FOIA Team Lead

Peraton is seeking an experienced, mission-driven Team Lead to support the processing of FOIA, Privacy Act, Appeals, and Litigation cases for a US government Intelligence Community (IC) customer. This leader will manage a team of analysts, oversee day-to-day case coordination, assist with metrics reporting, and serve as a key interface between contractor personnel and government staff. This leader should be a subject matter expert (SME) on FOIA processing and experienced at leading a team of personnel. The work location is on-site at a secure government facility located in McLean, Virginia.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of FOIA professionals.
• Develop and deliver training on FOIA and Privacy Act processes and policy to government staff and contractor personnel.
• Manage task assignments, ensure proper case coverage, and monitor team productivity and morale.
• Oversee the quality assurance of all deliverables—including case responses, redaction recommendations, and interagency communications assuring they meet government standards prior to submission.
• Serve as the on-site, contractor Team Lead, coordinating coverage, backups, and daily operations.
• Support cross-agency coordination, equity reviews, and interagency issuances related to FOIA and PA.
• Analyze FOIA requests to assess the adequacy of the responses from searches and provide recommendations to government staff.
• Conduct interagency coordination on records searches and the review of responsive documents.
• Collaborate with government leads on workflow improvements, training content, and SOP documentation.
• Contribute to high-level deliverables for government staff.

• Current TS/SCI with poly-level clearance.
• 12+ years of direct experience supporting government information/data management, FOIA, Privacy Act, or Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in reviewing and redacting classified and sensitive materials under Executive Order (EO) 13526 and related statutory exemptions.
• Proven leadership experience, with a track record of mentoring, developing, and retaining technical staff.
• Experience handling litigation and appeals under FOIA or Privacy Act, including coordination with legal or IC stakeholders.
• Strong writing and editorial skills, with the ability to produce peer-reviewed, error-free documents.
• Comfortable operating in a secure, high-tempo, and interagency environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience supporting IC component agencies.
• Background in government legal support, information management, or federal records policy.
• Experience in developing or delivering FOIA or Privacy Act related training.

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.