Analytical Linguists

SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking Analytical Linguists Nationwide to support our federal law enforcement customer. The Analytic Linguists is responsible for monitoring, translating, transcribing, and interpreting communications in English and the source language.

• Monitor: To listen to or read foreign language communications, lawfully intercepted, and perform immediate verbal summaries, then subsequent written or typed summaries, into the English language.

• Transcribe: To render the spoken word of a language into the written form of the same language, then save the result on a Government-owned computer storage device and/or in printed format. For the purposes of this contract, the transcription will be predominately spoken Spanish to written English, but may include, to a lesser degree, other languages.

• Translate: To render the spoken or written word of one language into the written form of another language, then save the results on a Government-owned computer storage device or other storage media and/or in printed format. The translation will be predominantly spoken or written Spanish to spoken or written English, but may include, to a lesser degree, other languages to English. Note: The register, style, and tone of the source language should be conserved.

• Interpret: To translate orally either consecutively or simultaneously from one language to another.

• Validate: A review conducted by someone other than the individual performing the original translation, transcription, or the quality control review of the specified original work in order to attest to the accuracy of the final work.

• Summarize: To provide a typed, concise, and accurate synopsis of oral or written communications intercept that contains the identity of the speakers or correspondents, and all locations and events mentioned that pertain to the subject of the communication.

• Deconfliction Analysis: The process of checking for target numbers and/or devices or other contacted telephone numbers and/or devices in one investigative case on the system having contact with target numbers and/or devices or other contacted telephone numbers and/or devices in a separate investigative case on the system.

• Voice Library: Library consisting of voice exemplar references where persons have identified themselves or been identified during a phone conversation. The exemplar is used for future voice comparisons.

• Source Data: The class of data requiring linguist services. Classes of data are verbal or written. Verbal Source Data typically is derived from audio or video recordings. Written Source Data is typically derived from official documents, transcripts, emails, maps, etc.

• Minimization: Legal instruction given by the Court or Prosecutor to the Analytic Linguist which identifies the types of “privileged” communications that the Analytic Linguists may not listen to and/or capture electronically
• Understands and complies with Court regulations concerning minimization procedures and may attend training on this subject.

• Government Security Clearance
• Minimum of three years of translation experience; however, a bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution in lieu of experience may be accepted.
• Ability to pass credit and criminal background investigation.
• Amenability to undergo random polygraph testing.
• Computer literacy and ability to type a minimum of 40 WPM.
• Excellent command of English and the ability to produce clear and concise oral and written work.
• Ability to pass a language evaluation in both the source language and English.
• Understanding of slang and colloquial expressions in the source language, and ability to translate them into English.
• Proficiency with a variety of storage media (audio cassettes, video cassettes, digital media)

• Normal office working conditions.
• Requires periods of non-traditional hours including consecutive nights or weekends when necessary.
• May require ability to lift/and or move objects or packages of up to 25 lbs.