Russian​/Ukrainian Linguist

We are actively hiring a Russian/Ukrainian Linguist to join our team working in Reston, VA. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and interpretation services.

• Linguists will provide translations and summaries on various topics.
• Linguists must be comfortable with oral interpretation on various topics.
• Linguists must be comfortable doing long technical translations.
• Linguists must be willing to work anywhere in the WMA.
• Linguists must be willing to travel several times per year with trips lasting one month or longer.

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree desired. PhD degree desired.
• Three years minimum of work as a professional translator or interpreter within the last 5 years, or recently completed M.A. degree in Translation or Interpretation.
• Translation into English and source language(s).
• Editing of written products.
• Summarizing/gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise.
• Translation related services.
• Interpretation between English and source language(s).
• Must pass customer testing ILR Level 4-5 in Russian and ILR Level 3+ or higher in Ukrainian.

• Desired additional skills: consecutive note taking, conference interpreting, editing, translation quality control (QC).
• Human language technology (HLT) CAT tools (e.g., Lilt, MS Suite, etc.).
• Desired professional association memberships: ATA, AIIC, TAALS, NAJIT, IAPTI, NCHIHC, etc.

• Subject Matter Expertise in areas of Counter terrorism, Cyber, and Science & Technology.
• Triage.

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