Human Geographer

Description

The National Security Sector at Leidos currently has an opening for a Human Geographer to work at a customer location in Springfield, VA. This is an exciting opportunity to perform human geography production to support the government in its efforts to develop and maintain the International Program for Human Geography (IPHG) including Quality Assurance and facilitation of training activities as it relates to this support.

Primary Responsibilities. The candidate shall use an understanding of geography, foundation data processes and procedures, and knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support customer Human Geography programs. This position will provide support for operations to the GEOINT enterprise. National System for Geospatial Intelligence Operations Executive (NOX) levied requirements and formal requests (RFI’s) for geospatial data. The employee shall use an understanding of geography, research, GIS, and data conflation and management skills to produce a broad array of human geography products including attributed data, maps, including written reports. Production phases for HG projects and products may include research, discovery, evaluation, extraction, creation, geo-enabling, quality control/review, metadata attribution, source citation, service enabling and dissemination. The candidate will support the government in its efforts to further develop and maintain the International Program for Human Geography (IPHG) including facilitation of Quality Assurance, training activities, technical and geospatial support at plenary and technical meetings. The candidate will also Provide geospatial analysis support services to International Activities (bilateral and multi-national partnerships) and support the customer as a Human Geography Subject Matter Expert (SME) during international meetings as specified by the Government. Work may also entail working with Government counterparts to acquire and disseminate Human Geography data.

Basic Qualifications.

• 1-3 years of demonstrated experience supporting DoD or the IC’s GEOINT Mission.
• Knowledge of Human Geography concepts.
• Experience in the research, discovery, and extraction of geospatial and non-geospatial information.
• Experience in imagery research, extraction, and attribution.
• Proficiency in use of fundamental ArcGIS Pro software tools in the creation, attribution, schema development and utilization, management, and geo-referencing of data.
• Experience in geo-enabling non-spatial data.
• Demonstrated experience communicating GEOINT products, data, and services to peers and leadership.
• Typically requires a relevant BA degree and 6-8 years of prior experience or relevant Master’s with 2-6 YOE
• Must have TS/SCI clearance and obtain and maintain polygraph
  
  

Preferred Qualifications.

• Knowledge of the regional, cultural, and political geography of the region assigned.
• Experience in using established cartographic principles, geo-referencing, and naming conventions/Romanization in the creation of geo-spatial products.
• Experience in creating and publishing GEOINT products.
• Working knowledge of at least one of the foreign languages of the assigned region.
• Experience producing data and products to NSG/ASG standards.
• Experience with open-source data harvest, process automation and scripting.
• Experience with data management, schema development, and data conflation.
• Experience with Google Earth Engine (GEE).
• Proficiency in Basic Python Scripting.
  
  

Original Posting Date

2024-06-10

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range

Pay Range $68,900.00 - $124,550.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.