GIS Data Expert

About the Role

Devoteam is seeking a GIS Data Expert for a contract position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role involves significant hands-on experience in GIS data conversion, cleansing, validation, and quality assurance, particularly with utilities and infrastructure as-built drawings and data. The expert will be responsible for transforming this information into structured, accurate, and topologically valid Enterprise GIS datasets.

Key Responsibilities

• Convert utilities and infrastructure as-built drawings and data into structured GIS datasets.
• Perform data extraction, transformation, cleansing, and preparation for Enterprise GIS environments.
• Ensure converted datasets comply with defined GIS data models, standards, and specifications.
• Conduct comprehensive GIS data validation and QA/QC activities, identifying and resolving spatial, attribute, topology, and connectivity issues.
• Ensure GIS datasets meet defined accuracy, completeness, consistency, and quality requirements, validating network connectivity and applicable spatial and topological rules.
• Work with utilities, infrastructure, and land-related GIS datasets, understanding spatial relationships, network structures, and topological behaviors.
• Apply appropriate validation and connectivity rules to ensure data integrity and support the development and maintenance of reliable Enterprise GIS datasets.
• Work extensively with the Esri ArcGIS ecosystem, particularly ArcGIS Pro and Enterprise Geodatabases, supporting the development and implementation of enterprise geodatabase structures.
• Develop and automate GIS data transformation and ETL workflows using Python, ArcGIS ModelBuilder, and/or FME.
• Identify opportunities to improve GIS data conversion, validation, and QA/QC processes, supporting the optimization and standardization of GIS data management workflows.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 7+ years of hands-on experience specifically in utilities and infrastructure as-built conversion to GIS.
• Strong experience in GIS data extraction, conversion, cleansing, validation, and QA/QC.
• Strong experience working with utilities, infrastructure, and land GIS datasets.
• Experience with spatial relationships, topological behaviors, network connectivity, and GIS validation rules.
• Experience working with Enterprise GIS environments.
• Experience in consulting or client-facing environments is preferred.
• Ability to join as soon as possible.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency with the Esri ArcGIS ecosystem, including ArcGIS Pro and Enterprise Geodatabases.
• Familiarity with feature classes, relationships, domains, subtypes, topology, and network-related data structures.
• Experience with Python, ArcGIS ModelBuilder, and/or FME for GIS data automation and ETL workflows.

Work Environment

The GIS Data Expert will work closely with GIS teams, technical stakeholders, and clients to ensure the quality, accuracy, connectivity, and integrity of enterprise GIS data. This role supports utilities and infrastructure data transformation initiatives within Devoteam, a company committed to leveraging innovation and human-centric values.

Devoteam Culture and Values

Devoteam fosters a culture built on fairness, courage, ambition, and a drive for results. The company emphasizes continuous learning, innovation, and a caring, collaborative environment. Core values include respect, frankness, and passion, promoting teamwork to achieve shared success.