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 an Exploitation Specialist – Lao to support a US Government Client to provide media monitoring, translation, and current event awareness. Linguists will serve as subject matter experts and leverage Lao and their cultural expertise to curate and translate global media into English language products.
Essential Job Duties
- Develop comprehensive understanding of Client interests and mission requirements, including areas of priority topical interest. Utilize knowledge to understand nuance of requirements and pivot research to topics or events of emerging interest.
- Utilize Client knowledge to evaluate potential foreign language media sources (including traditional news outlets and social media), conduct topical research, synthesize and summarize findings, and provide sourced, written reports in English of those findings.
- 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.
- 3 years of relevant experience.
- Country and regional expertise, including proficiency in Lao. Proficiency will be established via testing and candidates must score at least 3/3+ (ILR scale) and some positions may require 4/4+.
- Subject matter expertise or education in international topics in climate change, climate security, global health, politics, leadership, culture, religion, international relations, economics, energy, counter proliferation, cyber threats, emerging technologies, counter narcotics, military, science and technology, counter terrorism, or media of a particular country or region.
- 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 and one year of relevant experience.
- 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
- 3 years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in Lao, minimum score of 3/3+ ILR scale
- Experience with open source research
- Strong written and oral communication 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
