Senior Data Specialist

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services); Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CGS seeks a Senior Data Specialist to support the EDRM workflow for a Federal agency initiative in Baltimore. The role involves data manipulation, loading, and QA across multiple ESI formats.

You will assist attorneys and paralegals with document processing, redactions, and exports using Relativity, Everlaw, NUIX, and other tools, ensuring compliance with ESI specifications.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree preferred in computer science or a related field.
• Knowledge of the litigation discovery process and EDRM workflow.
• Experience with government IT environments and office automation.

Responsibilities

• Process incoming productions per ESI specifications and perform quality checks.
• Export data from databases, validate redactions, and ensure compliance.
• Support attorneys and paralegals by managing document review databases.
• Coordinate with Litigation Support Manager on ESI specifications.
• Operate document review tools like Relativity, LAW, and IPRO.

Skills

File manipulation & loading

ESI export & redaction checks

Document review tools

EDRM workflow knowledge

Litigation support procedures

Education

Undergraduate degree preferred in CS or related field

Tools

Everlaw

Relativity

Eclipse

Trial Director

NUIX

CaseMap

Job description

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced
Department: eDiscovery

CGS is seeking an experienced Senior Data Specialist with extensive knowledge of litigation discovery processes to provide assistance in the EDRM workflow for a large Federal agency initiative.

CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Performs file manipulation, loading, conversion services, database indexing, and quality checks of loads
• Develops, evaluates and modifies methodologies and procedures for manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications
• Responsible for ensuring that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications
• Performs advanced tasks related to exporting data from contractor and client 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
• Support client attorneys, investigators, and paralegals by tracking and processing incoming documents, subpoena returns, and data; creating, loading, and managing document review databases; producing documents to opposing parties in litigation; and tracking produced documents. Applications used include Everlaw, Relativity, Eclipse, Trial Director, NUIX, LAW, EZManage, CaseView, Metadata Assistant, Beyond Compare, eScan-IT, CaseMap, TextMap, TimeMap, Camtasia, and other applications as directed, or as required to complete processing
• Under guidance from the client attorneys, manages documents and data, including the use of document review tools. Documents and data include physical documents, a wide range of Electronically Stored Information (ESI), discovery, forensic images, subpoena returns, PDF’s, audio/video files, pictures, forms, email, and others as required to support the client attorneys. Document review tools include those listed in item
• Contractor will work with the Litigation Support Manager to ensure that incoming productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides Litigation Support Manager with detailed notice of deficiencies
• Coordinate with the client’s Technology Service Center regarding litigation support projects that are outsourced to the client
• Contractor will ensure that all exports for productions are made pursuant to applicable ESI specifications and/or the requirement of the requesting party or client personnel using the guidelines utilized by the Litigation Support Unit. Work with Litigation Support Manager and client attorneys when issues may arise in discovery negotiations with defense counsel
• Contractor will work with the Litigation Support Specialist in modifying and manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree preferred-preferably in computer science or related field
• 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
• Experience with LAW, IPRO, Relativity or other document processing platform
• Familiarity with ICONECT, Relativity, MS Office Suite, and West LiveNote valued
• 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

Our Commitment:

Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.

For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.

Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.

We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.

• Health, Dental, and Vision
• Life Insurance
• 401k
• Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
• Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays

Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:

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