Work Location: Papago Park Military Reservation (PPMR), Phoenix, AZ

PAY RATE: $26.9701 - $37.7612 per hour (DOE)

Grade: 24

Closing Date: August 1, 2025

The GIS Analyst Senior position will assist in the development and adherence of GIS standards to ensure the creation, administration, and use of the most current and best quality geospatial data and tools across the Division of Emergency Management. Will provide spatial and technical solutions while working with project managers and project stakeholders to support the Division's enterprise GIS and other project needs. This position functions as a technical expert by coordinating meetings, facilitating training, and producing technical and user documentation to support internal and external customers. Develops budget requests and makes hardware and/or software recommendations. Assigned to the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Plans Section during activation or exercises, or other SEOC positions as required. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities include:
• Prepares or coordinates preparation of maps and geospatial dashboards; analyzes and interprets statistics and planning data for developing plans during emergency incidents, exercises, steady state operations, and long-term planning and preparedness goals. Researches and learns new technologies and/or workflows; participates and/or leads trainings, webinars, and conferences to foster growth
• Designs and produces cartographic products including hard copy maps, configurable web and mobile applications, and web services for both internal and external consumption
• Supports, troubleshoots, and maintains spatial systems, including desktop applications, web services, and configurable web and mobile applications; develops, tests, populates, and maintains spatial databases residing in relational database management systems
• Provides technical support to both internal and external customers. Coordinates requirements, schedules and activities with team members and project managers to ensure that the Department’s goals and overall vision are being met
• Works collaboratively with others on a variety of technology and technology support projects. Coordinate with the Situation Unit Leader (SitL), any assigned Technical Specialists, and the Documentation Unit Leader (DOCL) for collecting, interpreting, and displaying situational awareness information; acts as a technical specialist, crisis information management system operator, and/or GIS specialist as part of the Situation Unit, and backup/alternate SitL
• Assists in the development of policies and procedures related to GIS implementation, including standards and quality assurance protocols. Assists in the development of policies and procedures related to GIS implementation, including standards and quality assurance protocols. Develops reports to be used for business decision making and planning in support of agency initiatives
• Personally, prepares for any time (24/7) response and no-notice recall to the State or Alternate Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and / or Joint Field Office (JFO) during disaster or exercise activations. Trains for specific SEOC positions and performs duties as assigned through internal agency policy.

Knowledge of:
• GIS theory and concepts
• Map projections and coordinate systems
• Database management systems such as Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc.
• Esri technologies including ArcGIS Desktop/ArcGIS Pro (Spatial Analyst Extension), ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS apps (Collector for ArcGIS, Survey123 for ArcGIS, Web Appbuilder for ArcGIS, and Esri Story Maps)
• Esri’s Model Builder and/or ArcPy, or other programming languages for automation

Skilled in:
• Data Programming / Software skills (e.g. SQL, Python)
• Intermediate / Advanced data manipulation from a SQL based database/warehouse
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Providing technical support and formal and informal instruction to end users


Ability to:
• Gather, read, interpret, and maintain data for various reports, end users’ needs and management requests
• Create, modify, and manipulate advanced and highly complex datasets and have the understanding and ability to use and put into practice theories and processes of programming languages used in GIS
• Do advanced and highly complex analysis and modeling to produce reports and complex technical documentation
• Provide and maintain Technical Support to end users
• Write clear, concise, and accurate reports

Preferred Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Geographic Information Systems, Information Technology, Statistics, or a related field and 1+ years experience performing data analysis, business intelligence, or software development including Tableau, Power BI, ArcGIS, or similar tools, and SQL; or completion of Industry Accepted Certificate program with 1+ years experience performing data analysis.

Special Job Requirements:
• Required FEMA Certifications
• ICS 100 Introduction to the Incident Command System
• ICS 200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
• IS 700 National Incident Management System, An Introduction
• IS 800 National Response Framework, An Introduction
• IS 230 Fundamentals of Emergency Management
• Requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. In and out of state travel required. Personally prepares for anytime (24/7) response and no-notice recall to the State or Alternate Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and/or Joint Field Office (JFO) during disaster or exercise activations. Trains for specific SEOC positions and performs duties as assigned through internal agency policy.

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Eligible DEMA employees participate in excellent retirement programs provided by the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) and for fire personnel the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS).

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact hr@azdema.gov.
DEMA is a smoke-free work environment.
ADA/EEO Employer
The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation Employer