GIS/IT Specialist

* 01 September 2026

* 100%

* Permanent position

* Chur

**Together for Graubünden**

The only trilingual canton in Switzerland is diverse in its economic, cultural and political profile. With an area of 7106 km², Graubünden is the largest canton in Switzerland and, with 150 valleys, 615 lakes, 140 tourist resorts and countless days of sunshine per year, offers a high quality of life. The cantonal administration of Graubünden is as diverse as our landscape.

# GIS/IT Specialist #

## Office for Agriculture and Geoinformation | 80-100 % | Chur ##

The Office for Agriculture and Geoinformation is a service of the Department of Public Economy and Social Affairs. It comprises four sections: agricultural measures, structural improvement, surveying and the GIS competence centre.

As a central provider of IT and geoservices, the GIS competence centre manages and develops the geodata infrastructure of the cantonal administration. Within an interdisciplinary team of eight specialists, it implements WebGIS solutions, specific applications and innovative geoservices. Using modern methods and processes, it creates digital tools that enable the administration and the population to easily access georeferenced data and use it efficiently.

Join a motivated team and, through your work, make a significant contribution to the development of the cantonal geodata infrastructure. You can expect a varied activity with a wide scope for action within a competent and motivated team. You will work with the latest technologies to develop solutions that offer tangible benefits to the administration and the population, benefiting from streamlined decision-making processes and an open, collaborative work culture.

For the **GIS competence centre section**, located at the Office for Agriculture and Geoinformation, we are looking for a **GIS/IT specialist** for **1 January 2027** or a date to be agreed.

Tasks

* Design, develop and automate robust data pipelines for the integration and transformation of complex geodata.

* Design, develop and refine specialised applications, WebGIS solutions and related geoservices.

* Define and improve modern workflows to make distribution and release processes (deployment and release) more efficient.

* Advise cantonal services on the technical integration of geodata and evaluate new open source and cloud technologies.

What we expect from you

* University or university of applied sciences degree in geoinformatics, computer science, data science, geography or a related field. Applications from persons with corresponding professional experience and further training in GIS and IT as well as recent graduates are also welcome.

* Ideally experience with modern IT architectures, relational and spatial databases (e.g. PostGIS) as well as Python and SQL.

* Strong willingness to learn and interest in methodical analysis of complex problems, development of pragmatic solutions and rapid practical application of innovations.

* Initiative, reliability and solution-oriented working method.

We look forward to receiving your online application and to meeting you.

If you have any questions, David Caduff, head of the GIS competence centre section, is happy to assist you, david.caduff@alg.gr.ch, phone: +41 81 257 24 75.

**Application deadline:** 19 September 2026