Job Description
The Operational Language Analyst performs tasks required to process voice and/or graphic language materials in support of SIGINT Operations.
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Required Skills
The Level 4 Operational Language Analyst shall demonstrate the skills of the lower levels plus the following cryptologic language processing skills:
Transcribing complex and sophisticated spoken material and translating complex and sophisticated written material
Gisting complex and sophisticated written and spoken material
Performing quality control review of translations and transcripts of complex and sophisticated written and spoken material
Bachelor of Arts (BA)/Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, or equivalent from other countries
Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Skill Level 3 in both Audio Translation Performance and Translation Performance from the required language(s) into idiomatic, standard American English. Scores from the NSA Civilian Language Test of Record, valid at the time of resume submission, may be used as acceptable validation for text translation and audio translation skill level(s). ILR skill level validation shall be documented within two (2) years prior to resume submission
In lieu of the Bachelor’s Degree, an additional four (4) years of directly related, applied, practical work experience may be substituted for a total of nineteen (19) years’ experience
At least five (5) of the eight (8) years’ experience in the required language(s) shall be in translating and/or transcribing, and gisting
At least three (3) years’ experience in the required language(s) shall be in performing quality control review of both audio translations and text translations at the ILR level 3
For no more than seven (7) of the required fifteen (15) years’ experience, reporting shall be the primary duty
One (1) of the eight (8) years of experience in the required language(s) shall be within six (6) years of resume submission
One (1) year of experience typing on an English keyboard
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About A2 Federal
A2 Federal is dedicated to augmenting the United States' national security efforts, domestically and abroad. We specialize in intelligence, language, and information technology/cyber services to support the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and other agencies across the federal government.
