NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC
Founded in 2003, NOVALINK SOLUTIONS LLC provides IT consulting, managed engineering, staff augmentation, and contingent workforce services. The company supports clients across healthcare, consulting, insurance, telecommunications, government, energy, and finance, connecting organizations with engineering and technology expertise for specialized workforce needs. Its work emphasizes service quality and operational efficiency, making NOVALINK relevant to professionals exploring opportunities in consulting and client-focused engineering environments.

GIS Analyst III (Hybrid) – Mechanicsville, VA

Develop GIS applications and advanced analyses for VDOT highway maintenance assets. The role covers enterprise data, linear referencing, mapping, and technical coordination.

Description

  • Support VDOT’s Central Office Maintenance Division and Highway Maintenance Management Section.
  • Follow the direction of the HMMS Program Manager.
  • Conduct advanced GIS analysis.
  • Oversee enterprise asset data.
  • Analyze, validate, and maintain GIS data for maintenance assets.
  • Build and maintain GIS applications with ESRI technologies.
  • Coordinate technical matters among ITD, asset management system administrators, and system users.
  • Create GIS tools and applications independently.
  • Complete complex analyses and produce multi-layer maps.
  • Build and maintain linear referencing systems (LRS) and GIS applications for spatial data management.
  • Provide technical coordination to users with different levels of technical experience.
  • Travel within Virginia as needed.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in GIS, geography, cartography, computer science, or a related field, with GIS experience.
  • Four to eight years of experience in GIS and GIS application development.
  • At least five years designing, building, and delivering web applications.
  • Experience building web applications with the ArcGIS API for JavaScript or another JavaScript mapping API.
  • Strong problem-solving, communication, design, development, and debugging skills.
  • Experience developing complex analysis and mapping projects.
  • Ability to explain technical information orally and in writing to non-technical computer users.
  • Strong command of ESRI GIS software, including ArcGIS Pro 3.x or later, ArcSDE, and ArcGIS Enterprise.
  • Ability to independently build GIS tools and applications, conduct complex analyses, and create multi-layer maps.
  • Software technical background and ability to work with minimal supervision.
  • Proficiency in Python.
  • Preferred experience with data extraction, analysis, and scripting tools, particularly Oracle SQL and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with LRS and ESRI Roads & Highways or similar systems is a plus.
  • Experience working with enterprise asset management systems and datasets.
  • Experience with reporting tools such as Power BI is strongly desired.
  • The posting also specifies six years in GIS and GIS application development, five years with ESRI GIS software, and five years communicating technical information to non-technical users.

Benefits

  • Hybrid schedule with three to four days per week in the office.
  • Some travel within Virginia may be required.

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