Are you a Senior GIS expert with a strong background in Solutions Architecture and Development? Do you have experience delivering Spatial Data Infrastructure projects?
We're looking for a Senior GIS Technical Advisor for an initial 6 month contract that can be worked remotely and has a strong potential for long-term extensions.
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Advantages
- Work remotely
- Long-term contract with potential for extensions
- Competitive market rates
Responsibilities
The GIS Technical Advisor is a senior, hands-on role responsible for providing technical and advisory support to a multi-disciplinary project team delivering a new Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Geographic Information System (GIS) solution. The role focuses on initiating, planning, and supporting the implementation of a modern GIS platform to replace and modernize existing legacy GIS systems across government.
Working closely with project management, business stakeholders, architects, vendors, and government technical teams, the GIS Technical Advisor will ensure that geospatial requirements are clearly defined, technically sound, and aligned with enterprise standards and public-sector requirements. The role provides GIS Architecture/Developer expertise throughout the project lifecycle, from discovery and solution design through configuration, migration, testing, and transition to operations.
This role is advisory and delivery-focused, emphasizing practical implementation
Qualifications
• Degree or diploma in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Geomatics, Spatial Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• GISP (Geographic Information Systems Professional) accreditation is preferred.
• Up to 10 years demonstrated experience as a GIS Architect or GIS Developer, with hands on involvement in GIS/SDI implementations or major system upgrades.
• Proven experience supporting large scale SDI initiatives, preferably involving replacement of legacy systems.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial and open-source GIS platforms (e.g., ESRI ArcGIS or equivalent).
• Experience designing GIS and SDI architectures using ArcGIS Enterprise within government security and privacy constraints
• Experience designing GIS services and SDI components for high public demand and variable load
• Strong development skills in Python including ArcGIS API for python
• Proven experience designing and implementing metadata strategies that support SDI governance
• Strong ability to provide clear technical advice to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience working in multi stakeholder, public sector or large enterprise environments.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
Summary
If you're a Senior GIS expert, with a strong background in SDI projects, apply today or reach out to your Randstad representative!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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Are you a Senior GIS expert with a strong background in Solutions Architecture and Development? Do you have experience delivering Spatial Data Infrastructure projects?
We're looking for a Senior GIS Technical Advisor for an initial 6 month contract that can be worked remotely and has a strong potential for long-term extensions.
Advantages
- Work remotely
- Long-term contract with potential for extensions
- Competitive market rates
Responsibilities
The GIS Technical Advisor is a senior, hands-on role responsible for providing technical and advisory support to a multi-disciplinary project team delivering a new Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Geographic Information System (GIS) solution. The role focuses on initiating, planning, and supporting the implementation of a modern GIS platform to replace and modernize existing legacy GIS systems across government.
Working closely with project management, business stakeholders, architects, vendors, and government technical teams, the GIS Technical Advisor will ensure that geospatial requirements are clearly defined, technically sound, and aligned with enterprise standards and public-sector requirements. The role provides GIS Architecture/Developer expertise throughout the project lifecycle, from discovery and solution design through configuration, migration, testing, and transition to operations.
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This role is advisory and delivery-focused, emphasizing practical implementation
Qualifications
• Degree or diploma in Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Geomatics, Spatial Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• GISP (Geographic Information Systems Professional) accreditation is preferred.
• Up to 10 years demonstrated experience as a GIS Architect or GIS Developer, with hands on involvement in GIS/SDI implementations or major system upgrades.
• Proven experience supporting large scale SDI initiatives, preferably involving replacement of legacy systems.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial and open-source GIS platforms (e.g., ESRI ArcGIS or equivalent).
• Experience designing GIS and SDI architectures using ArcGIS Enterprise within government security and privacy constraints
• Experience designing GIS services and SDI components for high public demand and variable load
• Strong development skills in Python including ArcGIS API for python
• Proven experience designing and implementing metadata strategies that support SDI governance
• Strong ability to provide clear technical advice to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience working in multi stakeholder, public sector or large enterprise environments.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
Summary
If you're a Senior GIS expert, with a strong background in SDI projects, apply today or reach out to your Randstad representative!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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