FOIA Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Armedia; Vienna, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Armedia is seeking a FOIA Subject Matter Expert/Consultant to support government clients in the Washington DC area with ArkCase FOIA. The role emphasizes providing strategic guidance, conducting analyses, and facilitating onboarding for FOIA customers.

Responsibilities include training clients, engaging with FOIA Community events, and hands-on testing in Stage and UAT environments to ensure configurations meet mission needs.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate proactive communication and strong analytical skills.
• Self-motivated with a track record of meeting deadlines and delivering value.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice to program staff and ArkCase FOIA product team.
• Analyze and recommend improvements for client challenges and maintenance efforts.
• Consult with clients to define needs and lead surveys to analyze data and provide solutions.
• Train and onboard clients to ArkCase FOIA.
• Represent Armedia at FOIA Community events and deliver training sessions to end-user groups.
• Collaborate with users in Stage to validate configurations and support pre-production readiness.
• Provide hands-on UAT support, coordinate test scenarios, triage feedback and track issues.

Skills

Proactive Communication

Excellent analytical skills

Self-motivated and results-oriented

Meeting and exceeding deadlines

Positive Attitude

Works well with other team members

Excellent written and verbal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or higher

Tools

MS Office

MS Visio

MS SharePoint

Job description

FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Technical Subject Matter Expert/Consultant

We are actively searching for a FOIA Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the Washington D.C. area with excellent soft skills and an ability, but more importantly, the drive to learn and participate in many facets of the sales and onboarding process for our FOIA customers working with ArkCase FOIA. In this role we are looking for seekers who quickly demonstrate that they add value by using practical FOIA experience working with stakeholders from all business units with the following responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic advice, guidance and expertise to program and project staff as well as the ArkCase FOIA product team
• Provide detailed analysis, evaluation and recommendations for improvements, optimization development, and or maintenance efforts for client-specific or mission critical challenges/issues
• Consult with clients to define need or problem, supervise studies and leads surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions
• Train and onboard clients to ArkCase FOIA
• Participate in FOIA Community events to represent Armedia and ArkCase FOIA,including developing and maintaining training materials and delivering sessions to end-user groups
• Work directly with users in the Stage environment to validate configurations, walk through workflows, and support pre-production readiness
• Provide hands-on assistance to clients during User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including coordinating test scenarios, triaging feedback, and tracking issues to resolution
• Participate in FOIA Community events to represent Armedia and ArkCase FOIA

RequiredSoft Skills:

• Proactive Communication
• Excellent analytical skills
• Self-motivated and results-oriented
• Meeting and exceeding deadlines.
• Positive Attitude
• Works well with other team members.
• Must have excellent written (grammar and spelling) and verbal communication skills

Required Technical Skills:

• At least 5 years working with FOIA solutions.

Required Experience and Education:

• MS Office, MS Visio, and MS SharePoint.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher degree preferred.

Armedia is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is dedicated to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee for employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.