Senior Data Specialist II

Cgsfederal; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

FSA

Job summary

CGS is seeking an experienced Senior Data Specialist II to support a Federal agency initiative in the eDiscovery domain. Responsibilities include processing and QA of data loads, maintaining document databases, and ensuring productions meet ESI specifications.

Applicants should have knowledge of eDiscovery workflows, experience with document review platforms, and familiarity with government IT environments. Strong collaboration with attorneys and paralegals is required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Performs file manipulation, loading, conversion services, database indexing, and quality checks of loads.
• Develops and modifies methodologies for manipulating files for use with COTS products and litigation support applications.
• Ensures incoming productions comply with applicable ESI specifications.
• Exports data from contractor and client databases with quality checks against ESI specs.

Skills

eDiscovery

EDRM workflow

Litigation support

Relativity/Law/Everlaw

Windows/PC know-how

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Relativity

Everlaw

IPRO

LAW

NUIX

eScan-IT

Job description

Senior Data Specialist II

Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced

Department: eDiscovery

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

Responsibilities

• 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 checking exported data.
• Supports 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.
• 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, PDFs, audio/video files, pictures, forms, email, and other materials required to support the client attorneys.
• Work with the Litigation Support Manager to ensure that incoming productions adhere to applicable ESI specifications and, when deficiencies are found, provide detailed notice to the Litigation Support Manager.
• Coordinate with the client’s Technology Service Center regarding litigation support projects that are outsourced to the client.
• Ensure that all exports for productions are made pursuant to applicable ESI specifications and/or the requirements of the requesting party or client personnel, following guidelines used by the Litigation Support Unit. Work with Litigation Support Manager and client attorneys when discovery negotiation issues arise.
• Collaborate 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 a related field.
• Knowledge of litigation discovery process and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) workflow.
• Knowledge of government IT environments, including office automation networks, PC and server-based applications.
• Working knowledge of personal computers, Windows, document review software, and encryption methods.
• Experience with LAW, IPRO, Relativity, or other document processing platforms.
• Familiarity with ICONECT, Relativity, MS Office Suite, and West LiveNote valued.
• At least two years of experience performing eDiscovery roles, including electronic file processing, image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis.

Benefits

• 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.