SOSi
Kurdish Linguist – Interpretation - Travel
Reston, VA, United States · Part-time
No sponsorshipDetected 12 days ago
TypeScriptCybersecurityLeadershipCommunicationMicrosoft Office
About the role
- SOSi is seeking Kurdish (Sorani or Kurmanji) Linguists to provide interpretation in a travel capacity.
- This security clearance requires U.S. citizenship. - Prior to beginning work, candidates must complete the process for a fully adjudicated TS/SCI (with poly) security clearance.
- Work Environment - All work will be performed during TDYs.
Requirements
- Leverage knowledge of culture, media, technology, politics, and military issues to provide high quality translations.
- Must be able to learn new tools and applications specific to the customer.
- Bachelor's Degree completed in the United States OR in country of language skill.
- Minimum of three years of experience in translation support.
- Candidate must be familiar with the culture, media, and linguistic nuance of Kurdish.
- Experience in workflow management and quality control to ensure all requests are triaged and products are properly gisted/summarized and edited.
- Experience with word processing (including typing at least 45 words/minute), proficiency with Microsoft Office, and ability to learn additional programs and applications as needed.
Nice to have
- Existing, in-scope TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
- Expertise or training related to counter-proliferation, counter-terrorism, cyber, economics, geospatial, law, military, narcotics topics.
- Experience with media monitoring.
- Experience writing reports and terminology management for consistency translations.
- Degree in linguistics, international affairs, or foreign languages.
- Experience in the US intelligence, military, cryptographic, or law enforcement communities.
- All work will be performed during TDYs.
- Additional qualifications, including to carry a firearm may be required.
Visa & Work Authorization
- The federal government requires all linguists on this contract to obtain and maintain a security clearance
This listing is sourced directly from SOSi's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.