Portuguese, Dutch, Italian & German Linguists (Secret Clearance

Portuguese, Dutch, Italian & German Linguists (Secret Clearance)

SOSi is seeking Portuguese or Dutch linguists to join our team supporting all duties assigned to communicate and translate within our customer's requirements. Languages can also include Castilian Spanish, Finnish, Flemish, French, Greek, Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree or a minimum of 4 years of combined work and educational experience.
• Candidate must successfully undergo and pass a language assessment in the four main categories: speaking, listening, reading, and writing in both native tongue and English.
• Additional linguist requirements are as follows:
• Excellent command of the English language and have the ability to provide clear, concise, oral and written communications.
• Skills necessary to listen to and comprehend a foreign language with native or near-native ability, and to follow accurately the basic elements of conversation, whether written or verbal.
• Skills necessary to read and comprehend a foreign language with a native or near-native ability, and to read and understand various text-types.
• Ability to comprehend slang and colloquial expressions in a foreign language and translate them into their English equivalent.
• A sufficiently broad vocabulary in English that paraphrasing or explaining is unnecessary.
• Ability to work well under pressure to meet specific deadlines.
• A minimum of 40 wpm typing/word processing skills. The Government may waive the basic typing skill proficiency level under extenuating circumstances. The COR will evaluate the circumstances on a case-by-case basis.
• Ability to understand the specific tasks being processed and produced.
• Ability to effectively understand face-to-face speech with sufficiently broad vocabulary that paraphrasing, or explanations are unnecessary.
• Portuguese or Dutch language fluency is required with verification of language skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Major or study in the appropriate foreign language preferred.

Work Environment

• Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Part-time to Full Time shift-based work as required to fulfill required deadlines.
• Work can include Monday - Sunday coverage.
• Flexibility to support during site's shift hours of 8:00am - 4:30pm and 3:30pm - 12:00am, as long as deadline(s) are met.
• Not eligible for remote work unless required and approved by the customer.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.