Records Management SME

Leisnoi • College Park, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Records Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) serves as the primary strategic advisor and technical authority for enterprise-wide digital records governance at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The SME bridges the gap between IT infrastructure and federal compliance, engineering automated data disposition policies and ensuring the agency's transition to a fully digital environment that aligns with NARA and OMB mandates.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret (TS) with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access. Must be able to maintain Critical Nuclear Weapons Design Information (CNWDI), Restricted Data (RD), and Formerly Restricted Data (FRD).
• Verified operational access and proficiency on DODNet-J (JWICS) and SIPRNet networks.
• Must have successfully passed the Department of Energy’s Historical Records Restricted Data Reviewers (HRRDR) course.
• Master’s degree in Information Science, Information Technology, Data Management, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible expert-level experience in IT records management, enterprise data governance, and digital systems architecture.
• NARA Certificate of Federal Records Management Training (Required).

Nice To Haves

• Certified Records Manager (CRM) or Information Governance Professional (IGP) highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the implementation of enterprise-level Electronic Records Management Systems (e.g., Microsoft 365 Purview, NARA ERA 2.0, SharePoint Online, Documentum).
• Serve as the foremost authority on federal records directives, specifically ensuring compliance with OMB M-23-07 which dictates the end of analog transfers and the requirement to manage all permanent and temporary records in an electronic format.
• Design and implement complex taxonomy, ontology, and metadata schemas across agency IT systems to optimize searchability, eDiscovery, and automated record categorization.
• Engineer automated retention schedules, disposition holds, and Capstone email management approaches utilizing artificial intelligence, machine learning, and rules-based logic within the agency’s IT ecosystem.
• Oversee large-scale legacy data migrations from servers to modernized, cloud-based data lakes while maintaining chain-of-custody and digital file integrity (e.g., adherence to 44 U.S.C. chapter 31, 33, and 36 CFR Part 1220-1239, DoDI 5015.02, and OMB M-19-21/M-23-07 directives).
• Advise Chief Information Officers (CIOs), Senior Agency Officials for Records Management (SAORM), and IT governance boards on risk management, digital access controls, and the safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior