Leidos is a Fortune 500 company aimed at embracing and solving some of the world's most pressing challenges. Through science and technology, Leidos makes the world safer, healthier and more efficient.
Leidos is seeking candidates for
Data Specialist II positions to work on-site in support of the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. Be one of the first to dedicate your skills and talent to a newly formed division of the Department of Justice, National Fraud Enforcement Division.
Be part of a dynamic team in providing legal and technical services to support the Department of Justice. From emails and instant messages, to electronic devices, and social media systems, we are equipped to meet the challenge of forensically capturing, reviewing, and illuminating the "smoking gun" evidence. Join us and make a difference!
In this role, you will gain many intangible skills, such as time and task management, critical thinking and problem solving, the ability to communicate complicated problems in a concise manner, as well as solve complex problems using available tools. The selected Data Specialist II candidates will work in a fast-paced and diverse environment and will have a management team that encourages your career development and growth.
Primary 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 and when deficiencies are found, provides Senior Data Specialist with detailed notice of deficiencies.
- Performs advanced tasks related to exporting data from contractor and DOJ databases, including: identifying data for export, confirming redactions and other markups, ensuring that exports comply with applicable ESI specifications, and quality check of exported data.
- Develop, document, and maintain in the "Process and Procedure Manual" Processing Service procedures that adhere to policies.
- Implement Processing Services in accordance with policies.
- Process received data using industry standards.
- Upload the processed data to the review platform.
- Identify and implement approved opportunities for simplification, consolidation, automation, cost reduction and process improvement.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve the capabilities and reduce the cost associated with the Processing Service.
Please Note: While work is on-site in the DC area, there is some potential for telework and remote work.Required Qualifications:- Requires knowledge of litigation discovery process, and the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) workflow.
- Knowledge of Government's IT environment, including office automation networks, PC and server-based applications preferred.
- Working knowledge of personal computers, including Windows, document review software, and encryption methods.
- Experience with LAW, IPRO, Relativity/RelOne, Nuix or other document processing platform.
- At least two years' experience performing eDiscovery roles including but not limited to electronic files processing (EFP), image and data file conversion, data culling using review tools, quality assurance, database loads and retrieval, and data analysis.
Desired Qualifications:- Undergraduate degree preferred in computer science or related field.
- Familiarity with iCONECT, Relativity/RelOne, Axiom/FTK, MS Office Suite, and/or West LiveNote valued.
- Experience with the accessing and handling of seized evidence.
- Experience supporting large document reviews over 1 million records.
- Experience with large IT and Cloud systems.
- Knowledge of forensics.
- Experience in search related technology.
- Trial support experience helpful.
This position is covered under the Service Contract Act and is subject to minimum requirements. Leidos ensures that all provisions are satisfied. The pay for this position will be $41.82/hr.If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:July 29, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range -
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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