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-Washington Metropolitan Area, CONUS Other TDY, 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.
- Ability and willingness to go on work trips each lasting once month or longer, several times per year, to include austere and high-risk locations.
- Candidates who travel will need native level Russian (5/5/5 SLR scores) and strong Ukrainian (3/3+/3+ SLR scores) as well as strong interpretation skills. TDYs may last up to 90 days both CONUS and OCONUS.
- 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 4 for Russian and a 3 for Ukrainian
- Speaking, Listening, and Reading (SLR) proficiency requirement: 4/4/4 for Russian, 3/3+/3+ for Ukrainian
- 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 United States or in the country of language skill
- Russian SLR proficiency of 4/4/4
- Ukrainian SLR proficiency of 3/3+/3+
- Commercial Translation Assessment score of 4 for Russian and 3 for Ukrainian
- Experience with interpretation and translation between English and the target languages
- Experience with transcription into English and the source language
- Experience with editing, language training, quality control, summarization, gisting, triage, workflow support, and translation-related services
- Expertise in religion, science and technology, and sponsor operations
- Willingness to travel for assignments lasting one month or longer, several times per year, including austere and high-risk locations
- Experience with monitoring, terminology management, report writing, counter-proliferation, counterterrorism, cyber, economics, geospatial, legal, military, or narcotics topics
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.









