Posted 5 months ago
GIS System Specialist
@ City of Yellowknife
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Overview
The City of Yellowknife is hiring a full-time GIS System Specialist to coordinate and maintain its Enterprise GIS infrastructure, databases, mapping websites and integrations with other City systems. The role requires a relevant degree or diploma and five years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise systems project management and GIS. The posting states a starting salary of $104,517.79 per year, plus housing and travel allowances and a defined benefit pension.
Pay:
$104,518 a year
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain GIS databases and applications
- Maintain mapping websites
- Integrate GIS with other City systems
- Coordinate the City's GIS infrastructure
Requirements summary:
- University degree or technology diploma in a relevant discipline
- Five years of progressively responsible GIS and enterprise systems experience
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server and FME
- Python and web-based GIS application development
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Source type not verified · prevue
- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Geography, GIS, Environmental Science, Software Engineering, Geomatics Engineering |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Home office allowance |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
City of Yellowknife
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 12 |
The City of Yellowknife is an inclusive employer offering a dynamic and rewarding work environment that delivers valuable services to our residents. Working in Local Government provides many opportunities to not only develop your career but also to improve the lives of residents and visitors to Yellowknife! At the City, the diverse backgrounds of our employees help us to create a positive, safe and fun environment for us all. The City is committed to hiring a diverse and skilled workforce that is representative of the community, strengthening our ability to provide high-quality services and excellent customer service to residents. In addition, the City of Yellowknife is committed to reconciliation and implementing actions intended to increase the number of Indigenous peoples who work for the City. The City of Yellowknife welcomes applications from all qualified candidates and encourages Indigenous persons to self-declare when submitting their applications.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Planning, Integration & Geospatial Services, the GIS Systems Specialist provides complex project and technical support for the City's Enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS) and integration of GIS into other corporate systems. Spatial data support responsibilities include developing and maintaining the GIS databases, GIS application initiative(s), mapping website(s), and integration with other City applications and software that use spatial data. This role will coordinate and maintain the City's GIS infrastructure and enterprise GIS.
QUALIFICATIONS
A university degree or technology diploma in a relevant discipline (i.e., Geography, GIS, Environmental Science, Software or Geomatics Engineering) is required, along with a minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in Enterprise Systems project management and GIS software systems and applications. The knowledge required to perform this position is normally acquired experience performing the following functions:
- Enterprise GIS systems and project management
- GIS data management and system integration
- Working with Microsoft SQL Server and database structures
- Experience working with FME; formal training and certification is preferred
- Developing reports, automation (e.g., Python), and web-based GIS applications
SALARY
The City of Yellowknife offers a starting salary of $104,517.79 per annum, along with a comprehensive benefits package including monthly housing and vacation travel allowances, and a defined benefit pension plan.
TO APPLY
Qualified applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please note that interviews will be ongoing, so candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Please visit our Career Opportunities page on our website: www.yellowknife.ca
to submit your application, resume and proof of education.
Please be advised that the City of Yellowknife requires all prospective employees to provide a criminal records check prior to employment. We thank all applicants who apply, but advise that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.
Journal
Only you can see this. Kept on this device, and in your account when you sign in.