Hybrid Data Technician, Technical Support Specialist

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About the role

  • Data Technician & Technical Support Specialist aiding the mining industry with geospatial data operations and technical support. Responsible for data management and resolving customer issues through technical expertise.

Responsibilities

  • Convert, integrate, and standardize geospatial mining data from diverse sources and formats into VRIFY’s GIS environment.
  • Import and export client data using defined, process-specific workflows.
  • Validate data accuracy, consistency, and spatial integrity throughout the conversion process.
  • Analyze client datasets and apply critical thinking to deliver high-quality outputs tailored to client needs.
  • Create clear, visually compelling 2D maps (e.g., mine boundaries, infrastructure, proximity analysis) to support 3D models and presentations.
  • Collaborate with peers to improve data workflows, tooling, and documentation.
  • Deliver high-quality outputs on time, without hand-holding.
  • Serve as a technical point of contact for customer issues related to data ingestion, platform behavior, and system workflows.
  • Investigate application and system logs to identify where and why issues are occurring.
  • Triage problems effectively: distinguish between data issues, configuration errors, platform limitations, and software defects.
  • Apply quick fixes or workarounds when possible to unblock customers.
  • Clearly document issues, findings, and reproduction steps when escalating to the Engineering team.
  • Collaborate closely with developers to validate fixes and confirm resolutions.
  • Provide clear, technically accurate explanations to customers - no hand-waving, no jargon dumps.
  • Help improve internal runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and support processes over time.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Computer Science, Geography, Geology, GIS, Environmental Science, or a related field with a strong GIS focus.
  • Less than 2 years of experience in GIS, data management, technical support, or a related technical role.
  • Familiarity with customer-facing technical environments is a strong asset.
  • Knowledge of geology and/or the mining industry is a plus, not a prerequisite.
  • GIS & Data Working knowledge of GIS fundamentals, including coordinate systems and spatial data concepts.
  • Hands-on experience with GIS tools such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
  • Experience converting geospatial data formats (e.g., CSV, shapefiles, GeoTIFF, KML/KMZ).
  • Ability to georeference raster and vector datasets.
  • Experience digitizing point, line, and polygon features.
  • Basic cartography skills (legends, labels, north arrows, clean layouts).
  • Basic programming skills, preferably Python, including modifying scripts for automation and efficiency.
  • Familiarity with databases and basic SQL is an asset.
  • Technical Troubleshooting Basic knowledge of AWS or comparable clouds.
  • Ability to read and interpret system and application logs.
  • Comfort tracing issues across data, configuration, and application layers.
  • Strong analytical mindset for root-cause analysis.
  • Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both engineers and non-technical users.

Benefits

  • Remote, flexible work environment
  • Competitive salary: 90,000 to 95,000
  • Exposure to real-world AI, geospatial data, and customer-facing problem solving
  • A role with room to grow into data engineering, platform support, or operations

Job title

Data Technician, Technical Support Specialist

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

A$90,000 - A$95,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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