American Innovations protects people and the environment by providing proven compliance solutions to utility, oil, and gas professionals from the field to the office. More than 30 years of experience drives innovative solutions that address the need for efficient data collection, reporting, and analysis – an integrated family of hardware, software and professional services backed by relentless customer service. 

The GIS Implementation Specialist  is a key member of our CartoPac team, based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This position performs a variety of critical functions including platform configuration, work process and system architecture analysis and design, database design, internal and external training, platform extensions.

What we can offer you:

• Hiring Salary Range: $70,000-$85,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data). 
• Competitive benefits focused on your physical well-being, including Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance and company provided Life and Disability. Company paid HSA funds if HDHP Medical plan is selected. 
• Programs to improve your financial well-being, including a 401(k) plan with an employer match up to 4% with immediate vesting and financial education courses. 
• Generous PTO policy; including Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Paid Parental Leave. 
• Supportive and collaborative environments with happy hours, and fun events.
• Assistance to further your learning and development.
• A rewarding culture, with a focus on positive business practices and protecting the environment. 

What you can offer us:

Delivery of CartoPac Platform Configuration. Using our CartoPac platform toolset, you will, for example, configure and implement map-based customer web portals to explore and access data.

Work with customer IT and GIS departments to:

          o Set up development and test environments.

          o Configure user access through ArcGIS Portal and CartoPac Enterprise access requirements

Lead or assist in design sessions with our customers to: 

          o Define and document solution requirements.

          o Discover and document user stories.

Document logical and physical IT network, security, and application environments.

Using the CartoPac API’s, C#, IIS, Python, Esri REST, ArcGIS Server/Portal and ArcPy, extend the platform to:

          o Interface with external systems.

          o Create custom reports using standard reporting technologies (SSRS, etc.).

          o Develop other custom functionality as required by our customers.

Use FME to:

          o Perform data transformation, integration, and automation tasks.

          o Implement and maintain FME workflows to support complex data processing and integration needs with our CartoPac    

             platform toolset.

          o Serve as the FME subject matter expert within the CartoPac Operations Team.

Provide onsite and web-based training to customers on CartoPac software, GPS and field data collection in Train the Trainer, Field Training, and back-office solution administration training.

Create written and video content to support training programs and user conferences

  What you need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Geography, GIS, Information Systems, Computer Science, or similar technical discipline.
• Four or more (4+) years of GIS professional experience with increasing responsibilities.
• Two or more (2+) years of experience in a customer-facing role, building and implementing enterprise-level software solutions.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 15 – 25% for onsite customer working sessions, customer trainings, and other project needs.
• Intermediary skill in the use of GIS software, particularly the Esri ArcGIS platform including ArcPro.
• Intermediary skill in the use of FME (Feature Manipulation Engine) for data integration and transformation.
• Solid understanding of spatial and non-spatial relational databases and Structured Query Language (SQL) such as: SQL Server, Oracle, Esri SDE, and PostGreSQL.
• Understand and apply spatial data concepts such as GNSS, spatial data models (UPDM, PODS), projections and datums.
• Excellent verbal and written communicator. Candid, clear, and concise communication style.
• Ability to present complex concepts to both technical and executive audiences.
• Technical writing skills to document solution design, training materials, and user operating procedures.Business analyst skills; workflow analysis, design, writing technical documentation, and delivering customer trainings.

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in the US (visa sponsorship is not provided at this time) and must be able to pass a pre-employment background and drug test.  American Innovations is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.