Pashto & Dari

Leidos UK

Base: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00; bonus/equity: not ...
Pashto/dari language proficiency
Senior level translation experience
Ts/sci clearance with polygraph
This role offers the opportunity to apply linguistic expertise to meaningful work that directly supports national security

Job Summary

  • This role offers the opportunity to apply linguistic expertise to meaningful work that directly supports national security.
  • Candidates will perform complex tasks including accurate translation, consecutive interpretation, and high-fidelity transcription of audio and visual materials.
  • Leidos sponsors and upgrades security clearances for eligible candidates who successfully pass all required language tests.

Matching Summary

This role offers the opportunity to apply linguistic expertise to meaningful work that directly supports national security.

Salary

Base: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Pashto/Dari language proficiency
  • Senior level translation experience
  • TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  • Consecutive and simultaneous interpretation
  • Cultural and geopolitical nuance understanding

Nice-to-have

  • HLI contingency operations experience
  • US immigration experience
  • Briefing findings to stakeholders
  • Proficiency in multiple languages
  • Military or law enforcement environment familiarity

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years experience OR Master's with 6-10 years
  • 3+ years professional translation and interpretation experience
  • Must obtain TS/SCI clearance with polygraph before work begins
  • Pass Leidos-administered Senior level language proficiency test
  • Ability to travel OCONUS and CONUS 24/7 when on contract

Work Rights

Must be able to obtain TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Sponsorship: available

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