Founded in 1989, SOSi is among the largest private, founder-owned technology and services integrators in the defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and trusted results to enable national security missions worldwide.
Job DescriptionOverview
**This position is contingent upon award of contract**
SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking Chinese and Cantonese Linguists to support a US Government Client. Linguists will serve as subject matter experts and leverage Chinese and Cantonese and their cultural expertise to translate materials and documents into English language products.
Essential Job Duties
- Gist, summarize, and translate Chinese and Cantonese printed, electronic, or audio/visual material into clear, understandable, and idiomatically correct English.
- Leverage knowledge of culture, media, and language to answer Client questions.
- Adhere to Client style and translation standards to prepare all products.
- Efficiently leverage Client-specific tools and workflows.
- Ability to meet deadlines, including same day.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- High School Diploma and three years of relevant experience.
- Proficiency at least 4/4+ (ILR) level in Chinese and Cantonese. Proficiency will be determined by standardized language exams which must be completed as part of the application process.
- Expertise related to country and surrounding regions where Chinese and Cantonese is spoken natively.
- Experience with open source research and support, product creation and dissemination, collection management and workflow support.
- Experience in open source social media collection, analysis, and exploitation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to engage collaboratively and effectively in a virtual environment within a diverse team.
- Strong time and task management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC).
Additional Information
Work Environment
- Remote.
Working at SOSi
All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.
Skills Required
- High School Diploma and three years of relevant experience
- Proficiency at least 4/4+ level in Chinese and Cantonese
- Expertise related to Chinese and Cantonese speaking countries and regions
- Experience with open source research and support
- Experience with social media collection and analysis
- Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong time and task management skills
SOSi Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SOSi and has not been reviewed or approved by SOSi.
-
Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered a relative strength, with international plan options and substantial employer contribution that support OCONUS and travel-heavy work. Company materials also highlight a comprehensive medical offering alongside wellness support.
-
Retirement Support — A 401(k) program is available, with indications of employer matching though specifics are not publicly detailed. This suggests foundational retirement support for eligible employees.
-
Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Compensation is often characterized as competitive for cleared, hard‑to‑hire, and certain overseas or mission‑critical roles. Pay levels appear closely tied to contract demands, clearance, and location.
SOSi Insights
What We Do
SOSi is a technology and services integrator focused on the aerospace, defense, and government services industry, described as one of the largest private, founder-owned companies in its sector.
