Data Specialist II

Amentum; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Tax-saving options

Disability & life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum in Washington, DC is seeking an eDiscovery/File Processing Specialist to provide hands-on data manipulation, loading, and file conversion support for Relativity and other review platforms. The role involves developing methodologies for manipulating files used with COTS litigation tools, performing quality checks, and ensuring accurate data exports under ESI specifications.

Candidates must obtain MRPT credentials, share two years of eDiscovery experience and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Must obtain MRPT facility credentials; US Citizenship required per posting.
• Knowledge of litigation discovery process and the EDRM workflow.
• Knowledge of Government IT environment and office automation networks preferred.
• Working knowledge of Windows PCs, document review software, and encryption methods.
• Experience with IPRO, Relativity, or other document processing platforms.
• At least two years’ eDiscovery experience including electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provides hands-on file manipulation, loading, and data conversion services.
• Creates and modifies files for upload into Relativity or other review platforms for electronic file processing.
• Will be required to develop, evaluate and modify methodologies and procedures for manipulating files for use typically with COTS products and litigation support applications.
• Must be able to ensure the accuracy of data loading, manipulation, and conversion by performing and documenting quality and accuracy checks.
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides senior Contractor IT staff with notice of deficiencies.
• Performing advanced tasks related to exporting data from databases, including: identifying data for export, confirming redactions and other markups, ensuring that exports comply with applicable ESI specifications, and quality check of exported data.

Skills

MRPT clearance

EDRM workflow

Litigation discovery

Windows PCs

Relativity

IPRO

eDiscovery experience

Data processing

Education

Undergraduate degree preferred

Tools

IPRO

Relativity

Job description

• Provides hands-on file manipulation, loading, and data conversion services
• Creates and modifies files for upload into Relativity or other review platforms and performs individual file conversion of native files in support of electronic file processing
• Will be required to develop, evaluate and modify methodologies and procedures for manipulating files for use typically with COTS products and litigation support applications
• Must be able to ensure the accuracy of data loading, manipulation, and conversion by performing and documenting quality and accuracy checks
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides senior Contractor IT staff with notice of deficiencies
• Performing advanced tasks related to exporting data from databases, including: identifying data for export, confirming redactions and other markups, ensuring that exports comply with applicable ESI specifications, and quality check of exported data

Responsibilities/Duties.

• Provides hands-on file manipulation, loading, and data conversion services
• Creates and modifies files for upload into Relativity or other review platforms and performs individual file conversion of native files in support of electronic file processing
• Will be required to develop, evaluate and modify methodologies and procedures for manipulating files for use typically with COTS products and litigation support applications
• Must be able to ensure the accuracy of data loading, manipulation, and conversion by performing and documenting quality and accuracy checks
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides senior Contractor IT staff with notice of deficiencies
• Performing advanced tasks related to exporting data from databases, including: identifying data for export, confirming redactions and other markups, ensuring that exports comply with applicable ESI specifications, and quality check of exported data

Required:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for MRPT facility credentials/authorization at this work location.
• Requires knowledge of litigation discovery process, and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) workflow
• Knowledge of Government’s IT environment, including office automation networks, PC and server based applications preferred
• Working knowledge of personal computers, including Windows, document review software, and encryption methods
• Must have experience with IPRO, Relativity or other document processing platforms
• At least two 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: Undergraduate degree preferred-preferably in computer science or related field
• Employees will earn H&W dollars per eligible hour (including vacation and holiday up to 40 hours/week). H&W monies are used to offset the employer’s cost of benefits the employee elects into and/or utilizes. Any remaining health and welfare monies after all applicable deductions would be cashed out to the employee on a 1 pay period lag.

Service Contract Act (SCA) Compensation & Benefits:

This is an hourly, overtime-eligible position that falls under the Service Contract Act (SCA). In accordance with the Health and Welfare provisions of the SCA, and in addition to your base hourly rate, you may be eligible to receive an additional health and welfare payment for each hour you work to ensure compliance with the minimums set forth by the act. The amount you are entitled to receive will vary depending upon the fringe benefits you select now and in the future.

Compensation Details:

$40.28

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

09/30/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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