Pashto/Dari Linguist - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Pashto/Dari Linguist - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Pashto/Dari Linguist
Make a Global Impact – Join the Mission at Leidos
Apply your linguistic expertise to national security challenges at Leidos. We unite innovative minds, advanced technology, and excellence to tackle global issues. Leidos sponsors and upgrades security clearances for eligible candidates, providing resources for professional growth.
Role Overview
Seeking a highly skilled Pashto linguist proficient in Dari for translation, interpretation, transcription, and gisting tasks requiring accuracy, cultural insight, and geopolitical awareness. No clearance required to apply; TS/SCI with polygraph sponsored post-language testing.
What You’ll Do
- Translation: Convert digital/hard copy materials bidirectionally, preserving nuances, cultural/ethnic references, and subject-specific terminology.
- Interpretation: Deliver consecutive interpretation (occasional simultaneous), ensuring fidelity across dialects and contexts.
- Transcription: Transcribe audio/internet content into accurate English reports, handling dialectical variations.
- Gisting/Summarization: Extract and prioritize key facts/abstract concepts from datasets using references for quality.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s + 4-8 years or Master’s + 2-6 years relevant experience (substitutable).
- Translation/interpretation degree desired; HLT experience a plus.
- Pass Leidos language test at Primary level+; MS Office proficiency.
Preferred
- Deployed linguist experience in contingency ops.
- IC/military/law enforcement familiarity.
- Briefing skills; multi-language proficiency.
Additional Requirements
Mandatory sponsor training and medical/physical screening. Pay: $73,450 - $132,775 USD.
Why Leidos?
Join our National Security Sector powering AI, ML, and digital modernization for intelligence, border security, and geopolitical foresight. Drive innovation, collaboration, and integrity in a safer world.
Locations
- Reston, Virginia, United States
Salary
73,450 - 132,775 USD / yearly
73,450 - 132,775 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Pashto Language Proficiencyintermediate
- Dari Language Proficiencyintermediate
- Translation (Pashto/Dari-English)intermediate
- Consecutive Interpretationintermediate
- Simultaneous Interpretationintermediate
- Audio Transcriptionintermediate
- Gisting and Summarizationintermediate
- Cultural and Dialectical Expertiseintermediate
- Microsoft Office Suiteintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree + 4-8 years experience or Master’s + 2-6 years (experience may substitute) (experience)
- Translation/Interpretation degree highly desired (experience)
- HLT experience a plus (experience)
- Leidos language proficiency test at Primary level or higher (experience)
- Ability to obtain TS/SCI with polygraph (sponsored) (experience)
- Pass medical/physical screening and sponsor training (experience)
Responsibilities
- Translate materials accurately from Pashto/Dari to English and vice versa capturing nuances and cultural references
- Provide consecutive (and occasional simultaneous) interpretation with regional dialect fluency
- Transcribe audio/visual content and produce English reports
- Perform gisting to summarize key facts from large datasets
- Conduct basic online research using reference materials
Benefits
- general: Security clearance sponsorship and upgrade for eligible candidates
- general: Mission-driven work supporting national security
- general: Professional development resources and support
- general: Comprehensive training including sponsor programs
- general: Competitive pay in National Security Sector with innovation focus
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Pashto/Dari Linguist - Careers at Leidos
Leidos
Pashto/Dari Linguist - Careers at Leidos
Job Description
Pashto/Dari Linguist
Make a Global Impact – Join the Mission at Leidos
Apply your linguistic expertise to national security challenges at Leidos. We unite innovative minds, advanced technology, and excellence to tackle global issues. Leidos sponsors and upgrades security clearances for eligible candidates, providing resources for professional growth.
Role Overview
Seeking a highly skilled Pashto linguist proficient in Dari for translation, interpretation, transcription, and gisting tasks requiring accuracy, cultural insight, and geopolitical awareness. No clearance required to apply; TS/SCI with polygraph sponsored post-language testing.
What You’ll Do
- Translation: Convert digital/hard copy materials bidirectionally, preserving nuances, cultural/ethnic references, and subject-specific terminology.
- Interpretation: Deliver consecutive interpretation (occasional simultaneous), ensuring fidelity across dialects and contexts.
- Transcription: Transcribe audio/internet content into accurate English reports, handling dialectical variations.
- Gisting/Summarization: Extract and prioritize key facts/abstract concepts from datasets using references for quality.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s + 4-8 years or Master’s + 2-6 years relevant experience (substitutable).
- Translation/interpretation degree desired; HLT experience a plus.
- Pass Leidos language test at Primary level+; MS Office proficiency.
Preferred
- Deployed linguist experience in contingency ops.
- IC/military/law enforcement familiarity.
- Briefing skills; multi-language proficiency.
Additional Requirements
Mandatory sponsor training and medical/physical screening. Pay: $73,450 - $132,775 USD.
Why Leidos?
Join our National Security Sector powering AI, ML, and digital modernization for intelligence, border security, and geopolitical foresight. Drive innovation, collaboration, and integrity in a safer world.
Locations
- Reston, Virginia, United States
Salary
73,450 - 132,775 USD / yearly
73,450 - 132,775 USD / yearly
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- Pashto Language Proficiencyintermediate
- Dari Language Proficiencyintermediate
- Translation (Pashto/Dari-English)intermediate
- Consecutive Interpretationintermediate
- Simultaneous Interpretationintermediate
- Audio Transcriptionintermediate
- Gisting and Summarizationintermediate
- Cultural and Dialectical Expertiseintermediate
- Microsoft Office Suiteintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree + 4-8 years experience or Master’s + 2-6 years (experience may substitute) (experience)
- Translation/Interpretation degree highly desired (experience)
- HLT experience a plus (experience)
- Leidos language proficiency test at Primary level or higher (experience)
- Ability to obtain TS/SCI with polygraph (sponsored) (experience)
- Pass medical/physical screening and sponsor training (experience)
Responsibilities
- Translate materials accurately from Pashto/Dari to English and vice versa capturing nuances and cultural references
- Provide consecutive (and occasional simultaneous) interpretation with regional dialect fluency
- Transcribe audio/visual content and produce English reports
- Perform gisting to summarize key facts from large datasets
- Conduct basic online research using reference materials
Benefits
- general: Security clearance sponsorship and upgrade for eligible candidates
- general: Mission-driven work supporting national security
- general: Professional development resources and support
- general: Comprehensive training including sponsor programs
- general: Competitive pay in National Security Sector with innovation focus
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