Somali Operational Language Analyst (OLA) - Native

CTC Group; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CTC Group is seeking Somali Operational Language Analysts - Native Capability to provide native language and cultural expertise while supporting SIGINT Operations. You will translate and transcribe material, render translations into idiomatic American English, and perform quality control reviews.

Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required, with progressive ILR levels from 2 to 4. Level 1–4 qualifications include education from high school to BA/BS, plus extensive translation experience.

Qualifications

• ILR level requirements span Level 2–4 for translation into English.
• Native Capability defined as long-term study and use of the language with formal education.
• Excellent English rendering of complex language content into idiomatic American English.

Responsibilities

• Translate and transcribe material from Somali into idiomatic American English.
• Produce accurate translations of complex written and spoken material.
• Analyze and interpret language content to identify intelligence information.
• Perform quality control reviews of translations and transcripts.
• Render translations and transcripts from straightforward and advanced content.

Skills

Native language proficiency

ILR translation skills

Typing on English keyboard

English comprehension

Education

High School Diploma / GED

AA/AS degree

BA/BS degree

Extensive translation experience (ILR level 3+)

Job description

Summary

CTC Group is seeking SomaliOperational Language Analysts - Native Capability, levels 1-4, to provide native language and cultural expertise while performing tasks required to process voice and/or graphic language materials in support of SIGINT Operations.

Responsibilities

• Ability to comprehend written and/or spoken material in the required language that includes references and vocabulary related to common social situations and everyday life in countries where the language is widely spoken
• Sufficient English skills to render the main points of straightforward, factual materials in the required language into English with a reasonable degree of accuracy.
• Ability to comprehend written and/or spoken standard and substandard contemporary forms of the required language including complex grammar and syntax.
• Ability to comprehend material in the required language that includes idioms, colloquialisms, subtleties and nuances, emotions and attitudes.
• Ability to produce accurate translations of complex material from the required language into idiomatic American English.
• Analyze and interpret language materials to identify relevant intelligence information.
• Rendertranslations and/or transcripts based on straightforward, factual written and/or spoken material.
• Translating and/or transcribing complex and sophisticated written and/or spoken material.
• Gisting complex and sophisticated written and/or spoken material.
• Performing quality control review of translations and transcripts of complex and sophisticated written and spoken material.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance
• One (1) year experience typing on an English keyboard.
• Native Capability is defined for the purpose of this labor category as having learned the language since birth; and having been formally educated in, and via, the language for a minimum of ten (10) years, in a country where the language is an official, national or commonly spoken language.
  • Exception: In the case of a language/dialect that is not an official or national language and formal public education is not conducted in the language/dialect, Native Capability is defined as having learned and used the language/dialect since birth; and having used the language for at least fifteen (15) years in a region where the language/dialect is commonly used among a historically rooted population of resident speakers who employ the language/dialect in social, cultural, employment, economic, or other public sphere interactions beyond immediate family/household use.

Level 1 Qualifications

• High School Diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or equivalent.
• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level 2 in Audio Translation Performance and/or Translation Performance from the required language(s) into standard American English.
  • Scores from the MPO Civilian Language Test of Record, valid at time of resume submission, may be used as acceptable validation for text translation and audio translation skill level(s).
  • ILR skill level validation shall be documented within two (2) years prior to resume submission.

Level 2 Qualifications

• Associate of Arts (AA)/Associate of Science (AS) degree, or equivalent from other countries.
  • In lieu of the Associate's Degree, two (2) years' experience performing translation of materials (minimum ILR Level 3) from the required language(s) into English may be substituted.
• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level 3 in Audio Translation Performance and/or Translation Performance from the required language(s) into idiomatic, standard American English.
  • Scores from the MPO Civilian Language Test of Record, valid at time of resume submission, may be used as acceptable validation for text translation and audio translation skill level(s).
  • ILR skill level validation shall be documented within two (2) years prior to resume submission.

Level 3 Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, or equivalent from other countries.
  • In lieu of the Bachelor's Degree, an additional four (4) years of directly related, applied, practical work experience may be substituted for a total of eight (8) years' experience.
• Four (4) years full-time experience performing translation of materials (minimum ILR Level 3) from the required language(s) into English.
• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level 3 in Audio Translation Performance and/or Translation Performance from the required language(s) into idiomatic, standard American English.
  • Scores from the MPO Civilian Language Test of Record, valid at time of resume submission, may be used as acceptable validation for text translation and audio translation skill level(s).
  • ILR skill level validation shall be documented within two (2) years prior to resume submission.

Level 4 Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, or equivalent from other countries.
  • In lieu of the Bachelor's Degree, an additional four (4) years of directly related, applied, practical work experience may be substituted for a total of twelve (12) years' experience.
• Eight (8) years full-time experience performing translation of materials (minimum ILR Level 3) from the required language(s) into idiomatic, standard American English.
  • At least four (4) of the eight (8) years' experience shall be in cryptologic Operations performing language processing in the required language(s).
  • At least three (3) of the four (4) years' cryptologic Operations experience shall be in translating and/or transcribing, and gisting.
  • Two (2) of the four (4) years' cryptologic Operations experience shall be within four (4) years of resume submission.
• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level 3 in both Audio Translation Performance and Translation Performance from the required language(s) into idiomatic, standard American English.
  • Scores from the MPO Civilian Language Test of Record, valid at time of resume submission, may be used as acceptable validation for text translation and audio translation skill level(s).
  • ILR skill level validation shall be documented within two (2) years prior to resume submission.

Pay Information

The final salary may be influenced by various factors, such as location, labor categories, experience, education, and/or certifications. CTC also provides a variety of benefits as well as opportunities for continuous education and development.

The estimated salary range for this position is $80,000 - $190,000.

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Why CTC Group?

We recognize that successful partnerships are based on open and direct communication, mutual respect, and the ability to adapt to evolving capabilities. Our cleared employees bring decades of experience supporting customers in the Intelligence and Defense communities. We specialize in providing engineering, technical, operational support, and training services to Federal government, and Mission Operations.

CTC Group provides a comprehensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to, Health/Dental/Vision, 401k, PTO and holiday pay, disability and life insurance.

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