Date Posted:

2024-11-19

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA543: 22270 Pacific Blvd, Dulles 22270 Pacific Boulevard Building CC5, Sterling, VA, 20166-6924 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

You have been redirected to RTX’s career page as we have recently transitioned from RTX to become a standalone company, which provides us with greater autonomy and opportunities for growth. As a prospective employee of Nightwing, you’ll have the chance to contribute to our continued success and shape the future of our cybersecurity, intelligence, and services offerings.

Nightwing seeks a full-time Research Operations Specialist (Senior) that has six years or more of experience in conducting comprehensive searches within client repositories, as well as searching archived records in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act requests, Congressional inquiries, and in support of Office of General Council investigations. We desire candidates with significant work experience in the Intelligence Community (IC). The work will be done as member of a search team in the Herndon, VA area.

The mission of the team is to run queries and do in-depth searches to provide retrievable copies of document(s) collected or produced by the customer, that will be used by our team of Information Review and Release Analysts,

The right candidate must have significant prior customer knowledge and relatable experience that they are able to utilize in order to perform the searches. He or she will then analyze the results to determine applicability of the documents to the requests, providing results in accordance with customer guidelines.

Typical Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Review, organize, and analyze documents for production in response to requests for information from government agencies, commercial entities and private citizens

• Ensures the searches cover the entire scope of the request

• Reduces or eliminates duplicate records/documents

• Documenting details of queries/searches performed and record the results

• Submits requests to the scanning team to scan any documents needed for research

• Assists with the training of newly hired search team members, as requested

• Collaborates with supervisory client POCs to recommend and implement changes that improves processes, workflows and standard operating procedures

• Works an eight-hour shift between 6:00AM -6:00PM, Monday-Friday.

• Infrequently provides surge support outside of normal office hours for short-fused emergent requests

Mandatory Skills/Experience:

• Six or more years of experience searching/querying databases with the ability to quickly adjust to new systems

• A Bachelor’s degree in any liberal arts, scientific or technical discipline will be considered equivalent to three (3) years of relevant experience

• A Master’s degree is equivalent to an additional year of experience

• A driven self-starter who collaborates with client QA/QC staff and has the capability to recommend and to adapt to new processes

• Participates in the training of newly assigned search team members

• Must be a team player willing to collaborate and develop robust relationships with clients, colleagues and technical teams

• Skilled in time management with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and multitask in order to meet tight deadlines

• Goal oriented individual who is able to apply critical thinking and provide out of the box solutions

• Experience with data calls and quick reaction tasks

• Ability to communicate effectively with peers and various management levels delivering a proactive experience and approach to high quality services for all stake holders

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with Poly on day one of employment

Optional Skills/Certifications:

• Prefer someone with degrees or experience in Information Management, Library Sciences or Records Management

• Experience with quick reaction tasks (for example, searches in response to litigation)

• Experience creating search terms using Boolean, Lucene or Structured Query Language

Previously part of a leading Fortune 100 company and headquartered in Dulles, VA; Nightwing became independent in 2024 but continues to support the nation’s most mission impactful initiatives.

When we formed Nightwing, we brought a deep set of credentials and an unfaltering commitment to the mission. For over four decades, our team has been providing some of the world’s most technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence support services to the U.S. government on its most important missions.

At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

The salary range for this role is 85,000 USD - 179,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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