Summary
About this role
Leidos National Security Sector combines technology-enabled services and mission software capabilities in the areas of cyber, logistics, security operations, and decision analytics to support our defense and intel customers’ mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our team’s focus is to ensure our customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets.
The Intelligence Production Solutions Division (IPSD), part of the Decision Advantage Solutions Business Area, is seeking a Mission Content Data Manager for the Chinook program in Gaithersburg, MD. The Mission Content Data Manager is responsible for the creation, review and maintenance of target material databases (schemas) and makes changes to metadata to accurately reflect the targets’ function, description, critical elements, location, and naming convention per customer requests in accordance with customer Structured Observation Management (SOM). The system utilizes ESRI products to manage storage, discovery, access, dissemination, and processing in a cloud environment.
Position may be performed in the following locations below. Please note Gaithersburg, MD is the program’s primary work location.
- Gaithersburg, MD
- Alexandria, VA
- St. Louis, MO
- Tucson, AZ
Clearance Level Required:
Top Secret clearance with SCI required. Ability to successfully pass a Polygraph exam post hire.
Primary Responsibilities:
Demonstrate a base of technical skills with data mining and working knowledge of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS).
Maintain accounts for existing customers and creates user accounts for new customers.
Troubleshoot problems with GOWK interface to support customer issues.
Review, correct, update, maintain and publish project files to the GOWK service.
Work extensively in ArcGIS Pro to facilitate GOWK service functionality.
Service governance to enforce SOM standards and ensure the right users have access to the correct data layers.
Tune service properties to ensure rapid load times.
Basic Qualifications:
US citizenship is required per contract.
Requires a BS degree and 4 - 8 years of prior relevant experience or a Master’s with 2 - 6 years of prior relevant experience. May possess a Doctorate in technical domain.
Top Secret clearance with SCI required. Ability to successfully pass a Polygraph exam post hire.
Proficiency with ArcGIS Pro to create and manage GIS Web services, applications, and data.
Experience managing Enterprise Databases (SDE) and deploying services to ArcGIS Server
Familiarity with ArcGIS Service performance tuning (max record counts, time-outs, etc.)
Familiarity with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards-based web services such as Web Map Service (WMS), Web Coverage Service (WCS), Web Feature Service (WFS), Web Processing Service (WPS), and Web Map Tile Service (WMTS).
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong proficiency in SQL (joins, subqueries, and spatial functions).
Leverage Atlassian tool suite like JIRA and Confluence to track activities.
Experience with Python (ArcPy/ESRI API for Python).
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Original Posting:
January 20, 2026For 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 $87,100.00 - $157,450.00The 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.
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About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world’s most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 48,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
Leidos was cited for the meaningful work employees perform that is challenging, impactful, and aligned with our customers’ missions as reasons professionals want to work and stay at our company. Leidos has also been named to lists including Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity, Forbes’ America’s Best Employers for Women, Military Times Best for Vets Employers, and Ethisphere Institute’s World's Most Ethical Companies®.
Employees enjoy career enrichment opportunities available through mobility and development and experience rewarding relationships with supportive supervisors and talented colleagues and customers. Employees appreciate our flexible work environment, allowing for and encouraging a true work-life balance. Our professionals are also excited about our Employee Resource Groups, like the Collaborative Outreach with Remote and Embedded Employees (CORE), which strives to create an environment where every employee, regardless of location, feels fully engaged as a valued employee of Leidos.
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What you'll do
- The Mission Content Data Manager is responsible for the creation, review, and maintenance of target material databases and metadata. This role involves troubleshooting customer issues and ensuring service governance to enforce standards.
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