Kurdish: Kurmanji & Arabic Travel Linguist

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Reston, VA, USA
In-Office
135K-210K Annually
Mid level
Aerospace • Cloud • Information Technology • Defense
The Role
Provide travel-only Kurdish (Kurmanji) and Arabic language support for intelligence missions, including translation, consecutive interpretation, transcription, editing, quality control, summarization, and related workflow tasks across technical, political, military, religious, and sponsor operations topics in CONUS, OCONUS, and warzone environments.
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Summary
CTC Group is seeking cleared linguists with intelligence experience to support travel-only language support missions. This role is ideal for experienced linguists who can provide high-quality translation, interpretation, transcription, and related language services in fast-paced mission environments.
Locations: CONUS Other TDY, OCONUS, and Warzone / Conflict locations. Travel is required to meet mission needs, including undisclosed East Coast, OCONUS, and Warzone / Conflict locations.
Responsibilities

  • Translate materials between the target language and English with strong attention to detail and quality.
  • Perform consecutive interpretation between the target language and English in individual meetings and conference-type settings.
  • Provide transcription, summarization, gisting, triage, editing, quality control, workflow, and translation-related services.
  • Apply subject matter familiarity across technical, political, military, religious, science and technology, and sponsor operations topics.
  • Work effectively in a fast-paced environment requiring flexibility, professionalism, and strong teamwork.
  • Support travel-only mission requirements across CONUS, OCONUS, and Warzone / Conflict locations.

Requirements

  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance.
  • Bachelor’s degree obtained in the U.S. or in the country of language skill.
  • ICA Testing Requirements
    • Commercial Translation Assessment (TA) should be a 3 for Arabic and a 2+ for Kurdish
    • Interpretation (INT) in-office test in-person should be a pass.
    • Speaking, Listening, and Reading (SLR) proficiency requirement: 4/4/4.
  • Experience with interpretation, translation into English, translation into the target language, transcription into English, and transcription into the source language.
  • Experience with editing, language training, quality control, summarizing / gisting, translation-related services, triage, and workflow support.
  • Required areas of expertise include religion, science and technology, and sponsor operations.
  • Desired experience includes monitoring, terminology management, writing reports, counter-proliferation, counterterrorism, cyber, economics, geospatial, legal / law, military, and narcotics.

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 $135,000 - $210,000.
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Skills Required

  • Active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance
  • Bachelor's degree obtained in the U.S. or in the country of language skill
  • Commercial Translation Assessment (TA): Arabic = 3, Kurdish = 2+
  • Interpretation (INT) in-office in-person test: pass
  • Speaking, Listening, Reading (SLR) proficiency: 4/4/4
  • Experience with interpretation, translation into English and into target language, and transcription (both directions)
  • Experience with editing, language training, quality control, summarizing/gisting, triage, and workflow support
  • Subject-matter expertise in religion, science and technology, and sponsor operations
  • Desired: monitoring, terminology management, report writing, counter-proliferation, counterterrorism, cyber, economics, geospatial, legal/law, military, narcotics experience
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The Company
125 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

CTC Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that delivers timely, high-quality Digital Government and Mission Solution services to the federal government. The company specializes in supporting Intelligence Community customers with mission-focused technical expertise and operational experience, employing highly-cleared professionals who possess a deep understanding of the critical environments and requirements they serve.

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