Socio-Cultural Analyst - Persian Farsi Language

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Job Code:SSE
256

Reports to:Program Manager

FLSA Status:Exempt

Prepared Date:10/6/2026

A government contract requires that this position be restricted to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. You must provide documentation that you are a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to qualify.

This position requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counterintelligence polygraph. Candidates holding an active Top Secret/SCI clearance without the Counterintelligence polygraph may be selected; the ability to obtain the required Counterintelligence polygraph is a condition of the position and will be completed as part of the hiring process.

Position Summary:

Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking a Socio-Cultural Analyst to support our Government Client. The Socio-Cultural Analyst will provide support in Persian Farsi.

Starting Salary Range for Socio-Cultural Analyst
- Farsi Language:$115,000 – $130,000

Benefits That Set Us Apart

When considering your next opportunity, compensation is only part of the picture. We offer a benefits package designed to invest in your future and support your life outside of work.

• Up to a 6% 401(k) company match to help you build long-term financial security
• Paid time off as part of our comprehensive benefits package, so you have the flexibility to rest, recharge, and enjoy what matters most
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus prescription drug coverage
• Basic life and AD&D insurance, with supplemental life options
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Professional development, training, and certification support
• Voluntary benefits including accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection

Because taking care of our employees isn’t just a promise, it’s part of who we are.

Benefits are subject to change and eligibility requirements apply.

• Conducts all-source in-depth link and social networks analysis using advanced social network analysis techniques.
• Assessues opportunities to disrupt or degrade networks as appropriate.
• Assessues information gaps and predicts areas of information that enhance the collection cycle, based on collection strategies and Requests for Information (RFI).
• Develop structured research including, but not limited to, obtaining, evaluating, organizing, and maintaining information within security and data protocols.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Must be proficient in listening/reading/speaking, measured by the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) with a score of 3/3/3, in Persian Farsi.
• Knowledgeable of and demonstrates ability to apply IC and DoD classification guidelines and procedures.
• Ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally; with strong grammar skills.
• Able to structure analysis based on trends in reporting and a range of analytic perspectives from other analysts, organizations, and intelligence disciplines.
• Work independently with minimal oversight and direction.
• Experience collaborating and working with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution.
• Experience leading teams in researching multifaceted or critical problems.
• Provides guidance in selecting, designing, and applying analytic methodologies.
• Uses argument evaluation and validated analytic methodologies to challenge differing perspectives.
• Demonstrates ability to use logic when evaluating…