Description
Job Requisition:Pashto/Dari
LinguistJob Description:The National Solutions Operation at Leidos currently has an opening for a Pashto linguist to support a Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) contract for the Office of Counterintelligence. We are seeking a skilled linguists who have excellent translation, research, and analytic skills.
All candidates must possess a TS/SCI with Polygraph. Work will be performed in a fast-paced, high-energy environment inside a government facility.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Provide written translation of technical and non-technical data
• Write gists and summaries of materials
• Conduct open source research
• Write reports in English
• Respond to requests for information
Basic Qualifications:
- Must currently possess a TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Requires a BA/BS degree and 2 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
- The ideal candidate must have the following:
- Meet provide proof that they meet the minimum language proficiency requirements (within the past 12 months) as defined by the Interagency Language Roundtable scale:
- English Language Requirements: 3/3/3/3 in reading, writing, listening, and speaking
- Must have experience in counterintelligence, open source intelligence, counterterrorism, and/or intelligence analysis.
- Must be capable of:
- Providing written translations of technical and non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from the native language to English.
- Conducting target language open source research and compiling research findings into comprehensive reports in support of specific intelligence requirements.
- Providing the cultural, social, and ethnic context of translations and be able to convey this information in a written format which may include gisting or screening of the total content.
- Working cooperatively as a team member
- Working independently with minimal or no oversight
- Must have good interpersonal skills and ability to interact with personnel from diverse cultures. Proficiency with MS Office applications
Preferred Qualifications:
- Be proficient with IC analytic tools, preferred
External Referral Bonus:Ineligible
Potential for Telework:No
Clearance Level Required:Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph
Travel:No
Scheduled Weekly Hours:40
Shift:Day
Requisition Category:Professional
Job Family:Language
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