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Top Secret/SCI
Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
Occasional travel
Linguist
San Antonio, TX (On-Site/Office)
Consulting Services Group (CSG) is a premier provider of support services, bringing a new and unique level of subject matter expertise to our clients. Our innovation-led services provides comprehensive solutions to our clients who face high-stake challenges related to managing essential programs, growth and transformation, critical communications, and logistics. Our people bring unparalleled expertise and dedication, and we are always looking to expand our team.
Consulting Services Group (CSG) is hiring a Cultural Advisor with Russian language fluency to join our project team. The candidate will support a broad variety of language-related tasks to include translation of documents, transcription of audio/video materials, and/or interpretation as required by the Program Manager and the customer.
We require a native or heritage-speaking Russian linguist and cultural expert. The ideal candidate has experience living in Russia or any of the Russian-speaking countries in Eastern Europe. The candidate will have an in-depth understanding of the cultural differences, nuances, customs, symbolism, mannerisms, and traditions of the various ethnic groups residing throughout Russia, as well as a fundamental understanding of neighboring countries and cultures in the broader European region.
The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct unclassified and classified research, evaluate, analyze, and provide recommendations on complex assignments to fuse multi-source products to satisfy a broad range of customer requirements within assigned areas of responsibility.
Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
Analyze, assess, translate, and communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally.
Documentation: draft requirements documents, correspondence, and standard operating procedures in accordance with local policies.
Procedures and Processes: Provide explanations of complex technical procedures and processes clearly and accurately to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Writing: Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Briefing: prepare and present briefings to military, government, and intelligence community stakeholders as directed.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in conducting open-source research to produce behavioral analysis of target audiences, social network analysis, and foreign media analysis in order to generate reports on trends, behaviors, and geopolitical events
Identify information operations opportunities and produce predictive recommendations
Evaluate both classified and unclassified critical and sensitive information to understand and characterize target audience behavior and trends.
Conduct research to evaluate, analyze, and provide recommendations on complex assignments to fuse multi-source products to satisfy a broad range of customer requirements within assigned areas of responsibility
Conduct concurrent interpretation into, from, and between Russian and English
Produce transcriptions of Russian audio and spoken media
Provide cultural and ethnic context of translations and interpretations to advise supported leadership and organizations on the cultural and ethnic significance of statements (written and aural), conversations, situations, and documents.
Prepare presentations and briefings to military, government, and intelligence community stakeholders
Education:
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree. Comparable experience acceptable (no less than 4 years)
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must hold an active Department of Defense Top Secret Clearance and be SCI eligible.
Minimum Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) score level of 3/3/3 in all three modalities: reading, listening, and speaking. (Note: language proficiency will be verified via language testing.)
Native or heritage Russian speaker.
In-depth understanding of Russian culture and society.
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Notes)
Required Skills:
Excellent active listening and written and oral communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Native ability to read, write, and understand standard Russian grammar and writing style.
Demonstrated ability to verbally communicate clearly and natively in the Russian standard dialect.
Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret idiomatic expressions in Russian standard dialect.
Must be able to use appropriate phrasing in their interpretation to successfully preserve the original meaning and intention of the Russian language.
Must be able to analyze written and audio/visual materials, conduct research and analysis, organize data, prepare reports.
Assist content developers with content generation.
Must possess strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
Must be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Advanced understanding of how to organize data in Microsoft Excel.
Desired Qualifications:
Experience living in Russia and/or the Russian-speaking countries in Eastern Europe.
Job location: Onsite in the vicinity of San Antonio, Texas. Remote telework is not available.
Other:
Work Environment
This is a full-time position working normal workday hours, Monday to Friday, with weekends and holidays off.
Work is typically performed in an office and/or data center environment, requiring computer terminals and standard office equipment to accomplish work objectives.
Travel:
Occasional short-term travel as required by the customer
Compensation and Benefits:
We provide compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications.
We are proud of the benefits that we offer! In addition to a competitive salary, we provide no cost health, dental, and vision insurance options for our employees. Our paid time off is a generous accrual program with additional time off for sick leave for you or your dependents wellbeing and paid military leave. Our 14 holidays allow our staff the flexibility to take alternative days off throughout the year. Employees also benefit from a retirement plan with immediate match and vesting. Additionally, we offer life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and a rich employee referral program.
We are honored to have been recognized as a USA TODAY Top Workplace for 2025. The strong culture that we have built - one that prioritizes work life balance, employee appreciation, strong values, and meaningful work, contributes to an environment where CSG employees feel valued and supported.
