Chinese Mandarin Cryptologic Language Analyst

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company is seeking a skilled Chinese Mandarin Cryptologic Language Analyst to join their Cyber & Intelligence team at Fort Meade. The role involves scanning and categorizing foreign language materials, translating complex texts, and maintaining quality control over processing activities. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and possess a TS/SCI with Poly clearance. This position offers a full-time schedule with opportunities for impactful national security work.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience required.
• Performance at ILR skill level 3 in required translations.
• Must possess TS/SCI with Poly clearance.

Responsibilities

• Scan and categorize foreign language materials.
• Translate and transcribe materials from required language to English.
• Perform quality control on language processing activities.

Skills

Audio translation

Text translation

Cryptologic Operations

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Requisition Information

Requisition Number: 26663
Required Travel: 0 - 10%
Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $85,000.00 - $165,000.00
Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly
Level of Experience: Mid

About the Position

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems.

HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution – by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class.

Job Description

The Warfare Systems group at HII–Mission Technologies delivers cutting‑edge cyber, electronic warfare, and space capabilities to meet today’s rapidly evolving, multi‑domain security challenges. We are a diverse, mission‑focused organization committed to providing meaningful, challenging work for driven professionals. Our culture prioritizes continuous learning, career mobility, and active engagement within our communities.

We are seeking a skilled Chinese Mandarin Cryptologic Language Analyst to join our Cyber & Intelligence team and contribute to critical national security missions in the Fort Meade area.

What You Will Do

• Scanning, sorting/categorizing foreign language written and verbal materials to recover essential elements of information
• Completing lists, translations, and transcriptions of complex and sophisticated written and/or spoken materials from required language to English, and English to the required language
• Performing quality control on language processing activities
• Compiling and updating operational work aids and databases
• Drafting intelligence reports

Current and Future Opportunities

This posting is to collect applications for current and future openings for HII Mission Technologies. Candidates will be screened as opportunities come available and selected candidates will be contacted about an opportunity.

Salary Ranges

• Senior Cryptologic Linguist : $125,000 - $165,000
• Cryptologic Linguist : $105,000 - $140,000
• Cryptologic Linguist, Associate : $75,000 - 115,000

What We Are Looking For

• 2 years of relevant experience with Bachelor's in related field; 0 years of experience with Master's in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years of relevant experience
• Performance at Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) skill level 3 in audio translation and text translation from Arabic into idiomatic, standard American English; skill level shall be documented within 2 years prior to resume submission
• Full‑time experience in Cryptologic Operations performing language processing in the required language(s)
• Clearance: Must possess and maintain a TS/SCI with Poly

Bonus Points

• Translating and/or transcribing, and gisting shall be the primary duty for at least 2 of the 4 years of experience
• Reporting shall be the primary duty for no more than 1 year of the required 4 years
• 2 years of end product reporting experience
• 3 years performing Computer Network Operations

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable Accommodation

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e‑mail address. Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.