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, including but not limited to:
+ Translation: Accurately translate materials from Kurdish and Arabic into English and vice versa, capturing subtle nuances, cultural references, and abstract concepts with contextual accuracy. + Interpretation: Provide consecutive interpretation, and occasional simultaneous interpretation, maintaining high fidelity and fluency, demonstrating understanding of regional dialects and cultural context. + Transcription: Listen to audio or review internet-based content and transcribe accurately and efficiently, producing high-quality English-language reports based on audio/visual materials. + Gisting and Summarization: Identify and summarize key facts and abstract concepts accurately, prioritize and extract critical information from large datasets, and use reference materials effectively to support quality output.
Security Clearance:
- No clearance required to apply.
- Able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (must be fully adjudicated before work begins).
Qualifications:
- 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.
Additional Information:
- 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