Consulting Services Group, LLC is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, see Equal Employment Opportunity. We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings.
Consulting Services Group (CSG) is hiring a Cultural Advisor with Russian language fluency to join our project team. The candidate will support a broad variety of language-related tasks to include translation of documents, transcription of audio/video materials, and/or interpretation as required by the Program Manager and the customer.
We require a native or heritage-speaking Russian linguist and cultural expert. The ideal candidate has experience living in Russia or any of the Russian-speaking countries in Eastern Europe. The candidate will have an in-depth understanding of the cultural differences, nuances, customs, symbolism, mannerisms, and traditions of the various ethnic groups residing throughout Russia, as well as a fundamental understanding of neighboring countries and cultures in the broader European region.
The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to conduct unclassified and classified research, evaluate, analyze, and provide recommendations on complex assignments to fuse multi-source products to satisfy a broad range of customer requirements within assigned areas of responsibility.
Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
Analyze, assess, translate, and communicate complex issues clearly in a concise and organized manner both verbally and non-verbally.
Documentation: draft requirements documents, correspondence, and standard operating procedures in accordance with local policies.
Procedures and Processes: Provide explanations of complex technical procedures and processes clearly and accurately to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Writing: Communicate effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Briefing: prepare and present briefings to military, government, and intelligence community stakeholders as directed.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in conducting open-source research to produce behavioral analysis of target audiences, social network analysis, and foreign media analysis in order to generate reports on trends, behaviors, and geopolitical events
Identify information operations opportunities and produce predictive recommendations
Evaluate both classified and unclassified critical and sensitive information to understand and characterize target audience behavior and trends.
Conduct research to evaluate, analyze, and provide recommendations on complex assignments to fuse multi-source products to satisfy a broad range of customer requirements within assigned areas of responsibility
Conduct concurrent interpretation into, from, and between Russian and English
Produce transcriptions of Russian audio and spoken media
Provide cultural and ethnic context of translations and interpretations to advise supported leadership and organizations on the cultural and ethnic significance of statements (written and aural), conversations, situations, and documents.
Prepare presentations and briefings to military, government, and intelligence community stakeholders
Education:
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science degree. Comparable experience acceptable (no less than 4 years)
Minimum Qualifications:
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must hold an active Department of Defense Top Secret Clearance and be SCI eligible.
Minimum Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) score level of 3/3/3 in all three modalities: reading, listening, and speaking. (Note: language proficiency will be verified via language testing.)
Native or heritage Russian speaker.
In-depth understanding of Russian culture and society.
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite of products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Notes)
Required Skills:
Excellent active listening and written and oral communication skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Native ability to read, write, and understand standard Russian grammar and writing style.
Demonstrated ability to verbally communicate clearly and natively in the Russian standard dialect.
Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret idiomatic expressions in Russian standard dialect.
Must be able to use appropriate phrasing in their interpretation to successfully preserve the original meaning and intention of the Russian language.
Must be able to analyze written and audio/visual materials, conduct research and analysis, organize data, prepare reports.
Assist content developers with content generation.
Must possess strong interpersonal and collaboration skills.
Must be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Advanced understanding of how to organize data in Microsoft Excel.
Desired Qualifications:
Experience living in Russia and/or the Russian-speaking countries in Eastern Europe.
Job location: Onsite in the vicinity of San Antonio, Texas. Remote telework is not available.
Other:
Work Environment
This is a full-time position working normal workday hours, Monday to Friday, with weekends and holidays off.
Work is typically performed in an office and/or data center environment, requiring computer terminals and standard office equipment to accomplish work objectives.
Travel:
Occasional short-term travel as required by the customer
Compensation and Benefits:
We provide compensation commensurate with experience and qualifications.
We are proud of the benefits that we offer! In addition to a competitive salary, we provide no cost health, dental, and vision insurance options for our employees. Our paid time off is a generous accrual program with additional time off for sick leave for you or your dependents wellbeing and paid military leave. Our 14 holidays allow our staff the flexibility to take alternative days off throughout the year. Employees also benefit from a retirement plan with immediate match and vesting. Additionally, we offer life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and a rich employee referral program.
We are honored to have been recognized as a USA TODAY Top Workplace for 2025. The strong culture that we have built - one that prioritizes work life balance, employee appreciation, strong values, and meaningful work, contributes to an environment where CSG employees feel valued and supported.
Consulting Services Group, LLC is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, see Equal Employment Opportunity. We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job, therefore our job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. Your experience helps build the competencies and knowledge that translates to our openings.
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