Telecommunication GIS Analyst

American Electric Power

Telecommunication GIS Analyst managing technical data for American Electric Power, creating reports, maps, and equipment records in GIS environment. Assuring data accuracy and collaboration with technical staff.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeGahanna • Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $63,496 - $79,369 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Open SourcePythonRemote SensingSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create, revise and maintain technical data used for reports, maps and sketches.
Create, revise and maintain material and property equipment records.
Obtain information required to perform work from multiple resources including verbal/electronic communications, sketches marked drawings, field notes, vendor catalogs, technical reference manuals and engineering design files.
Assists in providing primary software maintenance including updates, patches and database model changes.
Work with other organizations of the company to resolve discrepancies to assure that data reflects accurate field conditions and responds to suggestions for improvements and enhancements.
Partners with technical staff to understand problems with software and provide input into problem resolution.
Integrates, coordinates and supports the geographic, cartographic, remote sensing and global positioning systems (GPS) concepts and principals in resource data management and displays those using Windows-based systems, computers, GPS and computer software that include cartographic data translation software.
Ability to develop, manipulate and edit vector and raster data sets through a variety of means.
Expertise with GPS methods for collection of data.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate degree in GIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field from an accredited college/university OR High School Diploma/GED and two years of related experience is required.
Valid state driver's license.
GE Smallworld experience is highly preferred
Understanding of database development concepts
Understanding of analysis of geospatial data
Experience with handling KMZ or KML files or working knowledge with open source GIS solutions
Basic understanding of Python, SQL, or other scripting language and web application configuration
Some travel required
Ability to work/travel outside of normal business hours

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive compensation
unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees

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Hard Skills & Tools

GISdatabase developmentgeospatial data analysisPythonSQLvector data manipulationraster data manipulationKMZ filesKML filesGE Smallworld

Soft Skills

problem resolutioncommunicationcollaborationattention to detailadaptability

Certifications

Associate degreeHigh School Diploma/GED