IT DPH GIS Analyst Consultant

Job description

Position Information




Position Type
Staff Augmentation
Hours/Week
40


Billing Type
Hourly
Shift
Day


Projected Start Date
11/18/2025
Start Time
8:00 AM


Projected End Date/Duration
12 Months from projected start date
End Time
5:00 PM


Bid Limit Per Vendor
2
Number of Positions
1


Desired Career Level
Experienced Non-manager
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor's Degree


Weekend
None






Position Location




Address
400 Otarre Pkwy
City
Cayce


State
South Carolina
Zip
29033


Country
UNITED STATES








Requirements




Travel Required
No
Security Required
Yes







Onboarding Category





The following are required for bid submission:

• Resume


• R2R


• Cover Letter


• Meets Work Location

Position Description

Please ensure you attach the SC Cover Sheet (attached), a valid Right to Represent, and the candidate's resume with full legal first name, and last name.

Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced.

If you would like to use a sub vendor, only 1 level deep, please submit the Sub Vendor usage form.





The State of South Carolina is looking for a GIS Analyst - Consultant

Why is this position open: This position is an existing position that is essential for the implementation of new GIS infrastructure and the continuation of critical Public Health initiatives.



Will close to submissions on 10/28 at 5:00PM EST.

Interview Process: 1 round, virtual

Duration of the Contract: 12 months

Possibility for Extension: Yes

Work Location: Role is hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) in Cayce, SC

Candidate location: Candidate MUST be a SC resident.

Open to candidates from NC, GA, or FL who are willing to relocate to SC prior to starting the role at their own expense.



Full job description attached.



Required Skills
Skill Type

Skill Name

3+ years experience working as a Data Analyst

3+ years experience performing data modeling, data mapping, and data cleansing

5+ years experience with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online

5+ years experience with GIS Infrastructure Administration and Monitoring

3+ years Web Services (Rest, SOAP)

5+ years SQL Server
Preferred Skills
Skill Type

Skill Name

Prior public health experience

Python experience

Experience using a ticketing system


Attachment:





Statement of Work (SOW) for Contingent Labor Request

GIS Analyst-Consultant







Company / Department culture (why do you enjoy working for the company selling points for potential candidates):

The South Carolina Department of Public Health is dedicated to helping people live healthy lives in healthy communities.

With more than 2,500 employees in 70 offices across the state, S.C. DPH has a diverse team of employees who are leaders in their fields and share a passion for making a difference.



As the state agency charged with promoting and protecting South Carolina's public health, DPH has a legacy of attracting and retaining talented individuals who want to build rewarding and successful careers doing work that touches people's lives every day.



Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.

Candidates must also be able to form productive working relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds and at all organizational levels.






Why is this position open ( new role, increased work load, new dept, resignation, promotion)?



If backfill Position What separated the candidate you initially selected from all the other resumes presented?





This position is an existing position that is essential for the implementation of new GIS infrastructure and the continuation of critical Public Health initiatives.




What types of staffing challenges or headaches have you experienced in the past?

• Resumes that don't match work experience related to the posting.
  
  


• Stated years of experience related to a technology cannot be identified on the resume.
  
  


• Contractor trying to change schedule once hired


• suppliers not ensuring visa is valid for duration of project

Scope of the project:



Due to the volume of GIS activities being performed to support the agency, additional staff is needed to assist current staff with backend support of the agency GIS environment and support scripts and GIS REST services.

The team will ensure systems are following industry best practices to ensure strategic initiatives and compliance with federal and state regulatory laws and ensure business continuity.

This position will support Public Health initiatives



This position will be a part of the team responsible for maintaining critical agency functions including health facility adequacy analysis and geographic information services during emergency response operations as well as utilizing GIS solutions and day-to-day operations.





Candidates should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.








Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

This position will focus on Public Health initiatives including (but not limited to), Cancer Registry, immunizations, maintaining enterprise architecture, geospatial analysis, infectious disease surveillance and application development.

This will include providing support, analysis, testing, problem resolution, reporting, and monitoring of GIS environment and services associated with sensitive data that are restricted and confidential.

The candidate will work in a team environment with other GIS and Information Technology staff and Program Area to provide support of GIS solutions and users.

The GIS candidate will work in the ESRI software platform and other tools to support agency GIS backend interoperability, REST services, Web API service, python scripts, and online web mapping solutions.



