Research and Operations Specialist

Nightwing; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision and dental insurance

401k plan

PTO

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Research Operations Specialist in Sterling, VA, onsite, to perform intensive document research for the Intelligence Community. The role focuses on building and maintaining the Document Library, ensuring accuracy, and delivering intelligence reporting under customer guidelines.

Qualifications include strong industry research techniques and TS/SCI with Polygraph Day 1. The team emphasizes collaboration and delivering retrievable results for government clients.

Qualifications

• Solid grasp of industry research techniques and understanding of the Intelligence Community.
• TS/SCI with Polygraph required Day 1.
• Prior customer knowledge and relatable experience will be utilized to perform research and provide results.

Responsibilities

• Electronically review a subset of newly processed documents, identify potential duplicates in the document repository and record decisions.
• Create memoranda or written reports documenting quality assurance studies and recommendations.
• Scan documents to provide customers with an electronic response when necessary.

Skills

Research techniques

Intelligence Community

Discretion

Document review

Quality assurance

Job description

Onsite Customer

Sterling, VA

Full time

JR102076

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

We are seeking a professional Research Operations Specialist that has a solid grasp of industry research techniques and understanding of the Intelligence Community. The work will be done in the Herndon, VA area. The mission of the Search Team is to run queries and do intense research to provide retrievable copies of document(s) collected or produced by the customer, sometimes referred to as the Document Library. Collections can include a variety of forms including, but not limited to: electronic, hardcopy, microfilm, and on-line full text database. This position is the focal point for providing intelligence reporting and reference services to the entire IC. The right candidate must have significant prior customer knowledge and relatable experience that they are able to utilize in order to perform the research. He or she will then analyze the results requiring the constant exercise of discretion and to determine applicability of the documents to the tasking, providing results in accordance with customer guidelines. The individual will maintain the classified library and archive documents when appropriate.

Typical Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Electronically review a subset of newly processed documents, identify potential duplicate documents in the existing document repository. Assess document duplicates and record decisions in the customer's automated system. The customer will provide training in duplicate document detection processing.
• Create memoranda or written reports documenting the results of quality assurance studies and investigations and associated recommendations including remediation.
• Scanning documents to provide customers with an electronic response when necessary.

TS/SCI with Polygraph Required Day 1

Salary & Benefits

The salary associated with this position ($64,000-$128,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate’s qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.

Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.