Summary
This position is located in the Civil Division, Office of Management Programs, Office of Information Technology. As an Information Technology (IT) Specialist, you will serve as the Information Systems Owner for the Relativity Application and the subject matter expert for Relativity eDiscovery software. You will be responsible for supporting over 1500 customers and providing communications to DOJ users and external users at other government agencies.
This job is open to
The public
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Clarification from the agency
This position is being advertised under delegated examining procedures and is open to all U.S. Citizens. Preference for eligible veterans will be applied.
Duties
The duties and responsibilities for this IT Specialist (Relativity System Owner) generally include, but are not limited to, the following:
Serving as a senior expert and recognized technical authority to top Division management officials on Relativity eDiscovery software.
Providing expert analytical, technical and management advice for the development and integration of Division-wide policies, plans, architectures, standards and programs for automated litigation support tools which will allow for the Divisions litigation staff and contractors to collect and preserve.
Performing feasibility studies including original research in order to assess or develop Relativity eDiscovery solutions to meet user requirements.
Providing guidance to IT project managers and stakeholders so that eDiscovery Relativity development efforts are properly aligned with program/business requirements.
Coordinating functional requirements among organization's projects/programs and ensuring functional process improvements are shared to ensure the best overall integration efforts towards centralizing architecture requirements.
Advising on integrating Relativity eDiscovery solutions with Division and Department infrastructure and programs of equivalent scope and complexity.
Reviewing proposed policy, regulations, and procedural changes to determine impact on area of responsibility.
Managing agency-wide Relativity eDiscovery IT projects and initiatives that involve innovative concepts or approaches where precedents did not exist.
Leading quick response teams in responding to customer service problems resulting from catastrophic events, such as virus infections or power outages.
Performing system security duties by ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of systems, networks, and data through the planning, analysis, development, implementation, maintenance, and enhancement of information systems security programs, policies, procedures and tool.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
You must be a United States Citizen or National.
You will be required to complete a pre-employment security investigation and background check which includes a drug screening.
You may be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
You must meet all eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement and continue to meet these requirements throughout the hiring process. Offers can be rescinded if requirements are not met.
Additional selections may be made from this announcement, at any time, if further openings occur in this office.
You will be required to obtain and maintain a final Top Secret Clearance. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in withdrawal of the job offer or removal.
Qualifications
To qualify for the position of IT Specialist (Relativity System Owner), (GS-2210-14), you must meet the selected placement factor listed AND possess the required specialized experience below.
Selective Placement Factor: To be found fully qualified for this position, applicants must demonstrate, in the body of their resume or in a separate narrative statement, their experience with administering a Relativity or similar eDiscovery environment to include running the backend of the servers on premise. Applicants not addressing this Selective Placement Factor will be determined not to be qualified for the position and will not receive further consideration.
Specialized Experience: To qualify for the GS-14 Information Technology Specialist position, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service which involves experience of Relativity 10.2 or a more recent version or similar tool, such as (Everlaw or CasePoint) as an Administrator; performing system technical, security, privacy, project management, and user experience elements of an eDiscovery platform administration; serving as a technical authority for new and advanced computer systems software; providing expert analytical, technical and management advice for the development and integration of organization-wide policies, plans, etc.
You MUST meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/06/2024.
Your resume must support your responses to the questionnaire and qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.
Education
There is no education requirement for this postion.
Additional information
CAREER TRANSITION PROGRAMS (CTAP or ICTAP): For more information visit: USAJOBS Career Transition Programs
VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES: Please see USAJOBS Veterans Preference for more details. Current active duty members should submit certification of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions dated within 120 days.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Our policy can be found at: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/reasonable-accommodation#policy
DOJ EEO STATEMENT: The U.S. Department of Justice fosters an inclusive and diverse workforce, find our EEO statement online at: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/page/file/1394116/download
SELECTIVE SERVICE: If you were born male, on or after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. Additional information is found at: www.sss.gov.
Benefits
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated and rated under DOJ's Category Rating and Selection Procedures. Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If it is determined you meet minimum qualification requirements, your application will then be placed in one of three categories: Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified. Within these categories, applicants eligible for Veterans' Preference will receive selection priority over non-veteran preference eligibles.
When addressing the specialized experience statement, applicants must present evidence of the experience in their resume. If the specialized experience statement is repeated, in the applicant's resume, Human Resources will deem the applicant as ineligible.
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, and other characteristics):
Attention to Detail
Customer Service
Enterprise Architecture
Information Technology Performance Assessment
Oral Communication
Problem Solving
Technical Competence
Career Transition Programs (CTAP or ICTAP): These programs apply to Federal and/or DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:
Meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria;
Be rated well-qualified for the position with a score of 80 or above based on the competencies listed above; and
Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility: most recent performance appraisal, a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of our separation personnel action, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade
level, tenure, and duty station.
Required Documents
Documentation requirements may vary from applicant to applicant based on your eligibility claims.