Specific duties and responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• When modeling restricted and confidential health data sets ensure deidentification principles are applied when performing analysis along with following security policies and procedures.
  
  


• Performs complex analysis, design, testing, documentation, and implementation of GIS applications and upgrades.
  
  


• Develop and maintain python scripts supporting GIS interoperability capabilities


• Ability to manipulate spatial data, and other common GIS formats


• Develop and maintain spatial queries


• Assist with supporting public health and related spatial data layers


• Perform spatial analysis utilizing Spatial Analyst, Insights, Network, and Business Analyst to meet Public Health requests


• Create complex cartographic products


• Develop and maintain GIS rest services for Public Health data


• Support applications in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Portal


• Work with Information Technology staff to learn system technical functionality and IT Security Standards and practices.
  
  


• Provide system user support with a focus on public health requests


• Assist staff in resolving system-related problems


• Assist with System user account permissions and security


• Create and maintain supporting system and training documentation.
  
  


• Coordinate and assist with system testing and production validation

The position will be utilized for 40 hours per week for the duration of this project.

The selected candidate should be able to work flexible hours where it may be necessary for work to be completed outside traditional business hours.

Schedules amongst the team can be coordinated to ensure coverage of operational hours of Monday Sunday, 7:00 am 6:00 pm.



The candidate will work with the Assigned Section Manager to identify, prioritize, and schedule workload and implementation to IT standards and procedures.

The candidate will work with customer and subject matter experts for the system design and testing.





This will also include compliance to DPH security policy/procedures as well as integrating systems when possible to streamline staff workflows, user security, and data correction.





Module support of the project.

• DPH will require that selected personnel sign the DPH confidentially agreement and/or Business Associate (BA) agreement if applicable.
  
  All web services must be secure.
  
  


• DPH will not accept any offers including an "up-lift charge.
  
  The rate paid per consultant must not exceed the maximum rate established for this position described in the State contract terms.
  
  


• Contractors must be online and available during each week throughout the term of the contract.
  
  


• Follow agency IT Standards, policies, and procedures to include documentation.
  
  


• All source code (compiled and un-compiled) will become the sole property of the South Carolina Department of Public Health.
  
  Any source code, data, product, or functionality resulting from this SOW or previously owned/developed by DPH will remain the sole property of DPH and is not to be incorporated into the core product of any vendor's application.
  
  Any modifications and interfaces developed under said contract will be not be used by the contractor for any independent project of the contractor or published or publicized by the contractor without written permission of DPH.
  
  


• DPH has the final say on all programming choices.
  
  

Payment Schedule:
All timesheets shall be entered and approved in a timely manner per State contract terms.

The State will not pay any extra costs (i.e. Travel, employee benefits, insurance, room and board, etc.) for temporary employees under this contract.



DPH Support:
DPH will provide:

• All required information including formulas, data, and mechanisms to check output.
  
  

• Staff to assist with any application or data questions.
  
  


• Microsoft Teams license


• GoToMyPC License


• Workstation and required software.
  
  Candidate must have own PC or laptop to connect to agency device via GTMPC

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance ):

1. 3-5 years Experienced Data analyst with extensive experience preforming public health data modeling, data mapping, data cleansing


2. 3-5 years Experience with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online


3. Web services (Rest, SOAP).


4. 3-5 Years GIS Infrastructure Administration and Monitoring


5. SQL Server.


6. GIS mapping.


7. Solid background in data integration, staging, quality and distribution


8. Knowledge of Information Technology Field, best practices, organization, and operations.

Preferred Skills (rank in order of Importance):

1.

Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.

2.

Experience using an administering Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS).

4.

Arcgis Notebooks.

5.

Ticketing system.

6.

Experience with industry standard information security practices

7.

Experience with security and data classification related to CDC, HIPPA, and PHI/PII data


Required Education: Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field of work or equivalent work experience.


Required Certifications:




Interview Process (who will conduct i/v, phone or in-person, how many rounds of i/v's)?





An interview panel will conduct one initial round of interviews via Teams Video.

If no candidate is selected a second round of interviews will be conducted.

Potential candidates, not initially selected, will not be disqualified until an offer is made and accepted.








Schedule Interview : How soon can you schedule an interview (date / times)?





After the closing date the top candidates will be notified of scheduled interview times.

Required Skill Profession

Other General