Base: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00; bonus/equity: not ...
Pashto/dari language proficiency
Translation and interpretation experience
Ts/sci clearance with polygraph
This role involves providing professional-level linguistic support across translation, interpretation, transcription, and gisting for national security missions
Job Summary
This role involves providing professional-level linguistic support across translation, interpretation, transcription, and gisting for national security missions.
Leidos will sponsor and upgrade security clearances for eligible candidates who successfully pass the required language tests.
The position offers a mission-driven environment where linguists contribute to critical intelligence efforts using AI and digital modernization.
Matching Summary
This role involves providing professional-level linguistic support across translation, interpretation, transcription, and gisting for national security missions.
Salary
Base: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Pashto/Dari language proficiency
Translation and interpretation experience
TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Senior level language test completion
Cultural and geopolitical context understanding
Nice-to-have
HLI contingency operations experience
US immigration experience
Multiple language proficiency
Ability to brief stakeholders effectively
Familiarity with Intelligence Community
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years experience OR Master's with 6-10 years
3+ years of recent professional translation and interpretation experience
Must obtain TS/SCI clearance with polygraph before work begins
Pass Leidos-administered Senior level or higher language proficiency test
US citizenship required for security clearance eligibility