For example, Veteran documents would be required only from applicants claiming Veteran's Preference. It is your responsibility to carefully review the list of document descriptions below, to see which documents are required for your application.
ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a detailed resume containing the following pieces of information for each job entry listed in your employment history:
Official position title,
Employer name and contact information,
Start and end dates (including month and year),
A detailed list of duties & accomplishments,
Your grade/step achieved, and
The number of hours worked per week (or indicate full-time).
If you're unsure about what to include in your resume, please review the USAJOBS Resume Writing Tutorial on YouTube. You are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder, as this will ensure you're including everything that is required.
If you are claiming a Veterans Preference eligibility:
When claiming a Veteran's Preference, you must submit your last DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) form, specifically the Member #4 Copy, indicating dates and character of service and discharge type.
If you are a Veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more, you will need to additionally submit the SF-15 (Application for 10-point Veterans Preference) and a copy of your VA Letter stating your disability rating.
If you are the qualifying parent or spouse of a disabled, deceased, or deployed Veteran, and are seeking a derived preference eligibility, you must submit appropriate supporting documentation such as the Veterans DD-214, SF-15, VA Letter, and/or Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders. See Veteran Family Preference for more information.
For more information on each type of Veterans Preference, and the documentation required for each, see FedsHireVets.
If you are a displaced Federal employee claiming eligibility under CTAP or ICTAP:
You must submit your separation notice or agency RIF letter from your agency.
Your most recent SF-50.
If you have not yet been separated, you can provide the letter of intent to separate you from the agency because of reduction-in-force.
See USAJOBS' Career Transition Programs for more information.
More Info:
USAJOBS - What documents might I need to provide?
Application Manager - Documents
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application questionnaire and submit your supporting documentation. Your complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/06/2024 to receive consideration.
Please note that if the vacancy has an application limit, it will be listed at the top of the announcement by USAJOBS, and the closing date may be sooner than listed here.
If you would like to preview the assessment questionnaire, please see: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12386502
Click "Apply Online" to get started.
If you're not logged in to your USAJOBS account, you will need to login. If you don't have an account, please create one.
You will be prompted to select one of your stored (or uploaded) resumes, and any supporting documents you have uploaded to USAJOBS. If you have not uploaded these documents, you can do so later before submitting your application.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, you will be asked to submit your demographic information (if you have provided this in your profile). Submission is optional and anonymous.
You'll be asked to confirm your choices and certify the accuracy of your information before you're able to continue to the Application Manager system. Until you see the blue border and DOJ logo, you are still on USAJOBS. You'll see a folder animation just before you leave USAJOBS.
Once you reach DOJ's Application Manager system, you'll be asked to verify the information you transmitted from USAJOBS. You will then respond to the application assessment questionnaires and indicate your eligibility options.
After responding to the questionnaires, you will have the opportunity to attach the documents you brought over from USAJOBS *OR* upload documents directly from your computer or device.
If you opt to upload a document directly, click the "Upload" button and select the document on your device, then wait for the upload to finish. Repeat as needed. Documents must be less than 3 MB each and should be in a compatible file format.
Once all your documents are uploaded, you must assign the uploads to the appropriate document category. You may attach more than one document to each category. Click the drop-down menu for a document category, and select one of the available options in the menu. The document will be listed under this category. You can click the drop-down again to add other documents, as needed. You can have up to 15 document assignments.
Once you've uploaded and assigned all your documents to an appropriate document type, you can proceed to the final verification step, and click Submit.
If you have correctly submitted your application, you will receive an automated e-mail notification within 30-60 minutes. Be sure to review the announcement fully to make sure that your application contains everything that is required.
If you need help with the application process, please see the USAJOBS Site (for everything on the USAJOBS-side), or the Application Manager Site (for everything on the DOJ-side). Regrettably, the Department of Justice cannot assist you with USAJOBS account issues. If you contact us for assistance and the problem is related to your USAJOBS account, we will have to direct you to USAJOBS to remedy the issue.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS:
If you are unable to apply online due to a disability or overseas deployment, you must request an alternative application, which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact Victoria Jones at Victoria.Jones@usdoj.gov or (202) 514-9048 to discuss your situation. Accommodations are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Indicate that you're asking for a reasonable accommodation in your e-mail subject so the HR Specialist knows where to direct you.
Agency contact information
Victoria Jones
Phone
(202) 514-9048
Fax
(202) 514-7968
Email
Victoria.Jones@usdoj.gov
Address
Civil Division
1100 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20530
US
Next steps
You will receive e-mail notifications as your application status is updated by DOJ. However, you can also see your application status any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account and looking on the "Applications" page. Click the position title to expand the display for each application in the list. Click here to learn more about checking your application status, or see what each application status means.
We strive to extend a final offer of employment within 90 days from the close of this announcement. Delays do sometimes occur for reasons beyond our control. Additional selections may be made from this announcement if further openings in this office occurs within 90 days.