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We are seeking a skilled and mission-focused Interpreter to support defense operations and communications across multinational and multilingual environments. The ideal candidate will provide accurate ...

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Spanish Interpreter

El Paso, TX · Remote

... defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and ... Our job is to support our customer's interpretation needs by providing language interpretation.

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Spanish Interpreter

El Paso, TX · On-site

... defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and ... Our job is to support our customer's interpretation needs by providing language interpretation.

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Spanish Interpreter

El Paso, TX · Remote

... defense and government services industry. We deliver tailored solutions, tested leadership, and ... Our job is to support our customer's interpretation needs by providing language interpretation.

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Korean Interpreter

Germantown, MD • On-site

Cornerstone Defense
Library and Information Services • 51 - 200 employees
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Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Re-posted 11 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Provide translation and interpretation support during workshops, briefings, and engagements for military and civilian audiences.

  • Follow instructions for the preparation, format, and quality assurance of translated materials to ensure accurate conveyance of content and nuances.

  • Support activities such as technical discussions, negotiations, training events, working group meetings, and site visits as directed.

Job description

  • Location: Germantown, Maryland
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #3530

Title: Interpreter
Location: Germantown, MD
*Clearance: *Active Secret or Top Secret needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Benefits Overview :
Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans * Generous PTO Policy * 401(k) * HSA and FSA options * Life and Disability Insurance * Tuition Reimbursement and Training * Perks at Work Discount Program * Referral Program * Leads Generation Program * CollegeAmerica 529 * Fitness Reimbursement Program * Travel Assistance * Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions * Life Planning Financial & Legal Services *
Job Summary:
Cornerstone Defense is looking for a Secret or Top Secret cleared individual to perform interpretation/translation in support of ROK military CWMD capability development. Our team conducts military capability studies and provides train, advise, and equip services on behalf of a USG client. We have a PMO in Seoul but work throughout ROK. Interpretation services would include consecutive (simultaneous capability preferred) interpretation at appropriate venues during workshops, briefings, and engagements to combined audiences including up to general officers and civilian representatives from ROK MND.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide translation and interpretation support services, as needed, for the activities outlined in this PWS, and as directed by the Project Officer or COR.
    • These activities include: technical discussions, negotiations, training materials, training/exercise events, working group meetings, site visits, and all other activities deemed relevant by the PO or COR.
  • All interpreters and translators are expected to reflect, at a minimum, abilities equivalent to the Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Interpretation Performance for Advanced Professional Performance plus Level 4+ (for descriptions refer to www.govtilr.org ).
  • Carefully follow DTRA's instructions, which will be provided by the COR or Project Officer after Task Order award, as to the preparation and format for translated documents.
  • Provide quality control and assurance of the translated materials, which must accurately convey the content, register, and nuances of source texts that contain difficult, abstract, idiomatic, highly technical, and/or colloquial writing.
  • Require some interpreters and translators to facilitate training and assessment engagements and translate classified material.

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