GIS Support Specialist (m/f/d)

The City of Ratingen, with around 93,000 residents, is the largest city in the Mettmann district. It offers a historic old town, scenic location between the Rhine and Ruhr rivers, rich cultural and leisure offerings, excellent transport links, and modern infrastructure—ensuring a high quality of life. The Digitalization and Information Technology Office actively shapes the digital transformation of the city administration. It coordinates cooperation with external IT service providers, provides central IT services to the administration, and continuously develops digital administrative processes. Within the GIS Management Unit, the position of GIS Support Specialist (m/f/d) is to be filled as soon as possible. Your responsibilities include: Administering the GIS infrastructure (conceptualization, installation, maintenance, and upkeep) to ensure the availability of spatially referenced specialist applications, thereby directly supporting the digitalization of administrative workflows involving spatial data Managing centralized, cross-departmental geodata: converting, preparing, enhancing, and delivering geodata for all applications in spatial information processing Providing application and user support, assisting staff in using their domain-specific GIS tools Participating in inter-municipal project and working groups in the area of Open Data, and supporting departmental and office leadership in developing new strategies in this field You bring: A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Geography, Surveying, Geoinformatics, Computer Science, or a comparable qualification Several years of experience working with geographic information systems and geospatial data infrastructures Ideally, solid knowledge of IT service management according to ITIL standards Foundational understanding of Open Data principles Strong communication and teamwork skills A solution-oriented mindset We offer: An indefinite employment contract with a full-time workload of 39 hours per week (part-time arrangements are possible, provided they ensure adequate coverage of required working hours) Salary according to pay grade 11 of the collective agreement for the public sector (TVöD) Flexible working hours and company pension scheme Diverse opportunities for further training and professional development Comprehensive workplace health promotion programs Affordable job ticket for public transport Possibility of remote work (home office) For content-related inquiries, please contact Mr. Hölzer, Head of the Office for Digitalization and Information Technology, at +49 2102 / 550 1600. For questions regarding the application process, please contact Ms. Kaspar at +49 2102 / 550 1119. Applications from women are expressly welcomed, in line with the City of Ratingen’s gender equality goals. Selection decisions will be made in accordance with the provisions of the State Equal Opportunities Act and, for applicants with severe disabilities or those with equal status, in accordance with the Social Code Book IX (SGB IX). Applications from qualified individuals regardless of origin, age, religion or worldview, gender, or disability are welcome. Are you interested? Please submit your application—including a compelling cover letter, a CV in table format, and certified copies of relevant qualifications—by October 20, 2026, quoting the job reference number 16.22 (1305) via the City of Ratingen’s online application portal.