Geospatial Analyst

Description

Position: Geospatial Analyst

Location: Alexandria, VA

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Join a team at Leidos where your work supports mission-critical airborne ISR and advanced geospatial intelligence capabilities. In the Defense Sector, we bring together talented people passionate about customer success, national security, and innovation. Everything we do is grounded in our Mission, Vision, and Values-and built on doing what's right for our customers, our people, and our community.

About the Role

Leidos is seeking a Geospatial Analyst to join our team in Alexandria, VA . This role is ideal for individuals interested in growing a career in Geospatial Analysis or Airborne ISR , with hands-on opportunities to process, analyze, and produce high-resolution 3D LiDAR and electro-optical geospatial products. You will support airborne collection missions and work directly with advanced mapping technologies and sensor data.

Primary Responsibilities

• Understand airborne collection processes for wide-area mapping imagery and LiDAR

• Process imagery, LiDAR data, and associated sensor information

• Ensure accurate, high-quality data collection and documentation

• Color-balance, orthorectify, and mosaic imagery into seamless map products

• Process GPS trajectories, edit LiDAR point clouds, and create digital elevation models

• Perform QA/QC checks and maintain proper data management workflows

• Complete logs, reports, and mission-related data transfer activities

• Work closely with the geospatial processing team to support mission execution

• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues related to geospatial production

• Ensure safe, secure use of company equipment and instrumentation

Required Education, Experience, and Skills

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of related experience, or 8+ years of related experience may substitute degree requirement

• US Citizen; currently possessing an active DoD Secret clearance

• Ability to work onsite at Leidos and customer facilities in Alexandria, VA

• Ability to meet and maintain required Program and DoD training certifications

• Proven experience with digital cartography, image processing, GIS technologies, geospatial production workflows, and digital data formats

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with teammates, supervisors, and customers

Travel Requirements

• Up to 25% OCONUS travel possible (3-4 month deployments), though may not be required

Preferred Qualifications

• Education or experience in Geography, GIS, Remote Sensing, or related field

• Previous experience supporting HR3DGI geospatial programs

• Practical geospatial analysis experience (professional, academic, or volunteer)

• Experience with commercial geospatial tools such as ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, MicroStation, TerraScan, Spatix, etc.

• Formal training as a Geospatial Analyst and familiarity with ISR tools, workflows, and system

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Original Posting:

July 24, 2026

For U.S. Positions: 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 $65,650.00 - $118,675.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit .

Pay and Benefits

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.