About the Role
Overview
Field of Work: IT and Telecommunications
Location: Ratingen
Working Hours: Full-time or part-time
Employment Duration: Permanent
Application Deadline: October 20, 2026
Career Group / Pay Grade: Senior Civil Service | TVöD-VKA E 11
Job ID: 16.22 (1305)
The City of Ratingen, with approximately 93,000 residents, is the largest city in the Mettmann district. Ratingen offers much: a historic old town, scenic location between the Rhine and Ruhr rivers, rich cultural and leisure offerings, excellent transport links, and modern infrastructure—resulting in a high quality of life.
The Office for Digitalization and Information Technology actively shapes the digital transformation of the city administration. It manages cooperation with external IT service providers, provides central IT services to the administration, and continuously advances 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.
Key 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 geospatial data: converting, preparing, enhancing, and delivering geospatial data for all applications related to spatial information processing
Providing application and user support, assisting staff in using their domain-specific GIS systems
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
Qualifications Required:
Bachelor’s or diploma degree in Geography, Surveying, Geoinformatics, Computer Science, or a comparable qualification
Several years of experience working with Geographic Information Systems or Geospatial Data Infrastructures
Ideally, solid knowledge of IT Service Management according to ITIL
Foundational understanding of Open Data concepts
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Solution-oriented mindset
We Offer:
Permanent employment with a standard working time of 39 hours per week; part-time is possible. All part-time models are conceivable, provided they ensure adequate coverage of required working hours
Salary according to pay grade E 11 of TVöD
Flexible working hours and company pension scheme
Diverse opportunities for further education and training
Comprehensive workplace health promotion programs
Affordable job ticket
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 encouraged, in line with the City of Ratingen’s gender equality goals. Selection decisions will be made in accordance with the State Equal Treatment Act and, for applicants with severe disabilities or those with equal status, in accordance with SGB IX.
We welcome applications from qualified individuals regardless of origin, age, religion, worldview, gender, or disability.
Are you interested? Please submit your application—including a compelling cover letter, a CV in table format, and certified copies of relevant certificates—by October 20, 2026, quoting the job ID 16.22 (1305), via the City of Ratingen’s online application portal.