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Chinese Linguist

GRVTY

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Top Secret/SCI
Unspecified
Unspecified
Linguist
Sterling, VA (On-Site/Office)

What Impact You'll Have:

Chinese Linguist providing linguistic and cultural context analysis. Offering expertise for research and report generation per customer identified subject matter and customer directed objectives. GRVTY is seeking a Chinese Linguist possessing language skill with in-depth knowledge of the relevant geopolitical, regional, ethnic, and cultural landscape of the subject geographical language area. A successful candidate must be able to or have working experience in processing and analyzing large amounts of raw information in subject language.

What You'll Be Owning:
  • Chinese Linguist position provides considerable responsibility and autonomy. The Chinese Linguist will work with multiple/various teams and projects to provide linguistic and cultural support as needed.
  • All work will be performed in corporate office spaces, with occasional travel to offices within the Washington Metropolitan Area as needed to participate in meetings and/or exchanges.
  • Conduct research in Chinese language on wide ranging topics and large aperture geographic region consulting open-source materials, including primary and secondary sources, and social media derived data.
  • Leverage language capability to process then convey meaning and significance with high accuracy from large amounts of unorganized data
  • Process and translate information and material in support of ongoing mission focus
  • Provide ad hoc subject language assistance to the customer as needed
  • Convey commentary reflecting specific culture and "real-world" cultural dynamics while conveying and recording the meaning of socio-cultural elements embedded in text
  • Provide awareness of and draw customer attention to data derived from customer resources related to the subject area
  • Identify, capture, incorporate, and combine information from multiple database and repository holdings and assessments, into finished products providing value in source and subject language, to produce polished, well-organized analytic products
  • Be willing and capable of learning new tools (COTS / GOTS) • Capable of working independently as well as in a team environment.
  • Provide and demonstrate the ability to identify and derive requirements, develop clear goals for all areas of a project and develop steps to oversee their timely execution.
  • Provide proactive response to language and cultural based challenges or constraints within a project and seek to manage them accordingly.

What You Must Have:
  • Security Clearance: TS/SCI with ability to obtain a poly
  • Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) score of 3
  • Strong critical thinking and analytic skills
  • Capable of translating in real time

What Would Be Nice to Have:
  • DLPT score of 3+
  • Experienced in writing reports
  • Experienced in Chinese deep-dive research
  • Trained and proficient in data collection, analysis and integration
  • Insert desired qualifications
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About Us
The next challenge is coming. We're here to answer it. Global threats are mounting. Turbulence and volatility are the new norm. But as America has proven for centuries, when we embrace daring ideas and resourceful development, we light the way forward. GRVTY exists to restore that ethos to American defense. We accelerate national security and advance our strategic edge with every challenge answered. GRVTY is a defense technology company. Our automated ISR&T platforms, software and data solutions help our defense, intelligence and homeland security customers turn insight into action faster and with confidence. Every day, our dedicated employees answer the challenge to rapidly deliver mission and technical expertise to keep America safe and secure.

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Job Category
Linguist
Clearance Level
Top Secret/SCI
Employer
GRVTY