GIS Programmer

GIS System Programmer

Employer: North Slope Borough

Salary: $3,232.21 Biweekly

Location: Barrow, AK

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: 12-26-005

Department: Planning & Community Services

Division: Community Planning

Opening Date: 05/25/2026

Closing Date: 6/5/2026 at 5:00 PM Alaska

Summary or Purpose

GIS System Programmer may be a grant funded position and will end with the completion of the Grant funded program. (Employee will be notified if the position will be Grant Funded).

Conduct system administration and database management. Plan, implement, and administer the integration, consolidation, development and security of Borough-wide GIS databases. Provide technical support to GIS staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification. Shown are duties intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

Work with Community Development Planner in development of long-range strategic plans for Borough-wide database and applications systems including, platforms, development tools, languages, standards, interfaces, documentation, resources, etc.

Work with Community Development Planner and staff to develop GIS Division procedures, methods, and database standards, as well as, project level coordination to facilitate production work.

Responsible for day-to-day database and technical support aspects of the GIS.

Administer / manage GIS software and hardware, including related maintenance contracts.

Determine the feasibility of new GIS database application systems and modifications to existing systems.

Act as a liaison between GIS users, system developers, and consultants in the review, development, testing, and implementation of proposed and existing systems.

Instruct GIS staff on GIS hardware, software, the GIS database, and security and system development issues.

Coordinate with Information and Communication Management on network related issues.

Travel as required.

Perform other duties as assigned.

NPRA Grant Funded Position ONLY

Work closely with Land Management Regulation Field Inspectors in the inspection of industry work within the NPRA Region.

View maps and satellite photos of areas that have been leased within NPRA.

Develop local expertise in photo/satellite image interpretation.

Create a pre-exploration/development image database.

Identify existing disturbance due to exploration and/or development.

Compare and contrast archived images of undisturbed sites with future exploration and/or development.

Incorporate and plan for future growth of the image database and processing capability, and position the North Slope Borough Planning /GIS to take advantage of advances in satellite technology and image resolution, thereby improving future monitoring capabilities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of principles and capabilities of computer systems, including networked environments and peripheral devices.

Skill in troubleshooting procedures for computer systems in a networked operating system environment.

Education, Experience, Certifications and Licenses Required

High School graduate or G.E.D/or, a combination of 12 years of education and related work experience.

Four years work experience in GIS field, including Arc Info and Arc View; and

If applying for the Grant funded position;

One year of remote sensing work experience for total of the above Four year requirement.

THE NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH IS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE WORKPLACE.

This Job Description reflects North Slope Borough's best effort to describe the essential functions and qualifications of the job described. It is not an exhaustive statement of all the duties, responsibilities or qualifications of the job. This document is not intended to exclude an opportunity for modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation. This is not intended to be a contract.