Geographic Information Systems Analyst

Description

Unleash Your Potential

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

If this sounds like an environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Leidos is seeking a Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Analyst to support geospatial data production and coordinate database-level workflows for synthetic environment generation.

In this role, you will work with multiple geospatial data sources (e.g., OpenStreetMap, AGC, Overture) to produce standardized 2D datasets that feed into 3D terrain generation pipelines. These datasets directly support simulation, training, and mission planning environments. You will also take ownership of assigned geospatial databases—coordinating tasking, ensuring data quality, and supporting overall production efforts.

What You Can Expect

• Ownership of key portions of geospatial production workflows
• Opportunities to develop technical depth and coordination skills
• Direct impact on high-visibility simulation and training environments
• Ownership of key portions of geospatial production workflows within large-scale data pipelines

At Leidos, the opportunities are boundless. We inspire our staff with interesting assignments that allow them to thrive professionally and personally. For us, helping you grow your career is good business. We look forward to learning more about you – apply today!

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and coordinate assigned geospatial databases and associated workflows
• Perform advanced data cleaning, integration, and standardization using ArcGIS Pro
• Validate and enforce data quality, consistency, and schema requirements
• Coordinate tasking across team members supporting the database
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve data inconsistencies across multiple sources
• Ensure datasets meet requirements for downstream 3D environment generation
• Provide status updates and communicate progress to team leadership
• Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to meet objectives
• Provide guidance and support to junior analysts as needed
• Analyze and resolve data inconsistencies across multiple geospatial sources to ensure accuracy and usability

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of relevant GIS experience
• Ability to obtain a DoD SECRET Security Clearance
• Strong proficiency with ArcGIS Pro (primary) or similar GIS platforms
• Experience working with multi-source geospatial datasets (e.g., OSM or similar)
• Understanding of data standardization, QA/QC, and production workflows
• Ability to work independently on moderately complex assignments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience coordinating work across a team or supporting shared datasets
• Python or scripting experience for workflow automation
• Familiarity with 3D GIS, modeling, or simulation environments
• Experience with scripting or automated geospatial data workflows
• Familiarity with open-source GIS tools (e.g., QGIS)

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

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:

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.

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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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.