Pashtu CAT III Linguist

Valiant Integrated Services; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Integrated Services seeks a professional linguist to provide translation, transcription, and interpretation services for military interrogations, intelligence collection, and related missions.

Applicants should have US citizenship, at least 2 years of interpretation/translation experience, and ILR level 3 in English and the target language. A top‑secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility is required. Native proficiency is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have at minimum 2 years' experience of interpretation / translation.
• ILR level 3 in both Target Language and English. Native proficiency preferred, not required.
• Must have document exploitation skills.
• Must have in-depth geo-political knowledge.
• Must be computer literate.

Responsibilities

• Provide transcription, translation, and interpretation in support of military operations.
• Offer cultural/ethnic context and expert interpretation of terms and phrases.
• Perform document exploitation, research, and analysis of foreign language materials.
• Conduct consecutive and accurate translations and interpretation.
• Provide culturally informed insights and context for statements and documents.

Skills

ILR Level 3 (Target Language & English

Geopolitical knowledge

Computer literacy

Cultural context understanding

Translation/Interpretation accuracy

Job description

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• 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 Pashtu or vice versa) services in support of military interrogations, intelligence collection, and other operational missions.
• Provide cultural and ethnic context of translations, interpretations, and transcriptions with an expert linguist's opinion regarding the most likely meaning or 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; supplement interpretations and translations with information pertinent and specific to professional fields such as medicine, science, engineering, legal, etc., and identify and extract information components meeting military information requirement list criteria as well as provide input to reports.
• Native proficiency preferred, not required.
• Other duties as assigned.

ABOUT VALIANT

Valiant Integrated Services is an employer who hires in accordance with applicable state and federal law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with those laws.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have at minimum 2 years' experience of interpretation / translation
• Interagency Language Round Table (ILR) level 3 in both Target Language and English. Native proficiency preferred, not required.
• 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 ongoing 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 the ability to obtain an SCI
• Must be able to pass a polygraph and a CI Focus Interview
• U.S. Citizenship

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Physical requirements may include, but are not limited to, lifting, ascending, and descending stairs, climbing, extended sitting or standing, to various degrees.