OSINT Infrastructure Team Lead Bethesda, MD

OSINT Infrastructure Team Lead

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We are in search of an OSINT Infrastructure Team Lead to help lead the day-to-day operations of the Leidos OSINT Infrastructure Team in support of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)/Open-Source Integration Center's (OSIC). The OI TL will serve as an Open-Source Infrastructure (systems, tools, equipment, software, etc.) Subject Matter Expert (SME), leading these facets of the contract staff's support to DIA/OSIC's OSINT production on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE). The Leidos OSINT Program consists of four main tasks: collecting and reporting, technical TCPED solutions/infrastructure, governance/training/tradecraft, and program management. As our OI TL, you will be providing leadership and management to our OSINT Infrastructure team who operate out of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling AFB, Bethesda, MD; Reston, VA; Patrick Space Force Base, FL; and coordinate/collaborate with OSINT SMEs throughout the DoD and IC. You will work closely with your subordinate team members, the Leidos PMO and Government Program Management Staff.

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Responsibilities Include:

• The successful schedule, and performance of the OI Team

• Serve as a point of contact for Government Technical Points of Contact (TPOCs) and Leidos PMO

• Directly contribute to program efforts in several areas, including cost management/avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities

• Ensure proper performance of tasks necessary to ensure the most efficient and effective execution of the OI Team

• Develops and maintains SOPs to standardize OI processes

• Enforce compliance with DOSC, DoD and IC Policy and Instructions

• Provide oversight of managed attribution systems

• Assist in developing OSINT training and tradecraft courses to ensure consistency with OSIC standards

• Provides programmatic input considering operational priorities

• Supports Task Order leads overseeing the resolution of technical and management issues that adversely impact successful product delivery

• Assist the Leidos PMO as needed, focused on identifying and supporting internal and external dependencies

Clearance Required:

• Active TS clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with Polygraph.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years' experience in OSINT or 10+ years of experience with master's degree

• Experience in leading and managing a diverse workforce (computer scientists, technical editors, statisticians, intelligence planners, etc.)

• Management of teams accomplishing technically challenging work. 

• Demonstrated ability to participate in cross-functional planning, coordination, and task execution

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Ability to work inclusively with people from many different disciplines and cultures with varying degrees of technical experience

• Experience with working in a dynamically evolving environment as a member of a diverse, collaborative and often dispersed team

• PMP or equivalent certification

• Experience with DIA Open-Source Intelligence Reports (OSIR)

• Experience with the collection or analysis of open-source data on real world problems

• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative analysis of communications

• Experience using methodologies or models to identify trends, patterns, relationships, and/or anomalies within large datasets

• Experience with data normalization

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to multi-task, work, and establish positive customer relationships in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Original Posting Date:

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.