Description:
Primary Location: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area
Clearance: Top Secret / CUI
Must be a US Citizen
***Contingent on contract award.
Obsidian Solutions Group (OSG) is seeking a Linguist Specialist - Arabic Toponymist to join the Team!
Supporting National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) providing Geospatial Intelligence for our nation’s security by providing Arabic linguistic skills and existing experience or education in analyzing Middle East issues. You will be working to discover, retrieve, and analyze source data; and apply expertise in evaluating & acquiring sources of data. Utilizing regional and subject matter expertise to provide information tailored to mission requirements. Additionally, you shall advise customers and management on collection issues, recommend options to improve collection, participate in current & future systems architecture development and new software tools evaluation.
Specific Responsibilities
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Utilize Arabic linguistic skills and existing experience or education in analyzing Middle East issues.
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Provide onsite and co-located research support to both the Analysis and Source Directorate analysts from multiple locations.
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Develop and execute open-source research plans in accordance with NGA methodologies utilizing multiple databases and resources
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Evaluate sources gathered against requirements, deliver information in prescribed formats, and disseminate to/though appropriate mechanisms.
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Participate and collaborate in/through cross-agency forums.
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Conduct product research.
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Provide proactive research updates to websites, (e.g. lntellipedia) and other sites used by Research Center customers.
Requirements:
- Experience using Arabic at a DLPT IV (or equivalency) tested reading/listening of 2/2 or above.
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Demonstrated experience conducting open-source data collection, evaluation, and dissemination.
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Demonstrated experience applying knowledge and quickly developing new knowledge of emerging technologies regarding open source (i.e., social media, deep web searches, big data analysis and bulk data harvesting)
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Experience representing an office or organization to internal and external audiences.
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Demonstrated experience applying critical and spatial thinking skills to develop and execute effective research plans.
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Demonstrated experience effectively communicating with teammates, mission partners, or senior leadership, verbally or in sign language, in writing and through demonstration of GEOINT techniques, methodologies, concepts, or processes.
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Experience providing Customer Service
Desired:
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Experience using Arabic at a DLPT IV (or equivalency) tested reading/listening of 3/3.
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Knowledge of DoD and Intelligence Community Missions
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Demonstrated experience planning, prioritizing, and managing assignments in a timely manner.
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Demonstrated experience using geospatial technologies (ArcGIS, Google Earth, etc.)
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Demonstrated experience creating intelligence products supporting mission requirements.
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Demonstrated experience using DoD/IC databases and tools.
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Demonstrated experience developing and sustaining inter-organizational mission partnerships or relationships across NGA, the Intelligence Community, and/or DOD
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GEOINT database knowledge (commercial databases)
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Familiarity with ESRI suite of products
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Microsoft Office Suite knowledge
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Adobe Acrobat knowledge
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Familiarity with the TCPED process
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
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Normal Office environment
Travel
Company Description
Obsidian Solutions Group LLC (OSG) is a fast-growing professional services firm based in Fredericksburg, VA. We create value for our customers by delivering technology-enabled & mission-oriented technical solutions that solve complex problems, protecting people, information, and assets. Our core capabilities are in providing Enterprise IT, Intelligence Analysis, Production & Development and Knowledge-Based Professional Services Solutions that enable the customer’s mission. Obsidian Solutions Group LLC is a veteran-owned small business.
A career at Obsidian Solutions Group means you are able to put your expertise, credentials, and talents to great use working with customers in the DOD and Intelligence Community, while enjoying the excitement of working in a fast-growing organization committed to making a difference for our customers and in our community. Contribute independently and collaboratively alongside our amazing team of doers and thinkers. Obsidian Solutions Group is small enough to offer a family atmosphere yet large enough to deliver a highly competitive compensation package. We hire and retain the best in the industry, offering exceptional benefits that protect the well-being of our employees, their spouses and domestic partners, and their families.
Our corporate philosophy is centered on hiring and retaining employees with the requisite skills, professional experience, personal commitment, and ethical standards necessary to foster a culture of operational excellence necessary to surpass our customer’s expectations.
Disclaimer
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Obsidian Solutions Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, protected veteran status, and any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.