GIS technician desired. Location USA.

Online Image, is looking for GIS Technicians (at least intermediate level)
2-3 years minimum experience willing to work on a variable time
contract/consulting basis. Work may start as early as July 20 and last at
variable amounts through the fall. Work must be from your own office and
computers through broadband connections.

General Skills

* Highly reliable and can pay attention to detail

* Can communicate well with both fellow engineers and non-technical
supervisors on tasks he is working on, doesn't hesitate to report hold ups
and other problems

* Can work independently on assigned complex tasks with limited supervision
and reliably deliver results

* Problem solving skills (especially related to databases and data
conversion)

Basic Skills

* Knowledge of General GIS concepts

* Technically proficient to use Desktop GIS and Web GIS

* General proficiency with Relational Database systems (MS Access, MySQL,
PostgreSQL...)

* Intermediate user of Database systems (write and execute basic to
intermediate SQL queries for PostgreSQL/PostGIS)

* High level of data processing and conversion skills

* Intermediate knowledge of using Linux operating systems, Web Servers
Apache, using SFTP etc

* Required: knowledge to efficiently use PostgreSQL/PostGIS and associated
tools to collect, consolidate, transform, extract, and load data from
different data sources (e.g. from MS Access, shape files, Tiger data and US
Postal data sources) into PostGIS on a Linux server

Desired Skills

* Intermediate knowledge of Open Source based interactive web mapping tools
(OpenLayers, MapServer)

* Additional plus: Programming/scripting skills CSS, Html, PHP, Python

* Familiarity with the broadband industry such as experience with Telco
fixed and wireless networks, broadband cable networks, Wisps a big plus.

* Experience with government grant applications helpful.

Please respond to Mitchell(at)onlineimage(dot)biz with your CV and letter of
interest. Please include your pay requirements and how to contact your
references. Letters of reference accompanying your application are
encouraged.