Geospatial Discovery & Circulation Specialist

LeidosSpringfield, VA
Onsite

About The Position

The National Security Sector at Leidos is seeking a cleared Geospatial Discovery & Collection Specialist to work at a customer location in Springfield, VA. This role involves applying tradecraft to employ safe searching principles to identify and collect geospatial open source data. The specialist will also quantify the veracity of open source data and provide context and insight about cultural topics and entities on which they collect.

Requirements

  • 1-3 years of experience conducting Open-Source collection or Open-Source Analysis
  • Experience with web browsing tools and advance searching techniques
  • Course work or 1 year of experience building/using Power Point slides, Excel spreadsheets, Email, and One Note Notebooks
  • Basic knowledge of how to conduct safe searches (OPSEC)
  • 1-3 year of demonstrated work experience directly engaging with IC partners/customers

Nice To Haves

  • Foreign language capabilities (Reading, Writing, Listening)
  • Knowledge of geospatial technologies (ArcGIS, GoogleEarth, ISpy)
  • Knowledge of DoD/IC databases and services
  • Knowledge of Common Open-Source databases and Services
  • Familiarity with Social Media
  • Familiarity with JIRA
  • Knowledge of DoD, and IC missions
  • Experience Geolocating images (Handheld photography, videos, etc.)
  • Ability to remain flexible to changing priorities and requirements from supervisors and customers

Responsibilities

  • Collect, research, evaluate, and compile publicly available information (PAI) in accordance with established customer policies and procedures, including current storage policies, OPSEC protocols, and Intelligence Oversight (IO) Governance
  • Produce and disseminate Open Source reports and alerts in accordance with established SOPs
  • Populate activities in assigned performance management system (Currently JIRA)
  • Support timely responses to intelligence priorities, requests for information (RFIs) and other customer and mission needs
  • Regional/Target monitoring
  • Language support
  • Geolocating
  • Data discovery and transfer
  • Address coding
  • Contribute to the preparation of data release, analytical, observational, and technical reports, and publications
  • Assess open-source media veracity utilizing splice detectors, hex editors, GAN detectors, etc.
  • Maintain proper file management in accordance with division standards
  • Request and maintain access to security domain systems (SBU/NIPR, SecNet, COE)
  • Request, maintain access to, and utilize IC Open-Source databases/portals (Tier 0)
  • Suggest and implement process improvements
  • Contribute to Open-Source Tradecraft knowledge management
  • Support presentations of activities, discoveries, conclusions, and/or tradecraft to leadership, partners, and customers
  • Maintain active presence in Open Source chatrooms and collaboration spaces to engage with team members, customers, and partners
  • Conduct persona maintenance activities (surfing, seasoning, posting) in accordance with the service constraints paragraph on sensitive operations
  • Support Senior management with outreach and marketing efforts

Benefits

  • competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
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