Farsi, Pashto, Dari, Urdu, Punjabi, & Hindi Language Linguists
Core
Linguists and translators monitor, transcribe, translate, and validate intercepted communications and documents in multiple languages for government customers.
Role type
Senior IC language linguist (intelligence/intercept analysis)
Builds
Verbatim transcripts, summaries (gists), translations, and validated intelligence reports
Domain
Intelligence & Defense / Linguistic Analysis
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Native or near-native fluency in Farsi/Pashto/Dari/Urdu/Punjabi/Hindi/Kashmiri/Kurdish/Sindhi/Turkic/Turkmen/Sanskrit, native-level English, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, verbatim transcription, translation, validation, slang/code identification, administrative filing
Preferred skills
Major study in the relevant foreign language
Technologies
T2S2 systems, recording/playback equipment, digital media, voice libraries
Responsibilities
Listen to oral/electronic intercepts and provide immediate oral and written summaries in English, transcribe audio/video/documents verbatim in foreign language and English, interpret foreign languages orally, validate transcripts against source media, identify conversants via voice library or context, maintain slang/code lists, arrange logs and binders, comply with minimization procedures
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC