Russian Triage Examiner

Required Language: Russian

The primary responsibilities of the Triage Examiners are:

• Perform data discovery on large datasets of foreign language material and identify essential elements of information.

• Convert, reformat, parse, and otherwise exploit media files using customer tools to ensure compatibility and readability for translation systems.

• Prepare files and metadata for transfer to translation systems, including review of foreign-language data.

• Produce report of findings and disseminate to customer, analysts, and liaison officers.

• Prepare accurate written gists, translations, and/or transcriptions of general and technical material.

​Basic Qualifications

• Must have the sufficient language skills, analytic skills, and technical aptitude to gain proficiency with job-required tools and processes (On-the-job training may be provided as needed to address customer-specific needs, with ongoing evaluations throughout train-up period).

• Native-level proficiency in English.

• Two years of overall experience in Russian linguist operations (i.e. translation, language analysis), and two years of experience performing media examination for Document and Media Exploitation projects.

• Willingness to perform occasional shift work to meet mission demands.

• Achieve a minimum score of a 3/3 in Reading and Listening in Russian and 3+/3+ for Reading and Listening in English. 

• BA degree and/or 4 – 8 prior relevant experience in lieu of degree, or Masters with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience.

• Ability to compose summarizations of highly technical and complex subjects that are both succinct and accessible to a general reader.

• Outcomes-based problem solving of ill-defined and abstract problems.

• Ability to maintain project momentum while working independently with limited oversight over a long period of time.

• Ability to quickly scan and process a large amount of material in a foreign language for essential elements of information.

• Ability to comprehend customer prioritization requirements and apply them to files under review, as well as apply personal judgment when assessing the potential value of files and information.

• Demonstrated history of working on screening or translation projects and in maintaining the integrity and meaning of the translated material.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate in a professional manner (email, spoken, & reports).

• Ability to make sound decisions and handle stress, while meeting deadlines and performing in a high-paced environment.

• Familiarity with report writing styles for DOD and IC consumers.

• Possess a working proficiency in standard computer systems and office programs, with additional experience in media examination tools.

• Ability to use or train to proficiency on customer specific software programs and tools.

Clearance

• TS/SCI with a CI poly.

• Must currently possess at least an active TS/SCI clearance.

• Current or recent SCI-level access is a significant advantage and preferred.

• Must be able to pass a polygraph and Subject Interview.  

Preferred Qualifications

• Native-level proficiency in foreign language

• Graduate of the Defense Language Institute Russian Course.

• An advanced degree in one of the following fields: Engineering, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Legal, Medical, Banking and Financing, Foreign Military, Forensics

• Familiarity with Digital Forensics/eDiscovery/Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX) processes and specialized tools (i.e. FTK, enCase, or similar).

• Past performance as a media examiner in support of DOD or IC customers.