Hiring GIS Analyst

Role Title: GIS Analyst
Experience: 1-3 years
CTC / Package: ₹ 3.5 LPA to ₹ 4.5 LPA
Location: Chennai, or as per company’s site-location (Datasee has India presence in Chennai)

Technical Requirements:

• GIS & Remote Sensing expertise – solid understanding of both vector and raster data processing.
• Proficiency in handling shapefiles, KML, GeoTIFF formats.
• Software skills: AutoCAD & GIS software (use of AutoCAD for spatial data handling)
• Experience with key GIS tools: QGIS, Global Mapper (minimum ~1 year experience).
• Elevation data processing: Comfortable working with DEM (Digital Elevation Model) and DSM (Digital Surface Model), terrain analysis and elevation-based studies.
• Additional desirable skills:
• Point cloud data processing: familiarity with LAS format point cloud data, extracting elevation details and measurements.
• GIS automation: e.g., ArcPy scripting (Python) for GIS workflows.
• Remote sensing / photogrammetry: experience with UAV/drone imagery, satellite imagery; image processing techniques such as classification, correction, and GIS analysis.
• Experience with photogrammetry software (nice-to-have): Pix4D, Agisoft Metashape.
• Good verbal & written communication skills (for map/layout creation, reports, documentation).
• Flexible attitude, innovative thinking, able to work with minimal supervision, self-motivated.

Responsibilities:

• Digitisation, editing, and spatial data analysis: converting CAD / plan drawings to GIS inputs, maintaining GIS database as per project standards.
• Execute photogrammetry data processing: convert UAV/drone/satellite inputs into usable geospatial products.
• Create map layouts, reports, document procedures as required by project.
• Perform image processing: image classification, image correction, analytics on UAV and satellite imagery to derive actionable information per project needs.
• Terrain & elevation-based analytics: use DEM/DSM data, perform terrain modeling, elevation assessments, grading quantity estimation (especially relevant given that Datasee’s solutions cover solar project development phase)
• Point-cloud processing: classify and derive measurements/elevation from LAS data.
• Carry out research & development in UAV data analytics: propose/improve methodologies for geospatial analytics.
• Work with cross-functional teams (development, operations, construction) to supply GIS inputs and insights.
• Keep up to date with geospatial technologies, ensure delivered data/products align with company’s standards and client requirements.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s (B.E / B.Tech) or Master’s (M.Tech) in Geoinformatics, Geography, Remote Sensing & GIS, or similar discipline.
• 1-3 years of relevant hands-on experience as per above technical responsibilities.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: ₹350,000.00 - ₹450,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person