Senior Chinese (Mandarin) Language Analyst

About the role

A2 Federal, an 8(a) and Service Disabled, Veteran-Owned small business, is hiring a Senior Chinese (Mandarin) Language Analyst in Suitland, MD. The role sits in the Language Support category and is full time. The senior linguist performs the same duties as the Linguist/Translator/Collector position but also spends part of their time reviewing and providing quality assurance for junior linguists' translations.

Key responsibilities

• Translate complex technical material as well as slang, colloquial, misspelled, incomplete and other nuanced language, including social media content.
• Review and provide quality assurance for junior linguists' translations.

Required profile

• 8 years of experience working in intelligence with the military or an intelligence community agency.
• DLPT score or equivalent test using the ILR scale in Mandarin Chinese (or Persian Farsi or Russian) scored within the last three years.
• English language test using the ILR, 3L/3R, scored within the last three years.
• Desired: 20 years of intelligence experience, a 4L/4R language score, a four-year bachelor's degree, 4 years of naval terminology expertise, and 6 years of open source or social media research and exploitation in the target language.

Required skills

• Native language proficiency in Mandarin Chinese.
• Knowledge of the target country's Navy and in-depth cultural knowledge.
• Ability to handle nuanced language such as slang and colloquialisms.