Engineer - Spatial Analytics

Overview As a Spatial Analytics Engineer, you will bridge spatial data, spatial analysis, engineering, and business intelligence to develop scalable spatial solutions that put the right data in the right place, in the right format, at the right time. Under limited supervision, you will develop and maintain spatial data and features, perform advanced spatial analyses, create reports and visualizations, and develop insights and recommendations that support strategic and operational decision-making across the agency. This position has a wide and deep scope requiring extensive knowledge and skill across spatial analysis, the Esri platform, spatial data management, and related data and reporting technologies. This position is responsible for delivering reliable spatial data, analysis, and solutions for internal and external customers of Community Transit. The successful candidate will bring strong hands-on experience applying Esri and spatial analysis to complex business questions, while also having the ability to develop and maintain the data, workflows, and reporting products that support that work. The role requires someone who is interested in using spatial information to understand patterns, solve problems, communicate insights, and improve decision-making across the agency. Essential Duties Spatial Data Engineering Develop and maintain spatial features. Design, implement, and maintain data processing workflows within the data warehouse. Create transformations, define dependencies, and ensure efficient, reliable execution across the pipeline. Develop and optimize data models that transform and prepare data for high performance and alignment with business use cases. Establish monitoring, testing, and validation practices, including automated data quality checks, to proactively detect and resolve errors. Enterprise Reporting & Stakeholder Collaboration Partner with departments across the agency to design and deliver curated spatial features and actionable reports and dashboards that translate business requirements into data solutions. Develop and publish interactive dashboards and story maps in ESRI, including creating compelling visualizations (heat maps, charts, graphs, dashboards) tailored to stakeholder needs. Prepare, validate, and analyze data to ensure accuracy and derive insights that inform strategic and operational decision-making. Explore complex datasets to uncover trends, patterns, and actionable insights, communicating findings in a clear and business-focused manner. Apply statistical and analytical techniques with tools such as SQL, Python, Arcade, and R to interpret data trends and generate meaningful recommendations. Data Governance Enforce enterprise-wide standards for data consistency, integrity, and accuracy across all platforms and business domains. Adhere to governance frameworks for version control, documentation, and lifecycle management. Ensure work is in alignment with…