# Kurdish (Sorani) Linguist

**Company**: Leidos
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
**Category**: Language Services
**Industry**: Defence & Intelligence

**Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Reston-VA/Kurdish--Sorani--Arabic-Translators_R-00161949?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are currently seeking a highly skilled Kurdish (Sorani) linguist with proficiency in Arabic to join our mission-driven team. This role requires a language expert capable of handling a diverse range of complex linguistic tasks with accuracy, cultural awareness, and insight.

**Responsibilities:**

- Provide professional-level linguistic support across translation, interpretation, transcription, and gisting

- Translate materials from Kurdish and Arabic into English and vice versa

- Capture subtle nuances, cultural references, and abstract concepts with contextual accuracy

- Provide consecutive interpretation; simultaneous interpretation may occasionally be required

- Listen to audio or review internet-based content and transcribe accurately and efficiently

- Identify and summarize key facts and abstract concepts accurately

**Requirements:**

- Bachelor's degree and 4-8 years of prior relevant experience or Master's with 2-6 years of prior relevant experience

- Translation and/or interpretation degree is highly desired

- HLT experience a plus

- Must successfully complete a Leidos-administered language proficiency test or equivalent at the Primary level or higher

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and basic online research

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Experience supporting contingency operations as a deployed linguist

- Familiarity with the U.S. Intelligence Community, military operations, or law enforcement environments

- Ability to effectively brief and communicate findings to various stakeholders

- Proficiency in multiple languages is a strong asset

**Benefits:**

- Leidos will sponsor and upgrade security clearances for eligible candidates

- Attending and passing all sponsor-related training is a requirement of employment

- All candidates must take and successfully pass a medical laboratory and/or physical screen as required by the program

- Successfully completing the required weapons training

- Travel is required both OCONUS and CONUS and is at the discretion of the customer

**Pay Range:** $73,450.00 - $132,775.00

## Skills

### Required
- Kurdish
- Arabic
- English
- Microsoft Office Suite
- translation
- interpretation
- transcription
- gisting

### Nice to have
- multiple languages
- contingency operations
- U.S. Intelligence Community
- military operations
- law enforcement environments

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