# French/Bambara 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/French-Bambara-Linguist_R-00161256?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are currently seeking a highly skilled French/Bambara linguist 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 French/Bambara 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

**Security Clearance:**

- No clearance required to apply

- Able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (must be fully adjudicated before work begins)

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

## Skills

### Required
- French
- Bambara
- translation
- interpretation
- transcription
- gisting
- Microsoft Office Suite

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

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