The mission of the Washington State County Road Administration Board (CRAB) is to preserve and enhance the transportation infrastructure of Washington Counties by providing standards of good practice, fair administration of funding programs, visionary leadership, and integrated, progressive, and professional technical services.

CRAB Information Services not only provides services to the Board’s nine members and the sixteen staff members, but all those with in an interest in country road transportation issues, including, the State Legislature, 39 Washington State Counties, partner Agencies, and the public.  To give an indication of the Agency’s scope, CRAB software applications have approximately 500 named users.  Agency IT services apply to operations management, asset management, finance, regulation, and more.

CRAB has a strong mission, vision, values, goals and agency culture.  We are focused on our commitment to great service and the safe an efficient movement of people and goods over county roads.  We are a diverse organization that values integrity, inclusion, respect, results and service excellence.  In addition, we have a positive agency culture where employees are engaged, empowered, and appreciated.  We also value wellness and promote a family-friendly culture where a healthy work life balance is supported.  Additionally, CRAB not only supports, but also encourages, professional development!

• This position will be the GIS subject matter expert on a small, yet effective, IT team of five, which serves over 500 customers.
• GIS Server Administrator, installing, configuring, maintaining, and supporting the Agency ESRI ArcServer.
• GIS Analyst, consulting with clients and staff to determine business and system requirements, designing and analyzing alternative solutions.
• GIS application developer, writing scripts/code that combines geospatial data from multiple sources and data systems.
• Assistant Network/System Administrator, assisting the Agency IT Systems Security Manager in maintenance and operations of Agency IT Infrastructure.
• Make data model recommendations to efficiently support GIS applications and store enterprise geospatial data.
• Train & support Agency staff and business customers in issues related to Agency GIS applications and integration.

AND

• Ability to be both a productive team member and proactive in independent activities, with excellent time management skills in both cases.
• Comfortable with a wide scope in responsibilities and continually learning new skills and technologies.

PREFERRED:

• Experience with GIS, ArcServer, ArcDesktop, QGIS, ArcOnline, SDE, MobileCollector, and/or Survey123.
• Experience with virtual machine environment, Linux, Windows Server, MS Exchange, and/or MS Active Directory
• Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAMS).  Ex. VueWorks, Cartegraph, or Maximo.
• Experience with programming languages, such as, Python, T-SQL, ColdFusion, C#, AngularJS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, etc.
• Specific knowledge of Washington State’s county road/public works organizations, structures, capabilities, and management needs.

When applying for this position, please attach the following:

• A Cover Letter:  We want to know more about you!  Why are you interested in this position and what would make you a good candidate?
• A resume detailing your past experience and education as it relates to the position.
• A list of at least three (3) professional references with current telephone numbers.

If you have any questions regarding this position or the online application, contact Angie Anderson at (360) 407-8446 or jobs@des.wa.gov  and use reference number:

The State of Washington is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture. We encourage women, veterans, people of color, and persons with disabilities to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

Persons with a disability who need assistance with their application or that need this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 664-1960 or toll free (877) 664-1960. TTY users should first call 711 to access the Washington Relay Service.