Direct Hire Career Opportunity Bulletin
OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
GIS SENIOR PROGRAMMER ANALYST
OIT Maine Office of GIS (MEGIS)
CODE: 0866
Public Service
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Over 10,000 Employees
Statewide Locations
Benefits
Retirement
Paid Holidays
Training
Career Path
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Part Time
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HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit a cover letter,
resume’, Skills Matrix and Direct
Hire Application. This job posting
and a Direct Hire application can be
found on our website:
http://www.maine.gov/fps/opportunities/
APPLICATIONS MUST BE
RECEIVED OR POSTMARKED BY:
Friday, June 12, 2015
MAIL APPLICATIONS TO:
Tammy Sturtevant, HR Generalist
General Gov. Service Center
74 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0074
207-624-7418 (T)
207-287-4032 (F)
OPEN FOR RECRUITMENT: May 29, 2015 – June 12, 2015
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Maine Office of GIS has an opportunity for a motivated GIS professional to
serve as the lead system administrator for the State’s ESRI-based geographic
information system. The ideal candidate has extensive GIS experience at an
enterprise level in addition to database development/management skills and
programming. The position is under the supervision of the GIS Administrator.
The applicant will have the primary responsibility of administering the State’s
ArcSDE database and GIS software infrastructure. The applicant will work with
GIS application developers to maintain and enhance existing GIS applications
and scripts.
Sample tasks the applicant will undertake include:
 Administer enterprise ArcSDE geodatabases for Microsoft SQL Server
 Manage scripts, models, and tools to support the enterprise GIS
environment.
 Help design 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 software.
 Support the design and development of geographic information
components, data services and applications within the State’s secure IT
infrastructure.
PREFERRED SKILLS
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OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS TO:
dafsdirecthire@maine.gov
PAY GRADE: 27 – 51,792.00 – 70,345.60 annually*
*Includes a 15% recruitment and retention salary adjustment and eligibility
for a 5% annual training bonus
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Strong, demonstrated knowledge in the following areas:
o MS SQL Server / Oracle RDBMS database administration
o ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE administration, such as multi-user
versioned editing and archiving
o ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.x and geoprocessing tools and scripting.
Experience with ArcGIS Online capabilities and support of web
application development
Extensive familiarity with geospatial data types
Demonstrated experience working with technical and non-technical staff
Strong initiative and ability to perform with little supervision
Maine State Government is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.
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Strong organizational skills
Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
Ability to work in a team environment
REQUIRED QUALIFICIATIONS
In order to qualify, you must have five (5) years of computer programming utilizing higher level languages including two
(2) years at the Programmer Analyst level or equivalent. A Masters’ Degree in Computer Science may be substituted for
one (1) year of programming experience.
The Skills Matrix attached to this posting must also be completed and submitted with your application in order to be
considered.
BENEFITS
The value of State’s share of Employee’s Retirement: 16.17% of salary for BU positions.
The value of State-paid Dental Insurance: $13.13 biweekly. The value* of State-paid Health Insurance:
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3:
Level 4:
100% State Contribution (employee pays nothing): $375.10 biweekly
95% State Contribution (employee pays 5%): $356.35 biweekly
90% State Contribution (employee pays 10%): $337.59 biweekly
85% State Contribution (employee pays 15%): $318.84 biweekly
*The level of the actual value of state paid Health Insurance will be based on the employee’s wage rate and status with
regard to the health credit premium program.
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Skills Matrix
This must be included with your application.
Directions: Applicants must complete the following skills matrix and attach it to their application form. Please check the
appropriate box indicating your skill according to the following criteria:
None (leave blank)
Beginner
Competent/experienced
Expert
I have no training or experience related to this area.
I have limited experience/training in this area, I am not able to apply this skill
independently.
I have considerable skill in this area and apply this skill independently.
I have excellent skills in this area and serve as a resource to others
Beginner
Application software/environment
Oracle
SQL
ESRI ArcGIS Server
ESRI ArcGIS SDE
ESRI ArcGIS Online
ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.x
ESRI Suite of Products
Python scripting
Other Skill Sets
RDBMS database administration
geospatial data types
Problem Solving, Analytical Thinking
Customer service
Working as part of a team
Competent/Experienced
Expert