Senior FOIA Analyst

TechOp Solutions International, Inc.; Washington; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TechOp Solutions International, Inc. seeks an experienced Program Manager to lead a federal FOIA support program, coordinating project management, QA, staffing, financial oversight and risk management across the contract.

You will independently review complex FOIA matters, apply exemptions, manage eDiscovery and redaction tools (Relativity preferred), mentor junior analysts, and craft defensible recommendations for stakeholders. A bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of FOIA experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 10+ years of FOIA experience required.
• Expertise in FOIA exemptions, Privacy Act, disclosure analysis, appeals, and litigation support.
• Experience with eDiscovery and Relativity is highly desirable.
• Ability to analyze complex or sensitive records and provide defensible recommendations.
• Strong writing, analytical, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently review, analyze, and process complex FOIA cases.
• Identify responsive records and conduct disclosure analyses.
• Apply FOIA and Privacy Act exemptions and document legal bases.
• Review large volumes of electronic records with case-management, eDiscovery tools.
• Redact and sanitize records and prepare final production packages.
• Prepare Vaughn indices, litigation documentation, and supporting analyses.
• Draft correspondence and disclosure recommendations using templates.
• Coordinate with program offices, locations, custodians, requesters, and legal stakeholders.
• Mentor junior analysts and identify process improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Quality-control

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

eDiscovery

Relativity

Case management software

Redaction tools

Job description

TechOp Solutions is seeking an experienced Program Manager to serve as the primary management contact for a federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) support program. This individual will oversee operations and ensure the effective integration of project management, quality assurance, performance, staffing, financial oversight, and risk management activities across the program.

Duties:

• Independently review, analyze, and process complex, sensitive, backlogged, appeal, and litigation-related FOIA cases.
• Identify responsive records and conduct detailed disclosure analyses using independent judgment.
• Apply appropriate FOIA and Privacy Act exemptions and document the legal basis for withholding information.
• Review large volumes of electronic records using case-management, eDiscovery, and document-review tools.
• Redact and sanitize records, apply Bates numbering when required, and prepare final production packages.
• Prepare Vaughn indices, litigation documentation, appeal files, declarations, and supporting analyses.
• Draft correspondence, disclosure recommendations, decision documents, and responses using approved templates.
• Coordinate with, program offices, regional locations, records custodians, requesters, and legal stakeholders.
• Develop search terms and conduct approved searches within designated eDiscovery systems.
• Perform quality-control reviews and mentor or provide technical guidance to junior analysts.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to reports, white papers, presentations, and lessons-learned analyses.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation in the FOIA case-management system
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• At least 10 years of relevant FOIA experience.
• Demonstrated expertise reviewing and handling federal FOIA cases.
• Advanced knowledge of FOIA exemptions, the Privacy Act, disclosure analysis, appeals, and litigation support.
• Experience using eDiscovery, electronic case-management, and redaction tools; experience with Relativity is highly desirable.
• Ability to independently analyze complex or sensitive records and produce accurate, defensible recommendations.
• Exceptional analytical, writing, quality-control, and organizational skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain the required security clearance

TechOp Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.