We are a global team of dedicated and experienced architects, engineers, planners, designers and technology professionals who share a common desire – to help our clients create livable, sustainable, and advanced urban environments.

From high-rises to industrial buildings, schools to state-of-the-art hospitals, transit stations to highways, airports to toll systems, bike lanes to parks, we design every aspect of a truly integrated city for people to live, work, and play.

Our collaborative and combined approach focuses not only on creating the best solutions today, but also determining the right solutions for tomorrow. We believe cities in the future must be designed with intelligent systems, sustainable buildings, efficient infrastructure, and a human touch.

At IBI, we’re defining the cities of tomorrow.

Our values:

Integrity – We do what is right.

Partnerships – We work together.

Excellence – We pursue design excellence.

Innovation – We embrace ingenuity.

Community – We build community.

Here’s how we work: 

The Seattle, WA office is hiring a Transit Software Analyst to join their team. 

IBI Group's Transit Data practice focuses on helping transit agencies manage their data, provide high-quality real-time information to passengers, and analyze service quality and measure performance.  

The Transit Data Team has been working closely with many agencies to plan for, design, procure, implement, maintain, and test their passenger information and analytics systems. This includes experience with King County Metro (Seattle), Community Transit (Everett), TransLink (Vancouver), RTD (Denver), MBTA (Boston), Los Angeles Metro, amongst others. 

A Little About Our Products: 

The Transit Data Team provides the following software systems to transit agencies: 

• TRANSIT-alerts: manage all of a region's or agency’s service alerts (delays, cancellations, etc.) 
• TRANSIT-realtime: manage all of a region’s or agency’s real-time prediction and vehicle location data 
• TRANSIT-data-tools: manage and edit all of a region’s or agency’s GTFS data 
• TRANSIT-performance: analyze transit service and measure performance in real-time 
• TRANSIT-dashboards: visualize transit service statistics and metrics 
• TRANSIT-routing: plan multi-modal trips 

Most of the things you’ll work on right away: 

• Setup, configure, and manage TRANSIT-alerts/-realtime systems: 
• Configure systems to meet client’s preferences 
• Perform manual QA and/or write scripts to automate QA procedures 
• Identify root cause of bugs and propose bug fixes 
• Create and revise internal and customer documentation 
• Create requirements for new software features 
• Periodic scheduled after hours support and occasional emergency after hours support 

Things you may work on in the future: 

• Transition to a more client-facing role as a deputy project manager 
• Scheduled and ad-hoc client meetings to discuss project progress, upcoming tasks, etc. 
• Coordinate configuration and customization requests 
• Conduct user training 
• Setup, configure, and manage TRANSIT-data-tools, TRANSIT-performance, TRANSIT-dashboards, and/or TRANSIT-routing 
• Plan, design, implement, and test technology systems that: 
• Provide high-quality real-time information to transit passengers. This includes systems that interface with vehicle tracking systems, generate predictions, generate service alerts, and provide them to passengers via a variety of channels and data feeds.  
• Analyze service and measure performance based on real-time and archival data. This includes assessing the quality of service provided to and experienced by transit passengers. 

You'll need to have: 

• Familiarity with or interest in public transit, including transit data 
• Familiarity with GTFS or GTFS-realtime formatted data is a bonus 
• Familiarity with transit operations is a bonus 
• Familiarity with databases and writing SQL scripts 
• Familiarity with software programming concepts (any language) 
• Experience or familiarity with an object-oriented programming language such as C# or Java is a bonus 
• Curiosity to understand how systems work and identify/solve problems 
• Attention to detail and ability to balance priorities and multiple projects 
• Willingness to learn independently 
• Interest in developing new skills and excitement for new challenges 

Office description:

Located on the 10th floor of 801 Second Avenue, in the historic Norton Building with sweeping views of Puget Sound to the West and Mount Rainier to the South, IBI Group’s Seattle office is situated in the heart of downtown Seattle.   Seattle is known for its eclectic and energetic feel, with a wide range of neighborhoods that boasts: fine dining to trendy eateries, eye-catching art galleries and museums, and a walk on the beach a stone throw away – there’s something for everyone!  The variety of transportation options makes getting around town a snap.  Choose from Metro Buses, Link Light Rail or the Sounder Train. Seattle’s got you covered!   Home of major tech companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Expedia, Seattle is a leader in technology of the future – a true Smart City.

Our employees enjoy our small office feel and all the perks of a big office support system. You’ll have direct access to management while benefitting from our enthusiastic and helpful organizational resources team. The floors are open concept and creative and represent our collaborative approach to projects. As a global architecture, engineering and technology design firm, IBI Group also has offices across the country, continent and world.” 

IBI Group provides a 401K plan, competitive benefit package and pays association dues and licensing fees.

As part of IBI Group's selection process, candidates may be requested to consent to background checks relevant to the role under consideration for, prior to receiving a job offer. These could include: work references, education and credential confirmation, employment verification, identity check, credit report, criminal offence and driver’s license record.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. IBI Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.