Exploitation Specialist - Malay/Chinese

SOS International LLC.; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government contracting firm is seeking an Exploitation Specialist – Malay/Chinese. This remote role involves media monitoring and translation, supporting a US Government client. Candidates should have proficiency in Malay/Chinese and experience in open source research. The position requires a High School Diploma and at least 3 years of relevant experience. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft applications are essential.

Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience required.
• Subject matter expertise or education in international topics.
• Proficiency will be established via testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of client interests and mission requirements.
• Evaluate potential foreign language media sources for research.
• Adhere to client standards to prepare all products.

Skills

Proficiency in Malay

Proficiency in Chinese

Open source research expertise

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong time management skills

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Excel

Word

Job description

Overview

This position is contingent upon award of contract

SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking an Exploitation Specialist – Malay/Chinese to support a US Government Client to provide media monitoring, translation, and current event awareness. Linguists will serve as subject matter experts and leverage Malay/Chinese and their cultural expertise to curate and translate global media into English language products.

Essential Job Duties

• Develop comprehensive understanding of Client interests and mission requirements, including areas of priority topical interest. Utilize knowledge to understand nuance of requirements and pivot research to topics or events of emerging interest.
• Utilize Client knowledge to evaluate potential foreign language media sources (including traditional news outlets and social media), conduct topical research, synthesize and summarize findings, and provide sourced, written reports in English of those findings.
• Adhere to Client style and translation standards to prepare all products.
• Efficiently leverage Client-specific tools and workflows.
• Ability to meet deadlines, including same day.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma.
• 3 years of relevant experience.
• Country and regional expertise, including proficiency in Malay/Chinese. Proficiency will be established via testing and candidates must score at least 3/3+ (ILR scale) and some positions may require 4/4+.
• Subject matter expertise or education in international topics in climate change, climate security, global health, politics, leadership, culture, religion, international relations, economics, energy, counter proliferation, cyber threats, emerging technologies, counter narcotics, military, science and technology, counter terrorism, or media of a particular country or region.
• Experience with open source research and support, product creation and dissemination, collection management and workflow support.
• Experience in open source social media collection, analysis, and exploitation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to engage collaboratively and effectively in a virtual environment within a diverse team.
• Strong time and task management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and one year of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC).

Work Environment

• Remote.

Working at SOSi

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