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Valiant Integrated Services · 1 day ago

Swahili Linguist CAT III

Augusta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Valiant Integrated Services is seeking skilled CAT III Swahili Linguists to provide interpretation and translation services in support of ongoing and new U.S operations and mission requirements. The role involves providing foreign language support, cultural context, and document exploitation to assist military intelligence efforts.

Responsibilities

Provide foreign language support services, including transcription and translation/interpretation (comprising idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to Swahili or vice versa) services in support of military interrogations, intelligence collection, and other operational missions

Provide any and all cultural and ethnic context of translations, interpretations, and transcriptions with an expert linguist’s opinion given to the supported organization or agency as to the most likely meaning/intent of terms, phrases, or statements that may have multiple valid interpretations

Perform document exploitation, scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents and intercepted data for key information; and must be able to supplement interpretations and translations with information pertinent and specific to professional fields such as medicine, scientific, engineering, legal, etc. and identify and extract information components meeting military information requirement list criteria as well as provide input to reports

Native proficiency preferred, not required

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Swahili proficiencyTranslation skillsInterpretation skillsDocument exploitationGeo-political knowledgeComputer literacyCultural context understandingColloquial language usage

Required

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Must have at minimum (2) years' experience of interpretation / translation

Interagency Language Round Table (ILR) level 3 in both Target Language and English

Must have document exploitation skills

Must have in-depth geo-political knowledge

Must be computer literate

Able to understand the essentials of all speech in a standard dialect and to follow accurately the essentials of conversations between educated native speakers, understand radio broadcasts, news stories similar to wire service reports, oral reports, some oral technical reports and public addresses on non-technical subjects

Able to produce idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to target language and vice versa

Able to interpret/translate using colloquial and slang words and phrases

Able to conduct consecutive and accurate translations, transcription, and interpretation of on-going conversations/activities and intelligence activities to/from target language

Able to accurately provide the cultural and ethnic context of translations and interpretations and provide advice on the cultural and ethnic significance of statements, conversations, situations, documents, etc

Able to accurately perform document exploitation (scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents for intelligence information and identify/extract information components meeting military information requirement list criteria

Must have at minimum, an ACTIVE TOP SECRET security clearance with the ability to obtain an SCI

Must be able to pass a polygraph and a CI Focus Interview

U.S. Citizenship