Geospatial Technical Services Manager

Geospatial Technical Services Manager

Job Description

OVERVIEW

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world's real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. We've continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Geospatial Technical Services Manager will act as the database administrator and data steward for geospatial data assets within the Geography team at CoStar. This position will play a critical role in modernizing our program by establishing standards for our data load process, maintaining version control and data quality standards, developing our technical architecture strategy, making GIS hardware and software licensing recommendations, and developing automated routines for publishing and validating geospatial data.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain current production and development geospatial databases, including monitoring and resolving database load and performance issues.

• Deploy geospatial data updates within service level agreements and/or scheduled maintenance windows.

• Manage the installation, configuration, upgrade, and troubleshooting of GIS software, including publication of web and map services, testing of database connectivity, and patching server infrastructure.

• Enhance, optimize and maintain existing processes through greater automation.

• Prepare detailed architecture documentation and data interdependency diagrams across the organization.

• Provide recommendations to management for GIS software and hardware upgrades.

• Maintain server infrastructure to support the ArcGIS Enterprise environment using infrastructure provisioning tools for data center and cloud environments.

• Troubleshoot and resolve GIS system issues and provide enhanced remediation and mitigation solutions to help prevent repeat incidents.

• Work closely with internal staff through all stages of projects - product/project ideation, business analysis, technical analysis and development, and project management and long-term support.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university Geographical Sciences, Computer Science, Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Geomatics, Civil Engineering or other related field.

• 8+ years of GIS engineering experience, and/or deep database engineering experience.

• 5+ years of experience working in design, development, deployment, and support of GIS solutions.

• Advanced understanding of RDS and SQL technology; SQL query familiarity, to include the ability to write queries

• Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise setup, configuration and administration.

• Experience with ArcGIS and Esri (Online, Pro, and Enterprise).

• Experience managing other GIS Data Engineers and Analysts.

• Advanced python scripting skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with developing, maintaining, and the deployment of web-based GIS solutions using Javascript, HTML, CSS. Experience developing spatial data ETL scripts and tools using Python, or other scripting languages.

• Experience with GIS workflow processes and QA/QC procedures. Experience creating GIS data layers and working with enterprise geodatabases.

• Experience in implementing GIS technologies in a cloud environment.

• Experience using MapInfo, Alteryx, and open source GIS tools.

• Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to meet deadlines.

• Communicates effectively with all levels of internal and external customers.

• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, are required.

• The ability to prepare and present complex technical information to non-technical audiences.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

When you join CoStar Group, you'll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.

We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, tuition reimbursement, and an inter-office exchange program.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug

• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance

• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family

• Commuter and parking benefits

• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Paid time off

• Tuition reimbursement

• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent), with yoga studio, Pelotons, personal training, group exercise classes

• Access to CoStar Group's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups

• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing