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Chinese Screener Linguist - TS/SCI

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Leidos

4.1

Bethesda, MD

Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

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  • 84% would recommend this company to other women

  • 84% say the CEO supports gender diversity

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    Position summary

    Description

    Job Description:

    The National Solutions Operation is currently soliciting highly qualified linguists in the Chinese language to support a DoD customer in the National Capital Region (NCR). Linguist/Screeners will work in a dynamic team environment and are responsible for creating summaries, gists, and full translations. Each linguist will be assigned to specific team functions based on personnel capabilities, qualifications, and aptitude, the direction most conducive successful to operations, and in order to maximize efficiency and media throughput. They may be promoted to new roles after a sufficient period of orientation and familiarization with project activities. Linguists may also be given the opportunity to participate in directed training to increase their mission related knowledge, cultural awareness, and linguistic skills. 
     
    DESIRED PRIMARY LANGUAGE:  Chinese
     

    Primary Responsibilities:

    • Review general and technical source material in the target language to prepare accurate written gists, translations, and/or transcriptions in idiomatic English
    • Scan and process a large amount of material in a foreign language for critical or essential elements of information as defined by the customer
    • Provide input to other team members in the production of reports
    • Leverage information system skills (i.e., word processing and data entry), use advance language software programs, and participate in forensic processing
    • This exciting position also has the potential to allow linguists, on a temporary basis, to work on specialized projects and/or deploy on worldwide assignments.

    Required Qualifications:

    • BA/BS and/or equivalent formal military training or 5+ years of related work experience
    • Achieve a minimum score of an Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) 3 in respective foreign language(s) and 3 in English for Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing, with a preference given to a 3+. 
    • Demonstrated history of working on screening or translation projects and in maintaining the integrity and meaning of the translated material. 
    • Ability to quickly scan and process a large amount of material in a foreign language for critical and essential elements of information. 
    • Ability to conduct and prepare accurate gists, translations, and/or transcriptions of general and technical materials. 
    • Ability to write and speak in a clear, concise, and professional manner in the specified foreign language and English. 
    • Team player who is able to communicate effectively with colleagues, addresses tasks quickly and efficiently, and collaborates on group projects. 
    • Be proficient in standard MS Office programs, and able to learn customer or job-specific software programs and standard operating procedures. 
    • Willingness to work periodic shift work to meet mission demands. 
    • Sufficient technical aptitude to gain a working knowledge on job-required tools and processes (on-the-job and/or formal training will be provided). 
       

    Clearance:

    • Must currently possess a minimum Top Secret Clearance.
    • Current or recent SCI-level access is a significant advantage and preferred.
    • Must be able to pass a polygraph and Subject Interview.  
    • Ability to obtain TS/SCI with a polygraph

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Background or experience in the military, DLI, or intelligence community
    • Top Secret clearance with current or recent SCI-level clearance a plus. 
    • Proficiency in multiple foreign languages
    • Experience using TED or DHDS

    Pay Range:

    Pay Range - -

    The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

    What are Leidos perks and benefits

    Backup child care

    Elder care

    Unconscious bias training

    Networking

    Diversity recruiting

    Remote work policy

    Part time policy

    Paid maternity

    Paid paternity

    Paid adoptive

    About the company

    31211

    Leidos

    Industry: Technology: B2B Tech Services

    Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 40,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $12.30 billion for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2021. 

    Why you should apply for a job to Leidos:

  • 4.1/5 in overall job satisfaction

  • 4.3/5 in supportive management

  • 68% say women are treated fairly and equally to men

  • 84% would recommend this company to other women

  • 84% say the CEO supports gender diversity

  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Our Women’s Network is one of nine employee resources groups that provides support for onboarding, networking & professional development.

  • Leidos offers programs to help employees prepare for over 95 industry-standard professional and technical certifications.

  • Leidos offers a voluntary well–being benefit program to help support employees on their personal wellness journey and earn rewards.

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