What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farsi Linguist (2025-0026) position at Acclaim Technical Services?
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.
We are actively hiring a Farsi Linguist to join our team working in Reston, VA. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- The linguist will conduct specialized collection of Science and Technology publication articles and patent applications, including full source-language text, in response to government guidance.
- The linguist will conduct supplementary research from foreign language sources on equipment and technologies identified.
- The linguist will translate selected technical documents upon request.
- Work will be performed during ordinary hours (e.g., 8-5) in an ordinary work week (Monday-Friday).
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
- Bachelor’s degree desired
- Translation into English
- Collection from published, online and broadcast media
- Monitoring published, online and broadcast media while identifying relevant content
- Selection
- Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise
- Translation Related Services
- Writing reports
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Quality Control of language products
- Writing Analysis
- Subject Matter Expertise in Counterproliferation, Counterterrorism, Cyber, Military, Science and Technology and Social Media areas of focus
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action
ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state or local law. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.
