IT - DPH - GIS Analyst - Consultant

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

Number of Positions

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 Withdrawn candidates will not be permitted to be replaced.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?

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 :

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.

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 :

Required Skills (rank in order of Importance ) :

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.