Investigations Specialist

**Duties**:
Typical duties include but not limited to:

- Develops and documents procedures; trains others on these procedures.
- Prepares formal written eDiscovery reports clearly stating the results of analysis ensuring accuracy and adequacy.
- Performs ESI identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis, and production with Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) framework and standards to respond to requests for investigations, litigation, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and other eDiscovery matters.
- Develop and manage relationships with internal/external stakeholders. The incumbent establishes and maintains robust communications with stakeholders to communicate eDiscovery requirements.
- Demonstrates some independence planning, organizing, and devising approaches necessary to obtain useful electronically stored information (ESI) from various data sources.
- Uses eDiscovery knowledge, skills, and abilities of a wide variety of advance computer technologies, theories, and information governance standards.
- Maintain an understanding of computer network architecture to identify data sources and collection techniques.
- Work is reviewed periodically during assignments and at completion to ensure timeliness and technical compliance with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Frequently refers difficult problems and work issues to a manager or more experienced technical specialist when guidelines are not available or applicable.

**Responsibilities at the I-band will also include**:
Resolves all but unique technical problems without the intervention of management or a more experienced technical specialist. Identifies and informs management of problems that require attention. Supports the implementation of eDiscovery assignments and execution of all AXI policies.

Work is reviewed typically at major milestones and at completion, for technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity. Performs other duties as assigned.

Performs other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- US Citizenship is required.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Designated or Random Drug Testing required.

**Qualifications**:
To view the complete OPM qualification standard for the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series, 1801, please refer to:
**Specialized experience includes**: Experience using technological resources in each of the EDRM phases: Identification, Preservation, Collection, Processing, Review, Analysis, Production, and Presentation.

**OR**

3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree directly related.

**Specialized experience includes**: Experience using technological resources in each of the EDRM phases: Identification, Preservation, Collection, Processing, Review, Analysis, Production, and Presentation.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a Selective Placement Factor
for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): Skilled in performing tasks in each of the eDiscovery Reference Model (EDRM) stages: Identification, Preservation, Collection, Processing, Review, Analysis, Production, and Presentation.

Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement. Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration.

All, some, or none may be interviewed.

In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.- Skilled in performing tasks in each of the eDiscovery Reference Model (EDRM) stages: Identification, Preservation, Collection, Processing, Review, Analysis, Production, and Presentation.

**IMPORTANT**: Ensure that your work experience supports your Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) answers. Your answers and associated work experience will be evaluated further