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Chinese-Mandarin Operational Language Analysts (OLA II)

Global Dimensions, LLC

Fort George G Meade, MD • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

Global Dimensions is a HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Fredericksburg, Virginia. We are a growing organization supporting critical national security missions through expertise in language and culture, training and education, information technology, cybersecurity, and intelligence.

We are currently seeking Chinese-Mandarin Operational Language Analysts (OLA II) to support critical intelligence missions at Fort Meade, Maryland. This position is designed for experienced cryptologic linguists with advanced Mandarin language proficiency who are skilled in foreign language exploitation, intelligence reporting, and operational language analysis.

Essential Job Functions:

The Chinese-Mandarin Operational Language Analyst (OLA II) will:

Perform advanced cryptologic language processing of Mandarin Chinese audio and graphic materials in support of national security and intelligence operations.

Scan, review, and exploit foreign language communications to identify Essential Elements of Information (EEIs) and other intelligence of operational value.

Produce accurate gists, translations, transcriptions, and intelligence reports in accordance with Government standards and mission requirements.

Draft and edit intelligence reports based on exploited foreign language materials.

Translate and transcribe complex technical, military, political, and operational communications while preserving the context and intent of the source material.

Develop and maintain working aids, glossaries, databases, and reference materials to improve mission effectiveness.

Conduct research to resolve linguistic, cultural, and technical challenges.

Collaborate with intelligence analysts and mission partners to support operational planning and intelligence production.

Maintain strict adherence to security protocols, classification guidance, and quality assurance standards.

Support additional operational language and intelligence tasks as assigned.

Required Skills:

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance with a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.

Minimum Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Level 3 proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (Audio or Graphic).

One of the following:

    • Associate's degree and 4 years of full-time cryptologic language processing experience, or
    • 6 years of full-time cryptologic language processing experience without a degree.

Minimum 4 years of experience performing cryptologic language processing, including:

    • Scanning foreign language material
    • Recovering Essential Elements of Information (EEIs)
    • Gisting
    • Translation
    • Transcription
    • Intelligence report drafting
    • Developing working aids and databases

At least 2 years of primary duty experience performing translation, transcription, and/or gisting.

No more than one year of the required experience may consist primarily of intelligence reporting duties.

At least 2 of the required 4 years of qualifying experience must have been obtained within four years of resume submission.

Desired Skills:

Experience supporting the National Security Agency (NSA), Department of Defense (DoD), or Intelligence Community (IC).

Experience producing serialized intelligence reports and supporting operational intelligence missions.

Strong understanding of cryptologic language processing methodologies and intelligence reporting standards.

Experience working in fast-paced, mission-driven classified environments.

Excellent analytical, research, written, and verbal communication skills.

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