Chinese Multidisciplined Language Analyst / Language Analyst Development Program (LADP) - Entry to Experienced Level (MD, HI, GA, UT)
About the role
NSA's Linguists, known as Multidisciplined Language Analysts (MDLAs), play a crucial role in the Intelligence Community by analyzing, transcribing, and translating foreign language materials. They contribute to the SIGINT mission, helping U.S. policymakers and military leaders understand foreign language worlds and cultural contexts.
Responsibilities
- Offer insights to U.S. policymakers and military leaders through analysis of foreign language materials
- Research and understand other cultures and their operations within the broader geopolitical context
- Develop and apply innovative solutions to complex analytic problems
- Craft written and oral assessments that provide unique insights unavailable from other intelligence disciplines
- Work independently and collaboratively to research, analyze, and report on various topics
Requirements
- Minimum language proficiency of Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) level 2/2 in reading and listening in the target language
- Relevant experience in professional work, military, teaching, or analysis in a language field
- Education: High School Diploma/GED plus 4 years of relevant experience, or Associate's degree plus 2 years, or Bachelor's degree with no experience
- Experience: Entry requires a high school diploma or GED plus 7 years of relevant experience, or Associate's degree plus 5 years, or Bachelor's degree plus 3 years, or Master's degree plus 1 year, or Doctoral degree and no experience
Qualifications
- Intellectually curious and willing to continually learn
- Proficient in Chinese (reading and listening)
- Well-organized and capable of handling multiple assignments
- A strong written and oral communicator
- Able to synthesize information to solve complex problems
- Able to provide timely and accurate customer service
Skills
- Target development
- Social network analysis
- Metadata analysis
- Research methodology
- Topical or regional studies relevant to national security
- Quantitative/statistical analysis
- Data modeling, mining, or science
- Cyber security
- Computer science or networking
- Telecommunications
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package offered by NSA
- Full-time position, Monday - Friday, with flexible hours between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Pay, Benefits, & Work Schedule
- Salary range: $50,460 - $187,093 (Entry/Developmental, Full Performance, Senior)
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package
- Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday, 8-hour days between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
How to apply
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