Mossi(Moore) Linguist with Security Clearance

Arrow Security & Training LLC; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow Security & Training LLC seeks CAT III Mossi linguist/translator candidates for employment to support military interrogations, intelligence collection, and related operations.

Responsibilities include transcription, translation, and interpretation with idiomatic accuracy, plus document exploitation and geo-political analysis. U.S. citizenship, 2+ years experience, and TS clearance (SCI eligibility) are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of interpretation/translation experience
• U.S. Citizenship required
• ACTIVE Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility preferred
• Polygraph and CI Focus Interview must be passable

Responsibilities

• Provide foreign language support, including transcription and translation/interpretation
• Conduct document exploitation and analysis of foreign language materials for intel value
• Provide cultural/ethnic context and expert opinions on translations and interpretations

Skills

ILR 3 English/Target lang

Native proficiency

Security clearance readiness

Document exploitation

Translation/interpretation

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Company Overview: Arrow Security & Training LLC (AST) is a privately-owned training company with our corporate headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire. AST is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) who provides tailored military training, training support, and a host of services to government and private sector clients worldwide.

AST, LLC is currently seeking CAT III Mossi (Moore) linguist / translator candidates to be considered for employment.

Summary of duties include: Provide foreign language support services, including transcription, and translation / interpretation (comprising idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to the SCRL language(s) or vice versa) services in support of military interrogations, intelligence collection, and other operational missions. Provide any and all cultural and ethnic context of translations, interpretations, and transcriptions with an expert linguist’s opinion given to the supported organization or agency as to the most likely meaning/intent of terms, phrases, or statements that may have multiple valid interpretations.

Perform document exploitation, scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents and intercepted data for key information; and must be able to supplement interpretations and translations with information pertinent and specific to professional fields; such as medicine, scientific, engineering, legal, etc. and identify and extract information components meeting military information requirement list criteria as well as provide input to reports.

Job Requirements Native proficiency preferred, not required. Must be a US Citizen

Must have at minimum (2) years’ experience of interpretation / translation

Interagency Language Round Table (ILR) level 3 in both Target Language and English.

Must have document exploitation skills

Must have in-depth geo-political knowledge

Must be computer literate

Able to understand the essentials of all speech in a standard dialect and to follow accurately the essentials of conversations between educated native speakers, understand radio broadcasts, news stories similar to wire service reports, oral reports, some oral technical reports and public addresses on non-technical subjects.

Able to produce idiomatic translations of non-technical material using correct syntax and expression from English to target language and vice versa.

Able to interpret/translate using colloquial and slang words and phrases.

Able to conduct consecutive and accurate translations, transcription, and interpretation of on-going conversations/activities and intelligence activities to/from target language.

Able to accurately provide the cultural and ethnic context of translations and interpretations and provide advice on the cultural and ethnic significance of statements, conversations, situations, documents, etc.

Able to accurately perform document exploitation (scan, research, and analyze foreign language documents for intelligence information and identify/extract information components meeting military information requirement list criteria.

Security Requirements Must have at minimum an ACTIVE TOP SECRET security clearance with ability to obtain an SCI

Must be able to pass a polygraph and a CI Focus Interview

U.S. Citizenship

• Due to Federal Contract Regulations, U.S. Citizenship is required for these positions.