Research and Operations Specialist
Company: Freedom Technology Solutions Group
Location: Herndon
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Freedom Technology Solutions Group is looking for a 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: 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 Active Security
Clearance What’s in It for You? Flexible work environment A team
mentality – work with friendly, like-minded professionals Work with
innovative, cutting edge technologies Enjoy extremely competitive
compensation and benefits A work-life balance you can count on
Opportunities to grow and advance your career on our dime The
Benefits You Get with Freedom Amazing benefits including matching
401k, fully paid medical, and more Generous paid time off –
including paid site closure days Competitive salary offerings Paid
training and tuition reimbursement Referral bonuses Fully paid life
and disability Annual logo wear allowance Company sponsored events
(game nights, holiday party, summer party, happy hours) Interested
in learning more about Freedom and our culture? Contact us today!
We’re constantly hosting hiring events in our office and elsewhere,
to help you get a sense of what life is like at Freedom before
joining the team. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age,
marital status, disability or veteran status Applicant Federal &
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need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please
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