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Job Status :   Full Time, Employee
Company :   Apple
Posting Date :   April 27
Closing Date :   OPEN
Relevant Experience :   3 Year(s)
Number of Positions :   1
Location :   Santa Clara Valley, California
Category :   GIS
Urban Planning
Reference Number :   39623591

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Apple

GIS Technician

Are you a GIS data analyst with extensive and varied experience who is looking for your next challenge? Apple is seeking a talented and detail-oriented individual who has strong database, analytical and statistical skills to perform detailed data analysis and quality control. In addition to inspecting and analyzing data, the successful candidate will be able to drive global data quality improvements through cross-team collaboration.

Key Qualifications

  • Previous experience applying corrections to map data
  • Proven experience assembling spatial content from multiple data sources
  • Training in proprietary and open-source GIS software including ArcGIS, Quantum GIS, UDig, OpenJump
  • Experience querying and editing spatial-enabled databases
  • Strong competence in retrieval, assembly and analysis geographic information from online sources
  • Basic scripting and query language experience relevant to data organization and analysis, including SQL, regular expressions, sed, awk
  • Advanced use of spreadsheet functions for joining and summarizing data
  • Experience with version control software, including git and svn
  • Attention to quality and accuracy of content, and general passion for end-user experience
  • 3+ years experience of relevant industry experience

Description

In this role, you will... - Develop screening and triage instruction for reported problems - Lead data editing verification efforts, summarizing results and quantifying impact - Interpret data specifications and adapt editing instructions and quality checks to changes in specifications - Analyze and build upon regularly produced data change reports - Consolidate detailed analysis into concise reports and findings - Assemble data and GIS project files to generate analysis and reporting material

Education

- BA/BS in Geography, Urban Planning, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or relevant field

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