Localization Engineer | Automation & TM Specialist

Mountain Cat LLC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsibilities include training linguists, validating new features in CAT tools, automating file analysis, and writing scripts to streamline project management tasks. A degree in CS or math is preferred, with strong English skills and problem-solving abilities.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Poly required.
• Ability to pass English grammar test.
• Working proficiency in one of the listed languages (Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Korean, Kurdish, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian).
• Ability to pass translation test from source language into English with ILR 2+;
• Bachelor's degree in CS or mathematics or equivalent on-the-job experience in HLT.
• Excellent English communication skills; written and spoken.
• Experience with CAT tools and localization engineering tools.
• Knowledge of DTP, XML Localization Interchange File Format, and localization standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily technical support to clients for localization projects.
• Facilitate technology rollouts across units and teams.
• Train linguists in use of HLT tools.
• Assist sponsors and linguists in triage, translation, transcription and localization processes.

Skills

Security clearance

English proficiency

Foreign language

Translation testing

Communication skills

CAT tools

Localization engineering

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or mathematics

Tools

Okapi Framework

XML Localization Interchange File Format (XLIFF)

Job description

Responsibilities include training linguists, validating new features in CAT tools, automating file analysis, and writing scripts to streamline project management tasks. A degree in CS or math is preferred, with strong English skills and problem-solving abilities.