Chinese Operational Language Analyst

Society of Defense Financial Management; Annapolis, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi is seeking a Chinese Operational Language Analyst to support national security objectives from Suitland, Maryland. You will process voice and graphic language materials for SIGINT operations, render translations and transcripts, and summarize complex information for analysts and decision makers.

Responsibilities include open-source data mining, content reviews, and training linguists. The role requires a TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly and an Associates degree with 4+ years of cryptologic

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
• Associates degree and 4+ years of cryptologic language processing experience.
• ILR level 3 in Listening or Reading within the last 2 years.
• Ability to conduct All-Source research, data-mining and fusion analysis.
• Proficiency with intelligence analysis tools and databases.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Process voice and graphic language materials for SIGINT operations.
• Render translations and transcripts of complex materials.
• Gist straightforward written and spoken material.
• Review and analyze reports and translate documents as needed.
• Assist government personnel in identifying system vulnerabilities.
• Perform open-source data mining operations.
• Provide guidance and training to linguist personnel.

Skills

TS/SCI with CI Poly

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication

Education

Associates degree or higher

Tools

IC databases

Analytical software tools

Open-source data mining tools

Job description

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.

Job Description

SOSi is seeking a Chinese Operational Language Analyst to join a team of Intelligence Community professionals supporting national security objectives in Suitland, Maryland.

Essential Job Duties:

• Perform tasks required to process voice and/or graphic language materials in support of SIGINT operations.
• Recover essential elements of information.
• Render translations and/or transcripts that are complex and sophisticated written and/or spoken material.
• Gist straightforward, factual written and/or spoken material.
• Review, analyze, evaluate and as necessary translate reports of both a technical and operational nature that have direct bearing on supporting ongoing customer research and development programs.
• Review, analyze and assess information derived from original language documents and perform both document translations and assess information derived from original language documents.
• Assist Government personnel in their efforts to identify functional vulnerabilities in various system components.
• Perform open-source data mining operations.
• Provide guidance and training to enlisted Linguist personnel to develop preceding skills.

Qualifications

• Active in scope TS/SCI with CI Poly.
• Associates degree and Four (4) or more years' full-time experience performing cryptologic language processing in the required language.
• Additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Language test scores taken within the last two (2) years equivalent to the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level 3 in Listening OR Reading.
• Ability to conduct and employ All-Source, including open-source, research/data-mining and fusion analysis operations and techniques.
• Ability to utilize IC databases and analytical software tools.
• Demonstrated experience with intelligence analysis tools and databases.
• Demonstrates superior written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant military MOSs: 35P, 1N3X1, 1A8X1, CTI, 267X or equivalent.
• SIGINT reporting.
• Target and network research, development, and analysis.
• Identification and characterization of Network Operations threat actors.

Working Conditions

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• Fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• May require periods of non-traditional working hours including consecutive nights or weekends (if applicable).

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.