Description
We are currently seeking a highly skilled Chechen Linguist to join our mission-driven team. This position requires a language professional capable of performing a wide range of complex linguistic tasks with precision and cultural insight.
Responsibilities:
- Provide professional-level linguistic support across translation, interpretation, transcription, and gisting
- Translate materials from Chechen into English and vice versa, capturing subtle nuances, cultural references, and abstract concepts with contextual accuracy
- Perform consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, maintaining high fidelity and fluency
- Transcribe audio or review internet-based content and produce high-quality English-language reports
- Identify and summarize key facts and abstract concepts accurately, prioritizing and extracting critical information from large datasets
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
- Short-term TDYs are required, with travel required both OCONUS and CONUS at the discretion of the customer
Security Clearance:
- No clearance required to apply
- Able to obtain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph (must be fully adjudicated before work begins)
- Leidos will sponsor candidates after passing all required language tests
Benefits:
- Competitive salary range: $73,450.00 - $132,775.00
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Commitment to excellence and solving the world's toughest challenges