Kanuri Language Analyst - SIGINT & Translation Expert

ctcgroup; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401k

PTO and holiday pay

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

CTC Group is seeking Kanuri-speaking language analysts to support intelligence operations by translating, analyzing, and interpreting voice and graphic materials, including communications and documents. Locations: Annapolis Junction / Ft. Meade.

Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required, along with experience in cryptologic language processing, translation, transcription, and reporting. Team collaboration spans SIGINT analysts, operators, and mission leadership to deliver timely intelligence.

Qualifications

• Two years of full-time cryptologic language processing experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent per Level 3 or 4 qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Perform SIGINT language analysis on voice and graphic materials, exploiting foreign language communications to identify, extract, and report intelligence of operational value.
• Translate, transcribe, and gist complex written and spoken materials, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to mission timelines.
• Recover and document essential elements of information (EEIs) and other reportable intelligence in support of cryptologic and intelligence operations.
• Conduct quality control reviews of translations and transcripts, validating linguistic accuracy, context, and intelligence relevance.
• Provide cultural, regional, and contextual analysis to enhance analytic understanding and operational decision-making.
• Produce clear intelligence reports, summaries, and briefings to support analysts, operators, and mission leadership.
• Collaborate with SIGINT analysts, operators, and multi-disciplinary teams to support ongoing operations, assessments, and mission planning.

Skills

Cryptologic language processing

Kanuri language

SIGINT analysis

Transcription/translation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

BA/BS degree

Job description

CTC Group is seeking Kanuri-speaking language analysts to support intelligence operations by translating, analyzing, and interpreting voice and graphic materials, including communications and documents. Locations: Annapolis Junction / Ft. Meade.

Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required, along with experience in cryptologic language processing, translation, transcription, and reporting. Team collaboration spans SIGINT analysts, operators, and mission leadership to deliver timely intelligence.