Russian/Ukrainian Linguist - Travel (2026-0190)

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 Russian/Ukrainian 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 interpretation services.
Testing Requirements: Translation Assessment: 4 in Russian, 3 accepted in Ukrainian; Speaking/Listening/Reading: 5/5/5 in Russian, 3+/3+/3+ in Ukrainian

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Linguists will provide translations and summaries on various topics.
• Linguists must be comfortable with oral interpretation on various topics.
• Linguists must be comfortable doing long technical translations.
• Linguists must be willing to work anywhere in the WMA.

Linguists must be willing to travel several times per year with trips lasting one month or longer.

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree required.  Master’s degree desired. PhD degree desired.
• Three years minimum of work as a professional translator or interpreter within the last 5 years or recently completed M.A. degree in Translation or Interpretation
• Translation into English and source language(s)
• Editing of written products
• Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise.
• Translation Related Services
• Interpretation between English and source language(s)
• Must pass customer testing ILR Level 4-5 in Russian and ILR Level 3+ or higher in Ukrainian.
   

DESIRED ADDITIONAL TRAINING OR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Desired additional skills: Consecutive note taking, conference interpreting, editing, translation quality control (QC).
• Human language Technology (HLT) CAT tools (e.g. Lilt, MS Suite etc.)
• Desired professional Association Memberships Professional associations, such as ATA, AIIC, TAALS, NAJIT, IAPTI, NCHIHC, etc.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Subject Matter Expertise in areas of Counterterrorism, Cyber and Science and Technology  
• Triage

The hourly pay rate for this position will range from $65.58 - $105.64.