Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with polygraph
Six or more years of experience in database searching and querying
A Bachelor's degree in liberal arts, science, or technical discipline is equivalent to three years of experience
A Master's degree counts as an additional year of experience
Strong time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively
Experience collaborating with QA/QC staff and training new employees
Responsibilities
Review, organize, and analyze documents for production in response to information requests
Ensure comprehensive searches cover the full scope of requests
Eliminate duplicate records from search results
Document search queries and results meticulously
Request scanning of relevant documents for research purposes
Train newly hired search team members as needed
Collaborate with client points of contact to suggest and implement process improvements
Benefits
Work with a supportive team focused on Information Review and Release processes
Opportunities for professional development and training
Involvement in significant government and commercial information requests
Engagement in a dynamic, mission-driven environment
Flexible work hours within a set schedule
Full Job Description
Overview
Byte Systems, a subsidiary of VTG, is seeking a full-time Research Operations Specialist (Senior) that has six years or more of experience in conducting comprehensive searches within client repositories, as well as searching archived records in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act requests, Congressional inquiries, and in support of Office of General Council investigations. We desire candidates with significant work experience in the Intelligence Community (IC). The work will be done as member of a search team in the Herndon, VA area.
What will you do?
The mission of the team is to run queries and do in-depth searches to provide retrievable copies of document(s) collected or produced by the customer, that will be used by our team of Information Review and Release Analysts. The right candidate must have significant prior customer knowledge and relatable experience that they are able to utilize in order to perform the searches. He or she will then analyze the results to determine applicability of the documents to the requests, providing results in accordance with customer guidelines.
Review, organize, and analyze documents for production in response to requests for information from government agencies, commercial entities and private citizens
Ensures the searches cover the entire scope of the request
Reduces or eliminates duplicate records/documents
Documenting details of queries/searches performed and record the results
Submits requests to the scanning team to scan any documents needed for research
Assists with the training of newly hired search team members, as requested
Collaborates with supervisory client POCs to recommend and implement changes that improves processes, workflows and standard operating procedures
Works an eight-hour shift between 6:00AM - 6:00PM, Monday-Friday.
Infrequently provides surge support outside of normal office hours for short-fused emergent requests
Do you have what it takes?
Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance, with polygraph.
Six or more years of experience searching/querying databases with the ability to quickly adjust to new systems
A Bachelor's degree in any liberal arts, scientific or technical discipline will be considered equivalent to three (3) years of relevant experience
A Master's degree is equivalent to an additional year of experience
A driven self-starter who collaborates with client QA/QC staff and has the capability to recommend and to adapt to new processes
Participates in the training of newly assigned search team members
Must be a team player willing to collaborate and develop robust relationships with clients, colleagues and technical teams
Skilled in time management with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and multitask in order to meet tight deadlines
Goal oriented individual who is able to apply critical thinking and provide out of the box solutions
Experience with data calls and quick reaction tasks
Ability to communicate effectively with peers and various management levels delivering a proactive experience and approach to high quality services for all stake holders
