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Operational Language Analyst – Chinese, Level 2 (2025-0017)

Acclaim Technical Services, Inc.

Molesworth

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

Join a leading language services company as an Operational Language Analyst, where you will leverage your translation skills to support critical SIGINT operations. This role offers the chance to work with complex language materials, providing essential translations and insights for U.S. Federal agencies. As part of a top-ranked workplace, you will enjoy a collaborative environment that values your contributions and supports your career growth. With a comprehensive benefits package and a commitment to employee ownership, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of language analysis.

Benefits

Healthcare
Wellness Programs
Retirement Benefits
Continuing Education
Time Off Benefits

Qualifications

  • Must have active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
  • Associate's degree or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

  • Translate and transcribe complex written and spoken materials.
  • Gist and recover essential elements of information.

Skills

Audio Translation
Text Translation
Gisting
Information Recovery

Education

Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS)
TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph
Four years of experience in Cryptologic Operations

Job description

Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations and technology services 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 an Operational Language Analyst - Chinese, level 2 to join our Defense and Homeland Security Division working at RAF Molesworth. In this role, the Operational Language Analyst performs tasks required to process voice and/or graphic language materials in support of SIGINT Operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Translating and/or transcribing complex and sophisticated written and/or spoken material
  2. Gisting complex and sophisticated written and/or spoken material
  3. Recovering essential elements of information
  4. Rendering translations and/or transcripts based on straightforward, factual written and/or spoken material
  5. Gisting straightforward written and/or spoken material

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  1. Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  2. Associate of Arts (AA)/Associate of Science (AS) degree or equivalent
  3. Performance at Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) skill level 3 in audio translation and/or text translation from the required language into idiomatic, standard American English or 3 in listening and/or reading on the DLPT.
  4. Equivalent of four (4) years full-time experience in Cryptologic Operations performing language processing in the required language(s).
  • In lieu of the Associate’s Degree an additional two (2) years of directly related, applied, practical work experience may be substituted.
  • For no more than one (1) year of the required four (4) years, Reporting shall be the primary duty.
  • Two (2) of the four (4) years experience shall be within four (4) years of resume submission for work on the Contract.

Pay Range: There are many factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employee owners value the flexibility at ATS that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, career growth, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad mix of exceptional benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.

At ATS, you will be eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package such as: healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here Employee Resources.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity.

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