Chinese and Cantonese Linguists

Reston, VA, USA

Full-time

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Clearance Requirement:
None

Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder‑owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.

SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking Chinese and Cantonese Linguists to support a US Government Client. Linguists will serve as subject matter experts and leverage Chinese and Cantonese and their cultural expertise to translate materials and documents into English language products.

• Gist, summarize, and translate Chinese and Cantonese printed, electronic, or audio/visual material into clear, understandable, and idiomatically correct English.

• Leverage knowledge of culture, media, and language to answer Client questions.

• Adhere to Client style and translation standards to prepare all products.

• Efficiently leverage Client‑specific tools and workflows.

• Ability to meet deadlines, including same day.

• High School Diploma and three years of relevant experience.

• Proficiency at least 4/4+ (ILR) level in Chinese and Cantonese. Proficiency will be determined by standardized language exams which must be completed as part of the application process.

• Expertise related to country and surrounding regions where Chinese and Cantonese is spoken natively.

• Experience with open source research and support, product creation and dissemination, collection management and workflow support.

• Experience in open source social media collection, analysis, and exploitation.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to engage collaboratively and effectively in a virtual environment within a diverse team.

• Strong time and task management skills.

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC).

• Remote.

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

SOSi is an equal employment opportunity employer and affirmative action employer. All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.