A best-in-class city that attracts best-in-class talent, Philadelphia is an incredible place to build a career. From our thriving arts scene and rich history to our culture of passion and grit, there are countless reasons to love living and working here. With a workforce of over 30,000 people, and more than 1,000 different job categories, the City of Philadelphia offers boundless opportunities to make an impact.

As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.

What We Offer:

Impact - The work you do here matters to millions.

Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it?

Diversity & Inclusion - Find a career in a place where everyone belongs

Benefits - We care about your well being

The Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT) oversees most major technology projects for the City of Philadelphia (CoP), ensures continuity of the City's technology operations, and finds new ways to help the public interact meaningfully with technology. OIT uses technology to help City employees do their work better and helps residents get what they need from municipal government.

The Information Technology group at the Department of Revenue is responsible for developing new applications, supporting vendor solutions and maintaining existing systems used by City employees, third-party vendors, businesses and residents of the City of Philadelphia.

The Business Intelligence Developer Analyst is responsible for the creation, analysis, and maintenance of various spatial datasets, tabular datasets, and applications using the ArcGIS suite of desktop products, Python scripting, and Oracle SQL Developer.

The Business Intelligence Developer Analyst will publish web maps, model workflows, generate and analyze statistics from the department’s relational database of permit, licensing and code enforcement records. The Business Intelligence Developer Analyst will also execute Oracle SQL database queries and construct views and joins to support analytical tasks and reports.

The successful candidate can look forward to assisting the Licenses & Inspections GIS Manager and the Lead GIS Analyst in developing  mapping, dashboards, and other business intelligence related applications for field work by the department.   The candidate will also train staff in the use of these applications.

Essential Functions

• Develop, edit, and maintain geospatial datasets and databases.
• Complete technical documentation of such datasets and processes.
• Analyze permit, licensing and code enforcement data for reports, dashboards, and presentations.
•  Write SQL queries and construct views which support analysis and reporting. 
• Prepare and execute workflows, ETL, and geoprocessing tools using Python.
• Support the extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) of data for ArcGIS Online dashboard(s), open-source Metabase Dashboards (or similar applications) to be used for reporting and statistics.
• Create and prepare miscellaneous maps and reports on an ad hoc basis for executive staff, sometimes with quick turnaround times.
• Prepare and maintain project status reports to L&I GIS Manager and IT Director.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and/or training sessions on GIS and related technology, tools or procedures for departmental and City staff on as needed basis.
• Participate in meetings and events within the department and citywide GIS community.

Competencies

• Proficiency using ESRI ArcGIS 10 software suite and/or ArcGIS Pro for editing, data creation, analysis and map production.
• Proficiency authoring Arcpy, Pandas, and related Python scripts for geoprocessing and automation of routines.
• Proficiency writing complex queries and joining and appending tables in Oracle SQL.
• Familiarity with ArcGIS Online map publishing and tools including, but not limited to, Web App Builder, Survey 123, and ESRI Dashboards.
• Familiarity with mobile mapping tools including ESRI’s Collector app.
• Experience with data visualization and graphics tools for the creation of dashboards.
• Ability to communicate technical processes and issues with business staff and management.
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships and collaborations while being able to work independently and take initiative.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in project planning and time management.
• Advanced-level proficiency using Microsoft Office 2007-current Professional Suite (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).

The following skills are preferred, but not required:

• Experience in maintenance of versioned and non-versioned spatial data in ESRI ArcSDE 10.x
• Experience with data visualization and graphics tools for the creation of professional presentation and education materials.
• Experience working in Git and Github
• Experience with non-ESRI software to generate online and hardcopy map and data products.
• Experience with Jupyter Notebook.
• Experience with municipal land records: tax assessment records; permit and licensing records; land use; etc.
• Experience with front-end application development and computer science fundamentals.
• Experience providing training, presentations or seminars

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university which has included major course work in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Urban Planning, Public Health, Natural Resources (analytical focus), Statistics, Information Science, Computer Science, or Civil Engineering.
• Master’s degree preferred. 
• 4 years of relevant working experience may be considered in lieu of no college degree

Did you know?

• We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
• 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
• We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available

*The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr @phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx