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IS Business Analyst-Principal - ITS (SFPUC) - 1054

Recruitment: RTF0163503-01147854

Published: June 23, 2026

Contact

Sanly Kai Jing Guan - SGuan@sfwater.org

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Department: Public Utilities Commission
Job class: 1054-IS Business Analyst-Principal
Salary range: $152,256.00 - $216,684.00
Role type: Temporary Provisional Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
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About:

APPOINTMENT TYPE: This is not a permanent appointment. A provisional appointee must participate and be successful in a Civil Service examination for this classification and be selected through an open competitive process in order to be considered for permanent appointment. Provisional appointments may not exceed three (3) years.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.org/.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.org/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) is seeking an experienced, outgoing and motivated Principal IS Engineer to provide functional and technical support for Geographics information system. Under general direction of the ITS GIS Program manager, the IS Principal Analyst (GIS Analyst) will be responsible for technology solutions and performing all aspects of the maintaining and managing ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise deployment as well as analysis, design, programming, testing, debugging, and deployment of fully functional GIS applications. We approach our work in a manner that is inclusive of environmental and community interests and sustains resources. As a technologist in the Bay Area, you have choices; when you help the City support natural resources in our community, you Choose Purpose.

Essential functions of the position include:

  • Provide on-going user and system support, monitoring, system administration and troubleshooting for ArcGIS Enterprise & Geodatabases (ArcSDE)
  • Data modeling and Data Migration in SDE  
  • Maintain Enterprise GIS data using ArcGIS Pro and SDE
  • Develop, implement and support web applications, web services and Mobile applications with ESRI SDKs and ESRI application builder.
  • Develop, Maintain & support FME ETL jobs   
  • Partner with water division on implementation, testing, training and knowledge-transfer of new technologies or changes to existing processes and systems. 
  • Maintain & support BIM to 3D GIS data 
  • Perform other related duties, as assigned.

How to qualify

Education:

An associate degree in business administration, public administration, information systems, economics, finance, computer science or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field].

Experience:

Five (5) years of experience in the information systems field, including system analysis, business process design, development and implementation of business application solutions or IT project management.

License and Certification:

Substitution:

Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units / forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.

Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.

Special conditions: Some positions may require additional qualifications such as special conditions that may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this classification.

  • TSE213 - Geographic Information System (GIS): Google Earth Pro, Google Maps or ArcGIS exp (24 months)

The above minimum qualifications reflect special conditions associated with the position(s) to be filled. They may differ from the standard minimum qualifications associated with this class code.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Important Note:

Please make sure it is absolutely clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Please be aware that any misrepresentation of this information may disqualify you from this recruitment or future job opportunities.

One-year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desired Qualifications (The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring):

  • At least 2 or more years of experience or equivalent proficiency in programming with C#, .NET 4.0+, JavaScript and Python.
  • Independently lead and manage software projects and coordinate activities among business stakeholders, consultants and vendors and is well versed in the Agile development methodologies.
  • Lead requirements gathering and creating technical design documents for system change within a reasonable timeframe.
  • Thorough understanding of web GIS technologies and experience with ESRI and Microsoft technology stack.
  • Strong proficiency in ESRI technologies
  • Familiarity in programming with Python Proficient in ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise Architecture
  • Excellent written and verbal skills in expressing ideas, policies, and technical issues with sharp business acumen.
  • Strong independent work ethic with ability to work well in teams with diverse personalities.

What else should I know?

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

  • Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and updated. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

 

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Sanly Guan at sguan@sfwater.org. 

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.