Linguist​/Translator

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Full Time Tucson, AZ, US

Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt

Work Location: Tucson, AZ

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

Shift: All shifts, including nights and weekends

Patriot Group International LLC. (PGI), voted #1 Best Place to Work by Virginia Business Magazine and the Best Companies Group, offers an unrivaled hybrid of specialized services by combining the disciplines of security and risk management with an unequaled special operations and intelligence perspective.

At Patriot Group International, LLC
, we recognize that exceptional employees deserve exceptional support. Eligible employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed to promote their health, financial security, professional success, and overall well-being—both on and off the job.

We are looking to hire a Linguist/Translator to join our team in Tucson, Arizona. This position will support the Joint Interagency Task Force – Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC), which synchronizes interagency intelligence, planning, and operational support to disrupt cartel and transnational criminal organization networks.

• Provide Spanish-language simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for meetings and operational coordination.
• Provide written translation and review of analytic, operational, and intelligence products.
• Provide interpretation support at the General/Flag Officer and Senior Executive Service (SES) level.
• Translate technical documents that contain military, intelligence, and law enforcement terminology.
• Maintain engagement records and translation/interpretation activity logs. Provide an Intelligence Specialist with the principal place of performance in Tucson, Arizona (JIATF-CC), to serve as SME, Intelligence Plans, Programs, and Systems, with knowledge of CTOC operations.
• This position is responsible for assisting in the development of intelligence planning, intelligence systems architecture requirements, and intelligence training.
• Specific times and hours will be needed based on operations.
• The Contractor shall provide Spanish linguist/translator personnel who possess a minimum Level 4 (Full Professional Proficiency) in both reading and speaking, as measured by the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT), Foreign Service Institute (FSI) scale, or equivalent Government‑recognized assessment. Documentation of proficiency shall be provided to the Government upon request.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Spanish linguist/translator personnel who possess a minimum Level 4 (Full Professional Proficiency) in both reading and speaking, as measured by the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT), Foreign Service Institute (FSI) scale, or equivalent Government‑recognized assessment.

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance

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• Ability to perform primarily office‑based duties, use standard computer and communications equipment for extended periods, and work all assigned shifts, including nights and weekends.

Patriot Group International LLC. is proud to be an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer—Veteran, Disability. PGI provides equal employment opportunities for all persons, in all facets of employment. PGI maintains a drug‑free workplace and performs pre‑employment substance abuse testing and background checks.

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