INFORMAT10N TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST (Litigation Support)

Individuals must meet both: The Basic Requirement through either A. Experience or B. Education; AND The specialized experience described below. 1. Basic Requirements: A. Experience- Experience that demonstrated each of the four competencies below; the experience must be IT-related. Experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, certification), as appropriate. Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail. Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services. Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations. B. Education: GS-9: Education: Master's or equivalent degree related to Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, or Technology Management; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems or networks. GS-11: Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree related to Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistics, or Technology Management; OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR a degree that provided a minimum of 24 semester hours in one or more of the fields identified above and required the development or adaptation of applications, systems, or networks. In additional to the basic requirements above, applicants must meet the specialized experience identified below: GS-9: To be eligible at the GS-9 level, you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as assessing service and information requirements needed to complete automated litigation support services. This would include administration and maintenance of case evidence databases utilizing industry standard software such as Relativity, Everlaw, or something similar; electronic data acquisition and processing; pre-trial preparation including creation of audio and video clips as well as other exhibit formats, and courtroom presentations. GS-11: To be eligible at the GS-11 level, you must meet one of the following: Specialized Experience: You must have at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 level in Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as assessing service and information requirements needed to complete automated litigation support services. Experience with technology and procedures commonly used in litigation proceedings, including the following: collection, analysis and processing of Electronic Discovery Data utilizing industry standard software such as LAW Pre-Discovery, Nuix eDiscovery Workstation, or something similar. Administration and maintenance of case evidence databases utilizing industry standard software such as Relativity, Everlaw, or something similar; testing, configuring, installing, maintaining, and controlling litigation support equipment resources; training others on utilizing litigation support technology to organize voluminous case information and familiarity and experience working with a variety of audio and video evidence formats such as video surveillance and Police body-cam footage. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the announcement; and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)-The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/. Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) -VEOA allows eligible veterans to apply and compete for positions announced under merit promotion procedures when the hiring agency is recruiting from outside its own workforce. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be honorably separated and either a preference eligible or have substantially completed three (3) or more years of continuous active military service. If you are applying for a Merit Promotion announcement and wish to be considered under VEOA, you must submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214, in addition to any other required documents listed on this announcement. Special Employment Consideration - Persons with disabilities, veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more, certain other veterans, spouses of certain members of the armed forces, and returning Peace Corps volunteers are examples of individuals who are potentially eligible for non-competitive appointments. For further information, click on the links provided below . You must specify in your online questionnaire under what authority you wish to be considered and submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility. Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities Links: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/competitive-hiring/#url=Types-of-Appointments

For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 26-CO-12944586-DE. * Special Rate Table #999D applies to GS-9.

If selected for this position, you will be responsible for providing technical and analytical assistance involving Litigation Support and two or more other Information Technology specialty areas which support the information management needs of the United States Attorney's Office. Typical work assignments will include: Analyzing, defining, and creating case database and litigation support specifications utilizing industry standard review software, such as Relativity, Everlaw; Installing, configuring, and maintaining litigation support equipment including production scanners, eDiscovery workstations, and large format printers; Utilizing industry standard eDiscovery software to process electronic data and evidence from various sources for review, investigation, production, and trial preparation and presentation; Providing technical advice to legal teams on technical requirements and system capabilities to facilitate legal decisions, trial preparation and trial presentation; Performing testing, quality assurance, installation, and maintenance of litigation support resources used for the collection, processing, and review of case related information and evidence; Resolving hardware/software interface and interoperability problems; Implementing policies and procedures to ensure information systems reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access to systems, networks and data; and Providing customer support services including installation, configuration, troubleshooting, customer assistance, and training in response to user and District needs. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.