Geomatics Systems Analyst (Computer Services Officer 3)
Competition # : 47269
Department: Service Nova Scotia
Location: AMHERST
Type of Employment: Permanent
Union Status: NSGEU - NSPG
Closing Date: 05-Nov-25 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)
About Us
At Service Nova Scotia, we impact every citizen, business, and municipality in Nova Scotia. Our mandate is to design and deliver programs and services to meet the needs of our clients and the public good through a culture of excellence. Service Nova Scotia’s vision is to be recognized as a leader in service and public protection that delivers trusted, accessible, modern programs, and contributes to Nova Scotia as a safe and desirable place to live, work and do business. To learn more about our department, please click Department of Service Nova Scotia - Government of Nova Scotia
GeoNOVA is the provincial mapping program, providing geomatics solutions for departments and agencies across provincial government. GeoNOVA’s vision is to ensure geographic information supports the Government of Nova Scotia in achieving excellence in decision making and service delivery. About GeoNOVA | GeoNOVA
About Our Opportunity
We are looking for a Geomatics Systems Analyst (CSO 3) to work closely on Nova Scotia’s Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) with other skilled professionals to provide technical and operational support.
Primary Accountabilities
- Build, manage and maintain standalone ArcGIS Server sites as well as ArcGIS Enterprise environments.
- Monitor servers, network, software, and storage proactively applying optimization Develop scripts and other forms of automation to ensure SDI performance
- Proactively investigate and resolve highly technical geomatics systems issues
- Complete installation, upgrades and patches for provincial SDI software
- Work closely with other IT Professionals to identify and resolve technical issues
- Administration of web server technology such as Microsoft Internet Information Server and Linux Apache
- Contribute to standards and best practices for the provincial SDI
- Conduct research and evaluate new geomatics technologies to recommend initiatives, solutions, and best practices to optimize data input, maintenance, analysis, output and partner opportunities
- This position deals with private GIS service vendors, and internal and external clients; this requires good communication skills, both written and verbal. The analyst also assists other provincial government departments with their spatial information requirements by providing technical direction and support to fulfil their mandates for the delivery of GIS data, services and applications.
Qualifications and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field plus a minimum of three (3) years’ experience or graduation from a recognized technology program plus three (3) years and six (6) months of experience (or the equivalent combination of training and experience).
- In-depth experience of ArcGIS Enterprise 11.X and above technologies and administration
- Experience with geomatics systems such as GIS, hardware, software, infrastructure and database concepts.
- Experience in programming and scripting languages such as Python
- Experience with operating systems, server environments, and an understanding of how they operate
- Analytical skills required to diagnose, repair, or mitigate, issues with software, hardware or servers
- Ability to work under pressure while monitoring projects, day-to-day tasks, and problem
- Strong inter-personal skills to maintain positive and trusted partner relationships.
- Basic knowledge of project management methods to coordinate rollouts and system upgrades.
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Ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
Equivalency
Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.
Benefits
Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.
Working Conditions
-Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day.
-May be required to work overtime on occasion.
-The majority of time is spent in an office environment.
-Travel within communities across Nova Scotia may occasionally be required.
Additional Information
This is a permanent, full-time employment opportunity based in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
What We Offer
- Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
- Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
- Countless career paths
- Department specific flexible working schedules
Pay Grade: PR 14
Salary Range: $2,653.85 - $3,231.58 Bi-Weekly
Employment Equity Statement:
Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.
Accommodation Statement:
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Candidates may request accommodations based on any grounds protected by the Human Rights Act. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please contact us at competitions@novascotia.ca.
This is a bargaining unit position initially restricted to current civil service employees represented by the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union (NSGEU). If applying from outside a government office, employees must apply correctly via this link:
Failure to apply correctly means that your application will not be given first consideration as a bargaining unit applicant, and will only be included if external applications are pursued.
External applicants and current casual employees will only be considered if there are no qualified civil service bargaining unit candidates. PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.
