Posted on November 25, 2009 - GC917
Company: Government of the Northwest Territories
Position: Spatial Data Warehouse Administrator
Location: Yellowknife
Salary: starts at $42.87/hou
Contact Name: Joannie MacLean
Deadline: December 21, 2009
Job Description
Spatial Data Warehouse Administrator
NWT Centre for Geomatics
Department of Environment and Natural Resources &
Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment
Yellowknife, NT
Reporting to the Manager, NWT Geomatics, the Spatial Data Warehouse Administrator provides management, maintenance, user support, training and capacity planning for the Spatial Data Warehouse, related information systems applications and software. The incumbent will provide advice, recommendations and leadership on spatial data warehousing within the NWT Centre for Geomatics as well as support for the Government of the Northwest Territories departments and organizations. The Spatial Data Warehouse is located at http://maps.gnwtgeomatics.nt.ca/portal/index.jsp
Job Qualifications
Applicants should have knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) software, spatial data, metadata, data modeling techniques and the associated procedures and standards required to effectively administer government-wide spatial data. Knowledge of database concepts as they relate to spatial database design and knowledge of spatial data delivery methods is required. Strong communication, both written and oral is required as well as strong analytical and problem solving skills
Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by a University degree in Computer Science or Geographic Information Systems and additional training in Spatial Data Base Management with six (6) years of related experience in the area of spatial data warehouse management. Equivalent combinations of education and/or experience will be considered.
Other Information
The salary starts at $42.87 per hour (approximately $83,597 per annum), plus an annual Northern Allowance of $3,450.
A job offer may be contingent upon a satisfactory criminal record check.
This competition may be used to fill similar positions that become available over the next six months.
Candidates must clearly identify their eligibility in order to receive priority consideration under the Affirmative Action Policy.
Ref # 2009-53-7278-4 Closing Date: December 21, 2009
Apply to: Management and Recruitment Services
Department of Human Resources
Government of the Northwest Territories
Laing Building 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Fax: (867) 873-0281
jobsyk@gov.nt.ca
For copies of the job description, please visit: www.hr.gov.nt.ca/employment
Government of the Northwest Territories
Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2L9
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E-Mail - jobsyk@gov.nt.ca
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