Imaging Specialist - QED Enterprises Inc

QED Enterprises (QED) was founded on the principles that we provide Quality services to our clients; we strive for Excellence in all that we do; and we are Driven to meet our customers' missions on time, within budget, and with the exceptional attention to detail our customers have come to expect of QED.

Title: Imaging Specialist

Location: Washington, D.C.

*** MUST BE WILLING TO WORK AT CUSTOMER SITE ***

Clearance Level: Secret

Summary/Description:

QED is looking for an Imaging Specialist to support federal agency records information management (RIM) efforts. All agency business functions produce records that must be maintained throughout their lifecycle. Records are comprised of administrative, mission, and policy documents. They have varying degrees of sensitivity. Few of the agency's holdings have permanent electronic retention, but several collections must be maintained for decades. The Imaging Specialist will collaborate with IT and the RIM team to integrate imaging solutions and implement strategies for preserving the integrity of digital images over time.

Specific Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Assess the current scanning equipment and digitize paper records on site. Other associated tasks may be performed on a hybrid work schedule.
• Assess the current scanning equipment to determine if it meets NARA requirements for digitization.
• Identify any gaps or areas of improvement in the existing scanning capabilities.
• Make recommendations If new scanners are required after assessing the existing scanning equipment. The scanners must be installed and configured to meet 36 CFR 1236.50 through 1236.56.
• Ensure seamless digitization hardware and software integration with existing RIM systems.
• Digitize paper records using NARA guidelines, ensuring clarity, legibility, and data accuracy.
• Implement measures to handle fragile or oversized documents carefully during the scanning process.
• Apply appropriate file formats and compression techniques to optimize storage and retrieval.
• Establish protocols to ensure data integrity is maintained throughout the digitization process.
• Implement security measures to safeguard sensitive information, including encryption and access control.
• Categorize digitized records according to a standardized and easily navigable system.
• Apply metadata tags to facilitate quick and accurate retrieval of specific records.
• Institute rigorous quality control checks at various stages to validate the accuracy and completeness of digitized records.
• Implement a feedback loop for continuous improvement based on quality control findings.
• Support the creation of a Quality Management Plan that ensures the digitization of temporary and permanent records meets Quality Assurance and Quality Control guidelines per 36 CFR 1236.44 and 1236.46.
• Establish digitization procedures that include gathering and preserving metadata, validating digitization, and disposing of source records.
• Train the RIM team on the digitization procedures and Quality Management Plan.
• Train BEP employees on digitization procedures.

Required Education and Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Must have at least 5+ years of experience in imaging technologies, specializing in efficient digitization, metadata organization, and strategic workflow integration
• Must be proficient in using advanced scanning equipment and software to convert physical documents into digital formats following NARA requirements
• Must be an expert in associating metadata with digitized images for efficient indexing, searchability, and retrieval

About Us: QED was founded in 2007 by two former special forces operators, a service-disabled retired Army Green Beret and former Navy SEAL, to provide clients with the technologies, facilities services, and security to perform their mission. It is QED's first priority to provide the highest quality of service in the safest possible manner by utilizing the expertise of the most knowledgeable personnel in their field. Though we are a small business, we are highly experienced and capable. Our management experience and proven quality control methodologies reduce unnecessary labor time, which lowers costs and improves the safety and security of our clients.

We are ISO 9001:2015 certified, DCAA approved, and CMMC Level 3 Ready. QED Enterprises, Inc. (QED) is an SBA certified 8(a) small business and a Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) certified service-disabled veteran owned small-business (SDVOSB).

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. Applicants must be able to perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to allow employees to meet the essential functions of the job, unless those accommodations cause undue hardships to the employer. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Human Resources Department at HR@QEDEI.com.

• Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business
• SBA certified 8(a) business
• VEVRAA Federal Contractor
• Affirmative Action Employer
• Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities are highly encouraged to apply