The post holder will be pivotal in creating and maintaining a catalogue of spatial data and content published in ArcGIS Enterprise. This includes the governance of an ever-increasing number and variety of geospatial datasets that are critical to Cefas for diverse internal and external uses. The post holder must follow best practice data governance (e.g., quality control, standard protocols, metadata, terms of use, access restriction) to ensure data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and re-usable, adhering to the FAIR data principles and UK Geospatial Commission geospatial standards
Job description
Your main duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
- Collaborate with colleagues to establish a spatial data governance framework in ArcGIS Enterprise and its components.
- Manage the ArcGIS Enterprise content, including spatial data services and web solutions to ensure high quality GIS services.
- Ensure spatial data cataloguing and traceability, and application of Q-FAIR principles (data Quality, Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reproducible).
- Implement the existing organizational governance policies, standards and management tools (e.g. Cefas Data Portal, Defra DSP, etc.).
- Work with GIS Analysts and Data Managers to define spatial data workflows, data and systems’ governance at each stage of the data life cycle (e.g. data inputs, development, data analysis, visualization, sharing).
- Create, maintain and publish technical documentation, communicate these to the rest of the staff and provide training.
In addition, Cefas reserves the right to ask staff to take on additional duties and responsibilities which are commensurate with their grade. Team Leaders and management will have a discussion with staff to explain the changes that are to be made. A new job description will be issued if required.
Person specification
The following are essential criteria required for this role and you must be able to demonstrate your skills and experience in the following areas:
- Demonstrable experience with data management processes, data and metadata standards and policies.
- Basic understanding of data life cycle stages (data collection, storage, analysis, outputs, sharing, communication etc.).
- Good knowledge of data storage, management system and data workflows (e.g. Database servers, cloud storage solutions).
- Basic understanding of legal and ethical issues surrounding data.
- Familiarity with variety of spatial data formats (e.g. raster, vector, NetCDF).
- Understanding of core GIS concepts such as spatial data types, projections, typologies.
- Familiarity with the ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online components and web services.
- A degree in GIS, Geography or Computer Science and/or equivalent qualification will be considered, as will equivalent relevant work experience and demonstrating meeting the criteria in this person specification.
Behaviors
We’ll assess you against these behaviors during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviors on your application form:
- Changing and Improving
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Experience in working with GIS software (preferably ArcGIS Pro or QGIS) and different formats of geospatial data.
- Familiarity with ArcGIS Enterprise or ArcGIS Online platform.
- Experience with spatial data and metadata creation and its management.
- Knowledge of geospatial metadata standards (e.g., INSPIRE, UK GEMINI ).
Compensation: £31,825 – £34,285
