
Operational Language Analyst (OLA), Level 1-4 (MM)
- Wahiawa, HI
- $78,000-112,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide scanning, translating, transcribing and analysis of foreign language materials.
- Report drafting and quality review.
- Read text material in the source language both in the native language script as well as in transliterated script.
- Scan foreign language material and assigning disposition codes in accordance with established guidance.
- Transcribe spoken language in the native language script or a transliteration system.
- Translate spoken language or graphic material into modern American English in either full or gisted format.
- Draft SIGINT reports.
- Create candidate database entries for Government-maintained language dictionaries and language-related target folders, electronic workspace tools, and profiles.
- Document information gleaned from intercept regarding target, and provision of input regarding collection.
- Perform preliminary quality review of gisted and translated material.
- Due to the nature of this position and the information that employees will be required to access; U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Required Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Poly.
- Must have SIGINT, crypto language and gisting experience.
- 2 yrs full-time experience.
- High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent from other countries.
- ILR Skill Level 2 in Audio or Graphic.
- 2 yrs performing crypto language processing - scanning, recovering EEIs, gisting, translating/transcribing, compiling working aids and databases.
- 1 yr of the 2 primary duty: translating, transcribing, and gisting.
- 4 yrs full-time experience or 6 without AA degree.
- Associate's degree or 2 additional yrs of work experience.
- ILR Skill Level 3 in Audio or Graphic.
- 4 years performing crypto language processing - translating/gisting sophisticated written and/or spoken materials and demonstrating all lower OLA skills.
- 2 of the 4 yrs primary duty: translating, transcribing, and/or gisting.
- No more than 1 of 4 yrs reporting as primary duty.
- 2 of 4 yrs experience must be within 4 yrs of resume submission.
- 10 yrs full-time experience or 14 without BS/BA degree.
- Bachelor's degree or 4 additional yrs of work experience.
- ILR Skill Level 3 in Audio or Graphic.
- 10 yrs in crypto language processing, related language, and/or crypto experience - QC'ing, mentoring, and demonstrating all lower OLA skills.
- 6 of 10 yrs in crypto language processing.
- 6 of 10 yrs in must be in the required language(s).
- 4 of 6 yrs performing crypto language processing.
- 3 of 6 yrs simply translating, transcribing, and gisting.
- 1 yr experience QC'ing at ILR level 3 in target language.
- No more than 3 of 10 yrs reporting as primary duty.
- 1 of 6 yrs in target language must be within 6 yrs of resume submission.
- 15 yrs full-time experience or 19 without BS/BA degree.
- Bachelor's degree or 4 additional yrs of work experience.
- ILR Skill Level 3 in BOTH Audio and Graphic.
- 15 yrs in crypto language processing, related language, and/or crypto experience - demonstrating all lower OLA skills.
- 8 of 15 yrs in crypto language processing.
- 8 of 15 yrs in must be in the required language(s).
- 6 of 8 yrs performing crypto language processing.
- 5 of 8 yrs simply translating, transcribing, and gisting.
- 3 yrs experience QC'ing BOTH Audio and Graphic at ILR level 3 in target language.
- No more than 7 of 15 yrs reporting as primary duty.
- 1 of 8 yrs in target language must be within 6 yrs of resume submission.
- Chinese-Mandarin.
- Farsi.
- Russian.
- Somali.