience in ESRI ArcGIS suite of products.Experience in FME software.Experience of open source solutions such as QGIS, PostGres, and Geoserver.Experience in the management (security, privacy, and sharing) and analysis of spatial data.Experience in the management and analysis of raster data including aerial imagery, satellite, and drones.Database development skills, preferably in Oracle or similar enterprise scale DBMS.Experience in developing custom web mapping applications.Experience with Python and JavaScript.Experience in requirements gathering.Experience of documenting technical specifications and workflows / processes.Building complex data transformation workflows using FME, Python etc.Project delivery methodologies, application development lifecycle and agile development model.Requirements
Key Experience / Competencies / Skillsets : The following Experience / Competencies / Skillsets are applicable to this Role.
Strong foundational knowledge of GIS concepts : Projections, Geometric Operations, Geospatial Analysis, and GIS database design.Experience in ESRI ArcGIS suite of products.Experience in FME software.Experience of open source solutions such as QGIS, PostGres, and Geoserver.Experience in the management (security, privacy, and sharing) and analysis of spatial data.Experience in the management and analysis of raster data including aerial imagery, satellite, and drones.Database development skills, preferably in Oracle or similar enterprise scale DBMS.Experience in developing custom web mapping applications.Experience with Python and JavaScript.Experience in requirements gathering.Experience of documenting technical specifications and workflows / processes.Building complex data transformation workflows using FME, Python etc.Project delivery methodologies, application development lifecycle and agile development model.