Linguist (Various Languages & CONUS/OCONUS Locations)

Group SSI • Washington, DC

17h

About The Position

Mid Atlantic Professionals, Inc. (dba SSI) is an 8(m) Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), providing cleared professionals and solutions since 2002 for the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of State (DOS), Special Operations (SOF), Intelligence Community (IC), Law Enforcement, Healthcare Community, and other government agencies. As a prime contractor, we manage and staff large-scale and complex contracts in over 45 states, 5 continents, and 22 countries throughout 80 government installations. We have been awarded over 400 contract and task order award wins over the past 18 years and made the 2013-2017 Inc. 500/5000 list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. Core services we provide include, but are not limited to, Intelligence & Language, Security and Facilities, Training and Exercise Support, Program Management, Administrative and Professional, Healthcare Support, and Information Technology. SSI recognizes that our employees are our most valuable assets, and we will recruit and search for the brightest and most talented individuals available. As with our customers, we are dedicated to providing our employees with a valuable and rewarding experience and continued growth. SSI is looking for motivated, skilled, and qualified personnel to join our family. We provide highly competitive compensation and benefits programs. Please visit our website for more information at www.groupssi.com . This position will be stationed in one of the following locations: CONUS (Ft. Bragg or Washington, D.C.) or Horn of Africa or Qatar or Iraq Essential Functions & Responsibilities/Description: Secret and TS/SCI Linguists needed and must be proficient in one of the following: Fluent Language(s) Clearance Level Arabic Secret & TS/SCI Arabic & French TS/SCI Arabic & Farsi (Special Skills) Secret Arabic & Somali TS/SCI Amharic TS/SCI Fulani TS/SCI Farsi TS/SCI Pashtu TS/SCI Pashtu & Dari Secret & TS/SCI Pashtu & Dari & Farsi TS/SCI Pashtu & Urdu TS/SCI Mandarin TS/SCI Russian (Cyrillic) TS/SCI Russian TS/SCI Somali TS/SCI Kurdish & Arabic Secret & TS/SCI Kurdish Arabic (Special Skills) Secret Kurdish (Kumanji) Secret

Requirements

• Must possess an active Secret (CAT II) or TS/SCI (CAT III) clearance
• Two or more years of experience
• High school degree/GED; in lieu of education, experience may be substituted
• Must have a minimum of general professional proficiency (3) in English and the target language(s) for listening, speaking, reading and writing

Nice To Haves

• A small number of linguists who qualify may optionally take training in special skills
• These may include parachuting, rappelling, fast roping, and other insertion/extraction techniques

Responsibilities

• Ability to provide idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from the foreign language to English, and vice-versa
• Ability to conduct consecutive, accurate interpretations of ongoing conversations and/or activities
• Willing and able to live and work in harsh environments, to include living and working in temporary facilities as mission dictates
• Ability to serve in a combat zone is desirable

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees