Title: Records Management Specialist
Location: Remote
Company Overview
At APV, we’re more than a technology company — we’re a mission-driven powerhouse transforming organizations through advanced technology and human ingenuity. Our expertise spans AI/ML, data architecture, low-code/no-code development, Agile DevSecOps, and cloud services, delivering scalable and meaningful solutions.
In our Emerging Technology Lab, innovation drives progress. Our teams create intelligent chatbots, AI-powered assistants, robotic process automation (RPA), essay graders, and data analytics platforms. If you’re passionate about solving complex challenges and shaping the future, APV is the place for you. Since 2007, we’ve partnered with federal and state agencies to deliver IT, training, and consulting solutions that achieve mission-critical outcomes. Built on accountability, integrity, and quality, we go beyond expectations. With 70+ prime contracts and a proven record of client success, APV continues to grow — and we’re looking for exceptional talent to grow with us.
At APV, We Always Provide Value
Duties
Records Inventory, Schedules & Disposition
- Lead records inventories and assessments across assigned HR program areas, identifying records categories, custodians, volumes, formats, and retention drivers.
- Apply the appropriate NARA General Records Schedules (particularly GRS 2.1 through 2.8 for HR records) and DHS-specific schedules to assigned record categories.
- Draft records schedule proposals for NARA submission through ERA, including business analysis, retention rationale, and stakeholder concurrence.
- Lead disposition activities, including authorized destruction of temporary records and accession of permanent records to NARA.
Maintain accurate disposition documentation and support audit trails.
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Electronic Records, Capstone & RMA Operations
- Support enterprise implementation of OMB M-19-21 and M-23-07 across assigned HR program areas, including the transition to fully electronic records management.
- Coordinate Capstone implementation for HR senior leader email and other electronic records categories.
- Configure and maintain HR records categories within DoD 5015.02 STD-compliant Records Management Applications, including metadata, retention rules, and access controls.
- Support electronic records modernization activities, including system testing, user acceptance feedback, and configuration reviews.
Maintain accurate metadata, search and retrieval capability, audit logging, and access controls for assigned electronic records categories.
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Litigation Hold, Privacy & Compliance Coordination
- Coordinate litigation holds issuance, acknowledgment tracking, scope confirmation, and release for HR records in coordination with OGC.
- Coordinate Privacy Act, FOIA, and congressional response activities involving HR records, including redaction support and exemption coding under senior guidance.
- Support audit responses, NARA inspections, and annual records management self-assessment reporting.
- Maintain accurate access logs, chain-of-custody documentation, and disposition certifications.
Apply non-record material identification, personal papers, and federal records segregation standards.
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Reporting, Process Improvement & SOP Development
- Build and maintain operational reports on records inventory completeness, disposition timeliness, and audit findings across assigned program areas.
- Identify systemic patterns, capacity constraints, and process bottlenecks; recommend remediation.
- Draft and maintain SOPs, desk guides, job aids, and training materials for HR records management operations.
- Lead process mapping, requirements gathering, and lessons-learned reviews for assigned program areas.
Contribute to system modernization activities, including RMA configuration, metadata standards, and reporting requirements.
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Stakeholder Engagement & Mentorship
- Serve as a senior consultative resource to component HR partners, the DHS Office of the Chief Records Officer, the DHS Privacy Office, OGC, and NARA coordinators on records management matters.
- Mentor journeyman specialists and HR assistants; review their work products for quality, consistency, and policy compliance.
- Deliver records management training to HR practitioners and managers, including refresher and onboarding curricula.
- Prepare briefings, decision papers, executive summaries, and recurring leadership updates on assigned program areas.
Build and maintain SharePoint-based knowledge repositories, intake forms, automated workflows, and tracking dashboards.
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Education
- Bachelor's degree in Records Management, Information Management, Library and Information Science, Public Administration, Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
Equivalent federal records management experience may be substituted based on contract terms.
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Required Qualifications
- Active DHS Public Trust or favorably adjudicated investigation; ability to obtain and maintain required suitability/access throughout the period of performance.
- Minimum 8-10 years of progressive federal records management experience, including significant responsibility for records scheduling, inventory, and disposition.
- Working knowledge of the Federal Records Act; 36 CFR Parts 1220-1239; NARA General Records Schedules (especially the GRS 2.x series); the Privacy Act of 1974; OMB M-19-21 and M-23-07; and DHS records policy.
- Hands-on experience with NARA ERA, DoD 5015.02 STD-compliant RMAs, and federal records management environments.
- Demonstrated experience drafting records schedules, leading inventories, and managing disposition activities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce defensible, audit-ready documentation.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders in a fully
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Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience supporting DHS or DHS component records management or HR offices.
- Certified Records Manager (CRM), Information Governance Professional (IGP), or active progress toward credentials.
- ARMA International or AIIM certification.
- Experience supporting NARA inspections or annual records management self-assessment reporting.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher, CAPM, PMP, or comparable process certification.
Microsoft 365 / SharePoint Online experience supporting records management, knowledge management, and workflow automation.
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About APV
APV is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.
