Korean Linguist (2026-0202)

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Reston, VA, USA
In-Office
66-106 Hourly
Entry level
Information Technology • Professional Services • Security • Defense
The Role
Provide Korean and/or Khmer interpretation, translation, transcription, editing, quality control, summarization, reporting, workflow management, and triage for a government agency. The role supports individual meetings and possibly conferences, requires active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, and may involve short-term domestic and international travel. Candidates may contribute linguistic and cultural expertise and subject matter knowledge in science, technology, sponsor operations, or intelligence-related domains.
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Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.

We are actively hiring a KoreanLinguist to join our team working in Reston, VA. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services.
RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Interpretation of primarily individual meetings but may include conference-type settings. Having simultaneous interpretation skills is a plus
  • Translating from Khorean into English
  • This position may require short-term domestic and foreign travel

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  • Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  • Bachelor’s degree in education, foreign language, or technical field with relevant foreign language training experience desired
  • Interpretation
  • Translation into English
  • Editing and Quality Control of language products
  • Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise
  • Writing reports
  • Workflow management
  • Triage
  • Subject Matter Expertise in Science and Technology or Sponsor Operations

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Interpretation skills for Khmer
  • Transcription into English
  • Terminology Management
  • Translation Related Services (TRS)
  • Writing Analysis
  • Subject Matter Expertise in Counterterrorism, Counterproliferation, Legal, Military, Narcotics, Religion, Cyber, Economics and Geospatial areas of focus

The hourly pay rate for these position will range from $65.58 - $105.64.

Skills Required

  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  • Bachelor’s degree in education, foreign language, or a technical field
  • Relevant foreign language training experience
  • Interpretation skills
  • Translation into English
  • Editing and quality control of language products
  • Summarizing and gisting using linguistic or cultural expertise
  • Report writing
  • Workflow management
  • Triage
  • Subject matter expertise in science and technology or sponsor operations
  • Interpretation skills for Khmer
  • Transcription into English
  • Terminology management
  • Translation Related Services (TRS)
  • Analysis writing
  • Subject matter expertise in counterterrorism, counterproliferation, legal, military, narcotics, religion, cyber, economics, or geospatial areas
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The Company
HQ: Reston, VA
Year Founded: 2000

What We Do

Acclaim Technical Services is a leading language, operations, and technology services company supporting U.S. Federal agencies, specializing in intelligence analysis, software engineering, and systems engineering for the defense and intelligence communities.

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