GIS Analyst

About Afterrealism

Afterrealism is a small geospatial software consultancy in Canberra. We build maps, data platforms, and cloud systems for organisations across Australia to a standard set inside Geoscience Australia and CSIRO. Small is the point: you work directly with the founder, your decisions ship, and you can see exactly where your work lands.

Apply at: https://afterrealism.com/careers/gis-analyst

About the role

You'll be the analytical backbone of our client engagements — taking raw, messy spatial data and turning it into products people can actually make decisions with.

You'll work directly with our principal engineer on real projects from day one: preparing datasets, running analysis, producing maps, and making sure everything that leaves the building is right.

What you'll do

Run spatial analysis and geoprocessing (vector and raster) for client projects

Prepare, clean, and transform spatial datasets with tools like GDAL/OGR, PostGIS, and QGIS

Produce publication-quality maps and visualisations

Quality-assure spatial outputs before delivery

Document data sources, workflows, and methods

What we're looking for

2+ years of hands-on GIS experience

Strong QGIS or ArcGIS skills

Working SQL, ideally with PostGIS

A solid grasp of coordinate systems and projections

Clear written communication

Nice to have

Python for geospatial (geopandas, rasterio, shapely)

Remote sensing experience

An eye for cartographic design

Experience with Australian government data