Temporary Curb Technology Strategist; Information Technology Professional C-BU

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At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don’t just move people—we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city.

With a bold vision for the future, we’re tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone—no matter who they are or where they live.

Seattle is growing fast, and we’re growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we’re building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving.

We’re a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews—bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let’s build a Seattle that works for everyone—together!

SDOT’s Transit and Mobility Division has an exciting opportunity for a three-year temporary Curb Technology Strategist to help modernize how our team creates, manages, and visualizes curb data. The Curb Technology Strategist will be an integral part of the project team working to implement Stage Two of the US Department of Transportation SMART grant. SDOT’s project, “Smart Curbs for Better Access: A Digital, Data-Driven Approach Across Cities,” is a partnership between the cities of Minneapolis and Seattle to use technology and data to improve curb access.

Project goals are to engage with local businesses and commercial delivery companies and test out how new technology can make deliveries more efficient and support economic growth.

Under supervision from the SMART grant project manager, this position will lead efforts to implement SDOT’s new curb data management system. The position will be the technical lead for designing and implementing a new digital curb regulations inventory and data warehouse that stores large-scale real-time parking and sensor data. The position provides the chance to work collaboratively with SDOT’s new Technology and Innovation Team, Seattle IT, and third-party transportation technology companies to achieve project and division goals.

• Support curb sign, regulation, and transaction data creation and workflow improvement strategies

• Lead design, development, and implementation of curb regulations and transaction data pipeline into a standardized format
• Perform analysis of commercial vehicle activity, paid parking transactions, curbside sensors, and curb space inventories
• Propose, develop, and support tools to improve curbside management data workflows, such as database design and reporting dashboards
• Lead and coordinate technical stakeholder meetings with Seattle IT, SDOT, outside consultants, and third-party technology companies
• Collaborate with Seattle IT groups as needed to accomplish tasks
• Provide general technical support to division staff on business systems, applications, and implementing new reporting tools
• Other duties fitting this classification as assigned by the team manager

• Five (5) years of experience in data pipeline development, data analysis, GIS development, data warehousing, or systems analysis
• Bachelor's degree; preferably in business or public administration, finance, computer science, information science, geography, planning, engineering, or a related field
• Three (3) years of experience writing SQL queries

OR: an equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position duties.

Though not requirements, strong candidates will have some of the following experience or can describe comparable experience:

• Advanced skill level in ESRI ArcGIS
• Advanced skill level using SQL
• Experience using APIs for large-scale, real-time data transfer
• Experience using cloud-based data warehouse programs and business intelligence platforms, such as Microsoft Fabric and Tableau
• Experience programming in Python
• Experience in using enterprise asset management systems, e.g. HxGN EAM (INFOR), Accela
• Familiarity with municipal curbside management principles
• Familiarity with the Open Mobility Foundation’s Curb Data Specification

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