Our Mission

The Department's mission is to serve the public by practicing and promoting responsible water management through two key goals:

• To directly address Oregon's water supply needs

• To restore and protect streamflows and watersheds in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of Oregon's ecosystems, economy, and quality of life

Core Values

• Integrity – We are accountable for all that we do. We act with honesty and promote transparency.

• Service – We are dedicated to providing outstanding service and treating everyone equitably in our management and stewardship of state resources.

• Technical Excellence – We base our resource decisions on law, science, and expertise.

• Teamwork – We are united in our mission, relying on one another and working together with the communities we serve.

• Forward-Looking – We seek innovative and practical solutions to the water challenges of today and tomorrow.

Current OWRD Strategic Plan Priorities

The Oregon Water Resources Department’s strategic priorities are to:

• Modernize our management of Oregon’s surface water and groundwater resources to meet instream and out-of-stream uses

• Work to secure Oregon’s instream and out-of-stream water future in the face of increasing water scarcity

• Foster a forward-looking team dedicated to serving Oregonians with integrity and excellence.

About our Team/Division

This role is for the Senior GIS Coordinator & Application Developer of the ArcGIS technology team, a small but mighty group within the IT department. This team provides a critical function within the agency in supplying vital geo-data services, mapping functions and technology modernization services using the ESRI ArcGIS technology product. This technology is both central and enables most of the critical operating functions within The Oregon Water Resources Department. This role will be an important contributor to the exciting modernization plans which will take technology, and the Oregon Water Resources Department, to the next level!

About the Position

This position will provide day-to-day support for application design, implementation and migration of applications, scripts and both application and data related systems. This position will also be responsible for developing and enforcing development standards and procedures related to application security, data integrity, application traceability, deploy-ability, fault tolerance and disaster recovery. This position works closely with internal staff and external partners, including state and federal agencies to support application development efforts and ensure compliance with established application development standards.

Some responsibilities for this position will look like:

• Designing, developing, upgrading, and maintaining complex geo spatial applications, mobile applications and data manipulation code & scripts within the ArcGIS platform, using scripting & .NET technologies.

• Identifying data and service gaps in the existing ArcGIS product and builds extensions to the dataset using the ArcGIS API and external databases to meet project and enhancement requirements.

• Building & maintaining data synchronization (ETL) processes between multiple database servers, involving ArcGIS data, in support of all internal application development efforts which depend upon ArcGIS data.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five (5) years of information systems experience (specifically in GIS development or coordination); OR

• An Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Geography (with a GIS focus), or a related field, AND three (3) years of information systems experience; OR

• A Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Geography (with a GIS focus), or a related field, AND one (1) year of information systems experience.

Professional GIS experience includes:

• Professional experience working with ESRI’s ArcGIS Platform, including ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Online.

• Proven experience in GIS application development using programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript)

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced Technical Expertise

• 5+ years of advanced experience with ArcGIS Enterprise administration, including services, security, and enterprise geodatabase (SDE) management using SQL Server or PostgreSQL.

• Extensive experience with Python (ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python) for automation and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) workflows.

• Proficiency in front-end development using ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, React, or Arcade to build custom web applications.

Team and Project Coordination

• Experience coordinating complex GIS projects across multiple agencies or departments, including requirements gathering and stakeholder management.

• Demonstrated ability to advise technical teams or provide mentorship to junior GIS staff.

Certifications & Industry Knowledge

• GISP (GIS Professional) certification or Esri Technical Certifications (e.g., Enterprise Administration or Developer Associate).

• Experience with Cloud Infrastructure

We are most interested in finding the most qualified candidate for the job, and that candidate may not meet every one of our listed preferred qualifications. Paid and unpaid experience may count towards the preferred qualifications. If you are excited about this position, we encourage you to apply. If you are unsure as to whether you meet the preferred qualifications of this position, please contact us to discuss your application.

Working Conditions

Office environment with the following conditions:

• High volume of quality work must be accomplished within tight timeframes with minimal supervision

• Requires concentration while working on highly technical information in an open office environment where there are frequent interruptions

• Requires managing multiple and competing priorities

• May require irregular work hours, including night and/or weekend work

• Requires frequent and extended periods of desktop or laptop computer use

• Requires excellent oral and written communications skills

• Requires conflict resolution skills

• Requires constant use of computer input/output devices

• Occasional light lifting and working on hardware of under 30lbs.

• Occasional travel around the state using a state vehicle.

What’s in it for you?

In addition to offering a culture of care and inclusivity and working among a highly skilled team to dive into meaningful work, we also offer a competitive benefits package that includes:

• PEBB Insurance with exceptional medical, vision and dental plans with employees paying 1 to 5% of the total premium.

• Leave accrual starting at 8 hours of sick and 8 hours of vacation leave per month, with your vacation leave accruals increasing every 5 years.

• Access to an additional four days of discretionary leave - 3 days of personal business leave and one day of Governor’s Leave each year.

• Eleven paid holidays per year.

• Membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) including a pension and employer contributions to the Individual Account Program.

• Optional benefits (such as term life insurance, long-term and short-term disability, long-term care, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, enrollment in the Oregon Savings Growth Plan, a deferred compensation program with a wide variety of investment options).

• The opportunity to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (must qualify).

Application Requirements

Please provide your resume and cover letter for full consideration.

• Provide a cover letter.

• Provide a resume.

Please monitor both your email and Workday account for updates regarding this recruitment. You may be asked to submit additional information after initial application. If you have questions about this job posting, please contact Human Resources at WRD_DL_HR@water.oregon.gov.

Current State of Oregon employees must apply through your employee Workday account.

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