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Senior Linguist - Korean or Farsi

AFORGE LLC

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Job Requirements

Fort Belvoir, VA
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph not specified
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$145,000 - $156,000

Job Description

Position Summary

AFORGE is seeking an experienced Senior Native Linguist CWMD Analyst with native-level proficiency in Korean or Farsi to support a government agency's counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) mission at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

The selected candidate will lead the analysis of foreign-language information to identify relevant insights concerning adversary WMD capabilities and vulnerabilities. This position requires advanced linguistic abilities, cultural expertise, and analytical judgment to interpret complex information and communicate mission-relevant findings to Government stakeholders.


Key Responsibilities

Lead the analysis and interpretation of Korean- or Farsi-language information relevant to CWMD research.

Review foreign-language materials to identify information concerning adversary WMD capabilities and vulnerabilities.

Apply native-level language proficiency and cultural knowledge to interpret context, terminology, and meaning.

Translate, summarize, and contextualize relevant foreign-language information.

Identify significant findings, relationships, and trends within foreign-language source materials.

Produce analytical reports, assessments, and briefings for mission stakeholders.

Evaluate linguistic nuances and cultural factors that may influence analytical interpretations.

Collaborate with data scientists, operations research analysts, and other mission Strong understanding of relevant cultural context and linguistic nuances.

Ability to identify, evaluate, and communicate mission-relevant information.

Experience producing analytical findings, reports, or assessments.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work onsite at Fort Belvoir, VA.

TS/SCI security clearance required.



Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree.

Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience.

Native-level proficiency in Korean or Farsi, including reading, writing, and speaking.

Demonstrated experience analyzing and interpreting foreign-language information.



Preferred Qualifications

Degree in Linguistics, International Relations, Regional Studies, Political Science, Intelligence Studies, or a related field.

Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or national security missions.

Familiarity with CWMD, threat analysis, or foreign capability assessments.

Experience reviewing technical, scientific, or defense-related foreign-language information.

Experience preparing intelligence-style analytical reports or briefings.

Familiarity with open-source research and foreign-language information analysis.

Experience providing linguistic guidance or reviewing analytical products prepared by junior personnel.

specialists.

Provide subject-matter expertise on language-specific and culturally relevant information.

Support quality review of foreign-language analytical products.
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