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From the employer's careers site First seen 29 Oct 2026

Vietnamese Language Instructor

Leidos senior full-time

Salary

$92,300 - $166,850 per year

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Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Vietnamese Instructor to support a critical national security mission. As a Language Instructor, you will deliver 3–5 hours of daily instruction in courses ranging from ILR levels 0–3. You will also complete training and become a certified language tester, conducting 3–4 language proficiency assessments weekly.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Deliver high-quality language instruction to students
  • Conduct language proficiency assessments
  • Develop class materials and training aids to meet customized student needs
  • Instruct students in speaking a foreign language and understanding the culture of the area or country
  • Work under the direction of experienced senior trained instructors
  • Stay up-to-date with current events in the countries where the foreign languages are spoken
  • Receive specific sponsor training focusing on foreign language teaching and foreign language testing

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in education, foreign language, or linguistics with 8–12 years of prior relevant experience or Master's degree with 2–10 years of prior relevant experience
  • Minimum of 2 years of direct teaching experience
  • Degree must be obtained either in the U.S. or in a country where the target language is natively spoken
  • Proficient in MS Office and basic internet research
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills in both English and the foreign language

Language Proficiency Requirements:

  • Must pass a LEIDOS/accepted commercial testing vendors-administered translation test with a score of 4 or higher
  • Must achieve a minimum of 5/5/5 in speaking, listening, and reading on standard ILR scale

Security Clearance Requirement:

  • TS/SCI/with poly but willing to sponsor TS/SCI with poly
  • Able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience within the U.S. Intelligence Community, military, or law enforcement
  • Ability to communicate fluently and professionally in multiple languages
  • Prior exposure to cryptologic or national security environments
  • Linguists who are proficient in multiple languages are strongly desired

Skills

Required

  • Vietnamese language instruction
  • language testing
  • MS Office
  • internet research
  • Vietnamese

Nice to have

  • multiple language proficiency
  • U.S. Intelligence Community experience
  • cryptologic or national security environments experience

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Vienna-VA/Vietnamese-Language-Instructor_R-00181540

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