Overview

JOB TITLE: Senior Data Specialist

AGENCY SUPPORTED: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – MEGA 6 Automated Litigation Support

POSITION TYPE: Full-Time, Contingent Upon Award

LOCATION: Remote

CLEARANCE: Public Trust – Candidates do not need to be cleared at the time of application but must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance prior to starting.

BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision, 401(k), Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, 3 weeks’ Paid Time Off

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Specialist to support ITC Federal’s work for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the anticipated MEGA 6 automated litigation support (ALS) program. This is a fully remote position supporting DOJ’s complex litigation mission.

Important: This opening is being established in connection with the MEGA 6 contract vehicle award itself. ITC Federal must still be awarded individual task orders under the vehicle before employees can be onboarded. Accordingly, this position is full-time and contingent upon both contract award and the award of the applicable task order.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

This is a senior level position operating under the direction of more senior Contractor IT staff.

PROGRAM CONTEXT:

This position supports the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under the anticipated MEGA 6 procurement. MEGA 6 is expected to continue DOJ’s multiple-award contract vehicle for automated litigation support (ALS) services, following the structure of the MEGA 5 contract. These contracts are designed to provide DOJ offices, boards, divisions, and other federal agencies with information technology, professional services, and litigation support tools to manage complex legal proceedings efficiently.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides oversight functions for Data Specialists performing file manipulation, loading, conversion services, exports, and productions and quality checks of loads and exports.
• Develops, evaluates and modifies methodologies and procedures for manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.
• Performs quality assurance of all EFP services.
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides EFP Manager with detailed notice of deficiencies.
• Recommends process improvement to ensure high quality, timely and cost-effective methods are utilized.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Public Trust clearance prior to start (candidates are not required to be cleared at the time of application).
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Ability to work effectively in a fully remote environment.
• Requires knowledge of litigation discovery process, and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) workflow.
• Working knowledge of personal computers, including Windows, document review software, and encryption methods.
• Experience with LAW, IPRO, Relativity or other document processing platform.
• At least five years’ experience performing eDiscovery roles including but not limited to electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of Government’s IT environment, including office automation networks, PC and server based applications preferred.
• Familiarity with ICONECT, Relativity, MS Office Suite, and West LiveNote valued.
• Undergraduate degree preferred-preferably in computer science or related field.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This is a fully remote position; work is performed from a home office.
• Must be located in or near the Washington, DC area and available for short-notice on-site meetings.
• Work is primarily sedentary, performed while using a computer for extended periods of time.