ClearanceJobs Is Hiring An Armenian, Albanian, Hebrew, Romanian, Russian And Turkish Langu With Security Clearance

Join SOSi, a leading private technology and services integrator supporting defense and government missions worldwide since 1989, as a Linguist fluent in various languages to support vital communication and translation operations. 🌍🔍

Company Description

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We provide tailored solutions, proven leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions globally.

Job Overview

We are seeking Armenian, Hebrew, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Turkish Language Linguists to join our team supporting a variety of communication and translation duties based on our customers’ requirements. Language candidates may also include Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Belarusian, Czech, Estonian, Georgian, Hungarian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Romansh, Slovak, Slovene, Tajik, Ukrainian, Uzbek, and Yiddish.

Essential Job Duties

• Perform various linguistic functions such as monitoring, organizing, categorizing, translating, transcribing, interpreting, quality control, and validating services during assigned shifts.
• Monitor communication intercepts in multiple languages, providing immediate oral summaries in English and written summaries as instructed.
• Operate communications and recording equipment including digital systems, playback devices, televisions, and computers.
• Prepare summaries that include a gist, date, time, and relevant details, ensuring grammatical accuracy.
• Identify conversants via voice libraries and contextual cues.
• Enter and store data digitally, ensuring all work products are properly documented and signed.
• Maintain slang and code word lists for ongoing communications intercepts.
• Perform administrative tasks like organizing logs, summaries, and related documentation.
• Understand specific tasks and procedures, ensuring compliance with Court regulations regarding minimization procedures.
• Translate and transcribe a variety of source materials including audio/video recordings, documents, and digital media, adhering to designated formats and maintaining accuracy.
• Conduct interpretation between foreign languages and English, both consecutively and orally.
• Validate completed transcriptions and translations by cross-referencing source media to ensure verbatim accuracy, signing attestations of correctness.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree or minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Successful passing of a comprehensive language assessment in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in both native language and English.
• Excellent command of English language with the ability to communicate clearly in both oral and written forms.
• Native or near-native proficiency in the required foreign language(s).
• Ability to understand slang and colloquial language in both languages.
• Sufficient vocabulary and comprehension to avoid paraphrasing or explanations.
• Capable of working under tight deadlines and high-pressure situations.
• Minimum typing speed of 40 WPM (may be waived under specific circumstances).
• Ability to comprehend and process face-to-face and digital speech accurately.
• Fluency in Armenian, Hebrew, Romanian, Russian, and Turkish is required with documented proof of language skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Major or academic study in the relevant foreign language.

Additional Information

Working environment is fast-paced and deadline-driven, supporting both part-time and full-time shifts, including weekends. Flexibility during site hours (8:00 am – 4:30 pm and 3:30 pm – 12:00 am) is required. Remote work is limited and requires approval.

Working at SOSi

At SOSi, all qualified individuals will receive fair consideration, and employment decisions are made without discrimination for any reason. 🌟