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GIS Specialist - deadline 30/10/2026

  • On-site
    • Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
  • DIGIT TMII (European Commission)

Job description

The tasks that service provider will be expected to perform include any or all of the following.

● Provide expertise in GIS strategies, technical solution design, and integration of geospatial capabilities within enterprise applications

● Conduct GIS requirements analysis and translate business needs into custom GIS applications, components, widgets, and workflows

● Develop, test, maintain and improve web GIS applications and ArcGIS-based solutions for visualization, editing, analysis, planning, and operational use

● Design and implement GIS processes, automation scripts, ETL/data migration workflows, and spatial data validation mechanisms using Python and related tools

● Create, maintain, structure, transform and publish GIS datasets in ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online environments

● Develop and maintain custom GIS web components using ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript and modern web technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript and React

● Develop ArcGIS Pro add-ins and ArcGIS Enterprise extensions using C#/.NET where business needs require platform customization

● Implement and maintain integrations with REST APIs, enterprise databases, third-party systems, and OGC-compliant services such as WMS, WMTS, WFS and WCS

● Support spatial data interoperability, data exchange, API consumption, and integration with external platforms and client environments

● Perform spatial data analysis, geoprocessing, data preparation, data transformation, and quality control for cadastral, infrastructure, emergency, indoor, and other thematic datasets

● Support deployment, environment configuration, migration between environments, troubleshooting, and maintenance of GIS applications and services

● Produce technical documentation, operational guidance, and knowledge transfer materials related to GIS applications and workflows

● Deliver technical training and provide support to users, technical teams, and stakeholders on GIS development and geospatial solutions

● Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure teams, and external partners to ensure that GIS solutions are reliable, scalable, secure, and fit for purpose

Job requirements

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGIES

• GIS platforms and geospatial technologies:

o ArcGIS Pro

o ArcGIS Enterprise

o ArcGIS Online

o ArcGIS Experience Builder / Web AppBuilder / ArcGIS Dashboards / ArcGIS Map Viewer

o ArcGIS Pro SDK

o ArcGIS Python API

o ArcPy

• GIS development and web mapping

o ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript

o Web GIS application development

o Custom widget and component development

o GIS application modernisation and migration

o Interactive mapping and web cartography

o Custom GIS viewers and editing tools

• Geospatial standards and interoperability

o OGC services: WMS, WMTS, WFS, WCS

o REST API design/consumption and integration

o GeoJSON and Shapefile

o Integration of GIS platforms with enterprise systems and external APIs

• Programming and software engineering

o JavaScript

o TypeScript

o HTML5 and CSS

o React

o Angular

o Python

o C#/.NET

o Java / Spring Boot

o PHP

• Data management and databases

o ArcGIS Enterprise Geodatabase

o PostgreSQL / PostGIS

o Oracle

o SQL Server

o SQLite

o Enterprise Geodatabase / File Geodatabase

o Spatial and non-spatial data modelling

o ETL, data migration, transformation, validation and publication workflows

• DevOps, deployment and collaboration

o Git / GitHub / GitLab / Azure DevOps / Atlassian

o CI/CD support

o Docker

o Jira / GitHub Projects / Trello

o Troubleshooting, deployment support, maintenance, and environment migration

CERTIFICATES AND/OR STANDARDS

A certification such as the Esri Technical Certification (e.g., ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS developer, ArcGIS API for Python, or ArcGIS API for JavaScript) – at least 1 certificate

SKILLS

● GIS infrastructure support

● Secure access and authentication mechanisms for GIS applications

● Technical training delivery

● Technical documentation and knowledge transfer

● Client-facing consultancy and support in multilingual environments

● Agile/SCRUM methodology

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