GEOINT Cartography & Production Specialist

COMFORT SYSTEMS; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 59,150 - 106,925; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in the United States seeks a Production Specialist/Cartographer to produce, edit, and review maps for national and international audiences in a fast-paced GEOINT environment. The role requires GIS proficiency, experience with MGCP/TDS and DPS specifications, and the ability to collaborate with government and industry partners.

A bachelor's degree and security clearance are typical prerequisites. Applicants should be adept at cartographic finishing software such as ArcGIS, CAPS, and DCS,

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree and/or 4–8 years of prior relevant experience or Master’s degree with 2–6 years of prior relevant experience.
• Active TS/SCI with willingness to get CI Poly
• Experience in cartographic finishing, feature extraction, and data content management
• Knowledge of DPS/MGCP schemas and geospatial data standards (DPS/SIG) for GEOINT products
• Knowledge of vector formats (GML, shapefile, XML) and GIS data handling
• Experience editing, merging, conflate geospatial content
• Experience with QA/QC of maps/charts to specs

Responsibilities

• Produce, edit, and review maps and charts at various scales using cartographic standards.
• Create and maintain standard mapping products such as TM, MTM, JOG, TPC, JNC, GNC, ONC, EVC.
• Attribute, conflate, edit, exploit, extract, format, and symbolize geospatial data for finished products.
• Analyze Foundation data for coverage, accuracy, currency, and applicability to missions.
• Collaborate with Government, industry, academia, military, and distributed teams.
• Develop SOPs, training guides, and mentor team members to support readiness.

Skills

Geography knowledge

Cartographic finishing

Data content management

GIS expertise

Quality control

Imagery interpretation

Geospatial database

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Cartographic Web Services

Digital Cartographic Studio

ArcGIS Desktop/Pro

CAPS

Python scripting

Job description

Leidos in the United States seeks a Production Specialist/Cartographer to produce, edit, and review maps for national and international audiences in a fast-paced GEOINT environment. The role requires GIS proficiency, experience with MGCP/TDS and DPS specifications, and the ability to collaborate with government and industry partners.

A bachelor's degree and security clearance are typical prerequisites. Applicants should be adept at cartographic finishing software such as ArcGIS, CAPS, and DCS,