Kurdish​/Arabic Linguist; Security Clearance

Position: Kurdish/Arabic Travel Only Linguist (2026-0209) with Security Clearance
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading cyber operations, intelligence solutions and operations, network infrastructure, engineering and business enablement and enterprise operations company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring a Kurdish - Kurmanji, Kurdish
- Sorani w/Arabic Travel Only Linguist with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our team working in Reston, VA. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services. You will be on 100% travel CONUS /OCONUS and will be responsible for translating documents into English and providing consecutive interpretation. RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Linguists shall be required to be on the Travel Team/Travel Only program
* Linguists will translate and perform consecutive interpretation REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
* US Citizenship
* BA/BS Degree strongly desired
* Candidates must be proficient at a Level 3 on the ILR scale, or an equivalent, signifying "professional performance," in translation, speaking, and listening
* Excellent Target Language and English skills
* Willingness to travel a minimum of 40% of the year to locations worldwide, to include warzones
* When not on travel, this position may require the employee to work in a Northern Virginia office for a standard forty-hour work week PREFERRED SKILLS
* Ability to work as a team
* Ability to give/receive constructive feedback on translation reviews
* Ability to type no less than 45wpm in English and in the target language
* Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
* Must be able to qualify on weapons to meet warzone requirements
* Medically fit to travel to all areas
* Willingness to travel to meet changing mission needs - "anywhere, anytime"
* Must have cultural knowledge and be knowledgeable in current events for their area of expertise
* All candidates must pass the English test with a score of 80% or above
* All candidates must provide a copy of their current US passport The pay range for this position is: $115,000-$200,000