GIS Specialist
Core
Design, build, and maintain Sun King's internal geospatial data environment and platforms to inform energy needs assessment, sales planning, and operational effectiveness across Africa.
Role type
Senior GIS Specialist (Energy Sector)
Builds
Production-ready GIS tools, databases, and web-based visualization platforms for internal and external stakeholders.
Domain
Energy sector, African electrification, geospatial data
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
GIS expertise, energy sector knowledge, data management, spatial analysis, scripting (Python), visualization tools, cloud data pipelines
Preferred skills
African electrification datasets, open-source/commercial GIS platforms, mobile app integration
Technologies
ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, GeoPandas, Tableau, Power BI, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Responsibilities
Design and maintain geospatial databases; integrate proprietary data into GIS platforms; develop custom scripts to streamline workflows; partner with software teams to integrate GIS data into mobile applications; present complex spatial insights to non-technical teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC