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 24-CO-12363669-DE.

Duties

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 Ipro Eclipse SE and Relativity; 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.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement.
• You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days after the closing date of this announcement and before placement in the position.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: In order to meet basic qualifications for GS-2210 positions, individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the competencies defined below: 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. In additional to the basic requirements above, applicants must meet the specialized experience OR education 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, which is in or related to work in the litigation support field and demonstrates possession of each of the following competencies: Attention to Detail; Customer Service; Oral Communication; and Problem Solving. 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 Ipro Eclipse SE, Relativity, or Concordance; electronic data acquisition and processing; pre-trial preparation including creation of audio and video clips as well as other exhibit formats, and courtroom presentations. OR 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. OR COMBINATION: A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. Only graduate education in excess of 1 full year is creditable. 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, which is in or related to work in the Litigation Support field and demonstrates possession of each of the following competencies: Attention to Detail; Customer Service; Oral Communication; and Problem Solving. 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 Ipro Eclipse SE, Relativity, or Concordance; performing litigation support services including trial preparation and presentation; testing, configuring, installing, maintaining, and controlling litigation support equipment resources; providing input into litigation support planning and policy activities; training others on utilizing litigation support technology to organize voluminous case information, manage discovery obligations, and prepare efficiently and effectively for litigation; and familiarity and experience working with a variety of audio and video evidence formats such as video surveillance and Police body-cam footage. OR 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; . OR COMBINATION: A combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described above which when combined equal 100% of the requirements. Only graduate education in excess of 2 full year is creditable. 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.

Education

All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov
OR
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials. More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.

Contacts

• Address District of Colorado 1801 California Street Suite 1600 Denver, CO 80202 US
• Name: Dana Carochi
• Phone: 720-468-8185
• Email: [email protected]