Russian Operational Language Analyst

Swift•Annapolis Junction, MD

10h

About The Position

For the OPS Consulting team, ‘the power to help’ means helping our clients, helping serve the mission, helping our employees and their families, and helping the community. Headquartered in Hanover, MD. OPS Consulting has over two decades of experience specializing in the most mission-critical operations. We are thought leaders and innovators. The ingenuity of our developers, engineers, cyber experts, linguists, and analysts are dedicated to empowering our clients, fulfilling The Mission, and remaining trusted leaders and advisers in national security and technology solutions. We are looking for an Operational Language Analyst (Russian) to support SIGINT operations through the processing, analysis, and translation of voice and/or graphic language materials. This role contributes directly to mission success by enabling the extraction, interpretation, and reporting of critical foreign language information. OLAs perform a range of cryptologic language processing tasks including translation, transcription, and gisting of foreign language materials. More senior levels contribute through quality control, mentoring, and advanced analysis of complex language data.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED (OLA Level 1)
Associate’s Degree (or +2 years experience in lieu) (OLA Level 2)
Bachelor’s Degree (or +4 years experience in lieu) (OLA Level 3 & 4)
ILR Level 2 in Audio and/or Text Translation (within 2 years) (OLA Level 1)
ILR Level 3 in Audio and/or Text Translation (within 2 years) (OLA Level 2)
ILR Level 3 in BOTH Audio and Text Translation (within 2 years) (OLA Level 4)
2 years of cryptologic language processing experience (OLA Level 2)
4 years of cryptologic language processing experience (OLA Level 2)
10 years of combined relevant experience (OLA Level 3)
15 years of combined relevant experience (OLA Level 4)
At least 1 year with translation/transcription/gisting as primary duties (OLA Level 1)
At least 2 years with translation/transcription/gisting as primary duties (OLA Level 2)
At least 6 years in cryptologic language processing (OLA Level 3)
At least 8 years in cryptologic language processing (OLA Level 4)
At least 6 years in the required language (OLA Level 3)
At least 8 years in required language (OLA Level 4)
At least 1 year performing quality control (QC) at ILR 3 (OLA Level 3)
At least 3 years performing QC at ILR 3 (OLA Level 4)
Recency requirements apply (within 6 years) (OLA Level 3)
Recency requirements apply (OLA Level 4)
1 year typing on an English keyboard (All Levels)
US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required (All Levels)

Responsibilities

Process voice and/or graphic language materials in support of SIGINT operations
Translate, transcribe, and gist foreign language materials into clear, idiomatic English
Identify and extract essential elements of information (EEIs)
Support mission reporting through accurate and timely language analysis
Utilize standard tools and databases to support analysis and reporting

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