Data Manager and Cataloger - Exploitation Specialist

Leidos is actively interviewing for an Exploitation Specialist, Data Manager and Cataloger to join our team in St. Louis, MO. 

Our new teammate will collect/maintain/store customers collection of geospatial and textual products (maps, charts, CDs, DVDs, textual material, intelligence documents, handheld photography and digital datasets), maintain the library collection, and ensure that all products are fully discoverable.

Primary Responsibilities

Communicate the digitization status and progress to the customer leadership and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Assist in managing and categorizing of documents, media, and materials for the collection, maintenance, and dissemination. Lead contractor team efforts to develop, plan, and progress team workflows and processes.           

• Digitize hard copy customer records and content.

• Perform collection maintenance services, e.g. filing, bar codes, storage, distribution, etc.

• Provide collection development support, e.g. recommend material acquisition. (expendable, replenishment, customer requests, etc.).  

• Implement declassification guidelines where applicable.

• Provide research and support ad hoc projects utilizing multiple databases and special source, libraries.

• Create and maintain databases, summary data, spreadsheets, and graphic documents

• Develop, assess and communicate website usage and procedures.

• Populate Library Systems database and collections.

• Support Library of Congress map/chart archiving activity as required.

• Adhere to all established customer cataloging guidelines.

• Maintain databases and library content including additions, deletions, research, corrections, and cleaning.

• Provide team leadership, guidance and mentoring to lower skill levels.

• Conduct Metadata reviews & verification of data integrity.

• Provide Quality Assessment & Management services.

• Engage with partner organizations, and project leads as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a BA degree and 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 – 10 years of prior relevant experience.

• 3-6 years of demonstrated experience creating, developing, and maintaining look-up file plans and databases for archival purposes.

• 3-6 years' experience in personnel management supporting a DoD or IC effort.

• 1·3 years of demonstrated digitization experience and database development or database maintenance experience supporting a DoD or IC Geomatics effort.

• 1-3 years' experience in team leadership and mission planning supporting an IC or DoD effort.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with customer systems architecture, including unclassified cloud environments such as Amazon Web Service (AWS)

• Familiarity with emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, tools, and methodologies, with an understanding of their applications, implications, and integration into daily geospatial and intelligence workflows.

• Good oral and written communication skills

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Original Posting:

August 13, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

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.