Russian Language Crypto-Linguist

FOTOMILL STUDIOS LIMITED; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Altamira Technologies is seeking a qualified Russian Language Crypto-Linguist to conduct translation, transcription, and summaries/gists of sensitive materials. Candidates must hold TS/SCI with Polygraph and have strong English proficiency.

Required: 4 years in crypto language processing with at least 2 years translating, transcribing, or gisting; ILR Level 3 in Audio or Graphic; US citizen due to federal contract requirements. Salary range: $120,000–$240,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Proficient in translation, transcription, and summarization/gisting of language materials.
• Must have strong command of English grammar.

Responsibilities

• Translate, transcribe, and summarize language materials.
• Triaging incoming materials to determine priority and processing path.
• Annotate data using tools and databases.
• Leverage cultural context for accurate translations.

Skills

Russian language

Crypto language processing

Security clearance

Job description

Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history of providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence, and homeland security communities worldwide by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data, and security. Altamira believes that our people and our company's culture differentiate us from other companies.

Position Summary : Altamira is hiring a qualified Russian Language Crypto-Linguist.

Position Description : Conduct translation, transcription, and summaries/gists of various language materials Leverage knowledge of language origins and cultural context to provide meaningful, nuanced translations Conduct triage analysis on incoming language materials to determine priority and process accordingly Proficiently use various tools and databases to process language materials and annotate required data Must have a strong command of the English language and ensure proper grammar is always used

Required Qualifications : Must have a TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph for consideration 4 years performing crypto language processing – translating/gisting sophisticated written and/or spoken materials and demonstrating all lower OLA skills (2 of the 4 yrs primary duty: translating, transcribing, and/or gisting) Must have ILR Skill Level 3 in Audio or Graphic Due to Federal contract requirements for this role, we can only consider US citizens for this position.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000 to $240,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, the scope of the position, relevant experience, education, certifications, internal equity, customer contractual requirements, security clearance requirements, and other legitimate business considerations.

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