Web Operations (Web Ops) Analyst

Leidos National Security Sector (NSS) is seeking an experienced Web Operations (Web Ops) Analyst to support the Apollo programs Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) mission set. The Web Ops Analyst conducts monitoring analysis and exploitation of online information platforms to inform influence operations information environment assessments and strategic communication planning.

This position is on a future contract pending award announcement.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Monitor assess and report on digital activity across social media platforms websites forums and messaging applications in support of OIE and influence operations.

• Identify adversary narratives foreign malign influence disinformation campaigns and online target audience behavior.

• Conduct trend analysis sentiment analysis and digital network mapping to inform narrative development and message refinement.

• Support MISO MILDEC and Influence planners with actionable web-based intelligence and online behavior assessments.

• Identify and assess key influencers information nodes and content amplifiers across foreign information ecosystems.

• Use analytic tools to collect analyze and visualize online data across the information environment.

• Employ digital exploitation tools such as Babel Street Echosec Maltego Meltwater CrowdTangle Talkwalker and commercial web scraping platforms for situational awareness and network analysis.

• Support Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) by tracking and assessing the operational impact of influence campaigns.

• Prepare and present analytic products and briefs to senior leaders IO planners and commanders.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent operational experience. Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

• 8 years of experience in web-based analysis OSINT collection or information environment monitoring.

• Demonstrated experience monitoring foreign social media platforms digital ecosystems and online information operations.

• Familiarity with disinformation detection viral content tracking foreign influence narratives and sentiment analysis.

• Experience applying web-based assessments to influence operations and information environment planning.

• Proficiency in open-source analytic tools such as Babel Street Echosec Maltego CrowdTangle or Meltwater.

• Understanding of OIE doctrine the Information Joint Function and informational aspects of the operational environment.

• Strong written verbal and operational briefing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting USSOCOM CENTCOM INDOPACOM or J39 organizations.

• Experience working with PSYOP MISO MILDEC OPSEC and cyber planners.

• Experience with data visualization platforms (e.g. Power BI Tableau) social network analysis (SNA) and basic scripting (e.g. Python SQL) for web data analytics.

• Knowledge of foreign languages relevant to the operational environment (e.g. Arabic Russian Chinese Farsi).

• Experience conducting digital network analysis persona mapping and information environment targeting.

• Masters degree in International Affairs Cyber Operations Strategic Communication or related fields.

Security Clearance Required

• Active Top Secret/SCI.

Original Posting:

For 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:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand 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.