Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language, operations, and technology 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 Kurdish (Sorani) with Arabic Linguist - (US Citizenship required) to join our team working in Reston, VA. You will be on 100% travel CONUS /OCONUS and will be responsible for translating documents into English and providing consecutive interpretation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Broader variety of language-related tasks, to include triage, gisting, and transcription of audio/video materials.
- Utilize knowledge of the cultural milieu in the Kurdish (Sorani) with Arabic world in order to properly render abstract language and idioms.
- Previous work experience with the USG and/or military as a linguist is helpful, but is not a requirement.
- Applicants must have a willingness to travel worldwide, to include warzones and austere locations, in support to the US Government at any time.
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- US Citizenship
- BA/BS Degree strongly desired
- Candidates must be proficient at a Level 3 on the ILR scale, or an equivalent, signifying "professional performance," in translation, speaking, and listening
- Excellent Target Language and English skills
- Willingness to travel a minimum of 50% of the year to locations worldwide, to include warzones
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Ability to work as a team
- Ability to give/receive constructive feedback on translation reviews
- Ability to type no less than 45wpm in English and in the target language
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Must be able to qualify on weapons to meet warzone requirements
- Medically fit to travel to all areas
- Willingness to travel to meet changing mission needs – “anywhere, anytime”
- Must have cultural knowledge and be knowledgeable in current events for their area of expertise
- All candidates must pass the English test with a score of 75% or above
- All candidates must provide a copy of their current US passport
Skills Required
- US Citizenship
- BA/BS Degree strongly desired
- Proficiency at Level 3 on the ILR scale
- Excellent Target Language and English skills
- Willingness to travel a minimum of 40% of the year
- Ability to type no less than 45wpm in English and in target language
- Must qualify on weapons to meet warzone requirements
- Medically fit to travel to all areas
- Cultural knowledge and current events awareness for expertise area
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.
