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Summary: The GEOINT Innovation Data Scientist will elevate critical national-level missions through innovation, data-driven insight, and advanced analytic solutions, shaping geospatial capabilities with ML and NLP. Highlights: 1. Shape next-gen geospatial capabilities with data science, ML, and NLP. 2. Elevate critical national-level missions through data-driven insights. 3. Blend hands-on problem solving with forward-looking solution development. Apply Now Description The Leidos Geospial Mission Solutions Portfolio is seeking a GEOINT Innovion Da Scientist to join our team in Alexandria, VA. This is an exciting opportunity to eleve critical nional-level missions through innovion, da-driven insight, and advanced analytic solutions. As a GEOINT Innovion Da Scientist, you will help shape the next generion of geospial capabilities by applying da science to real-world intelligence challenges, with a strong emphasis on machine learning (ML) and nural language processing (NLP) in support of NextGen FMI AI efforts. This position straddles the worlds of direct customer mission support and Leidos-driven innovion, blending hands-on problem solving with forward-looking solution development. We’re looking for someone who thrives the intersection of geospial analysis, Python-based development, and applied machine learning, and who is passione about transforming geospial da into actionable intelligence th drives smarter decisions and stronger outcomes. High-performing geospial analysts with strong technical coursework or demonstred experience in Python, machine learning, or NLP are encouraged to apply. Staffing Requirement The work requires staff to provide the customer with da science and automion support. Staff will collect, process, and perform da analysis and deliver da driven solutions to quantitively improve multiple mission areas. They will design and develop solutions to complex problems using applied stistics, machine learning techniques, and algorithm development, while collaboring with teammes and customers to transle complex findings into mission-relevant insights. Any da management solutions creed should take into considerion modernizion objectives, including AI-enabled workflows, modernized dabase applicions, and enterprise-level integrion. Primary Responsibilities Provide GEOINT/Da Science expertise to assure continuity of da provision to analytical users. Stistical analysis, machine learning modeling, and NLP-driven analysis of structured and unstructured da. Automing repetitive da management and analytic workflows using Python. Clean, convert, migre, and organize structured and unstructured geospial and text-based da. Perform ad hoc analysis and present results in a clear manner. Communice complex quantitive and ML-driven analysis in a clear, precise, and actionable manner using storytelling/visualizion. This may include da visualizion of dispare sources via dashboards th can be understood by non-technical audiences. Cree/deploy/maintain tools to extract feures, da, and metada from a variety of sources, including rasters, vectors, text, and other source dabases. Write/maintain Python scripts for various environments and software including ArcGIS to improve efficiency of the production process and enable AI/ML workflows. Deliver service solutions th integre best practices to modernize current practices, including AI-enabled and NLP-driven analytics. Perform da investigions on complex problems using applied stistics, machine learning, and algorithm development while collaboring with domain experts. Ensure new workflows can be integred seamlessly with modernized dabase applicions and enterprise-level APIs. Da visualizion of production metrics of in-house creed da. Basic Requirements Strong geospial experience, including hands-on work with geospial da, coordine systems (litude/longitude, UTM), projections, and da transformions. 5 – 7 years of demonstred programming experience, with strong proficiency in Python for da analysis, automion, and model development. 3–5 years of experience in da science, including da collection, processing, exploition, transformion services, modeling, and analytics. Prior experience in customer footprint supporting analytic production. Demonstred experience applying machine learning techniques and/or nural language processing (NLP) to real-world problems. Experience working with geospial da in da science or analytic workflows. Knowledge and experience using version control tools such as Git. Knowledge and experience using GIS tools such as QGIS and/or ArcGIS. Knowledge and experience using PostgreSQL, PostGIS, PgAdmin. Knowledge and experience using APIs. Knowledge and experience using applied stistics and building algorithms. Ability to present technical findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Willingness to provide sample code portfolios (e.g., GitHub or similar) demonstring technical capabilities in Python, da science, ML, or NLP (no proprietary or classified merial). Requires a BA degree and 4 – 8+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6+ years of prior relevant experience. Preferred Requirements Experience applying machine learning and/or NLP specifically to geospial or intelligence problems. Experience transitioning from geospial analysis into da science or AI/ML-focused roles. Experience in combining digital cartography, computer technology, GIS, cartographic and geospial production techniques, remote sensing, photography, and digital da forms. Experience performing da analysis to identify trends, anomalies, and opportunities within complex dasets. Knowledge of ESRI tools including ArcGIS/ArcPro and Arc Server. Knowledge of dabase systems and architecture. Ability writing SQL and NoSQL. Understanding of cloud architecture, infrastructure, services (including geospial-specific microservices), and DevOps. Experience working with geospial da in multi-user enterprise environments. Experience analyzing existing production systems and recommending enhancements to enable AI/ML and da science capabilities. If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus 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 step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: March 25, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, 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 innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits. Securing Your Da Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-reled informion during any part of the employment applicion process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communice with you through emails th are genered by the Leidos.com automed system – never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos th asks for payment-reled informion or any other personal informion (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediely by emailing us LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now
