Korean Analyst Job Listing at SAIC in Arlington, VA (Job ID 2414464)

Description

Description

SAIC is actively seeking a Korean linguist and cultural expert with an active TS/SCI to work within a diverse team of analysts, linguists, cultural experts, and operations officers, focused on creating and recognizing targeting opportunities and strategies in the cyber-realm. The successful candidate will be working in a team of various government, SAIC, and subcontractor personnel. 

DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Exhibiting an expertise in the Korean language and culture.

• Assisting intelligence and analysis operations in a virtual environment; primarily using mix of Korean/English in-language reading and writing skills.

• Navigating social media, open source and relevant forums/websites in Korean language. 

• Applying in-depth knowledge of desktop applications and internet-based research skills with the ability to effectively use internet search tools, and advanced research methods 

• Identifying and reporting potential targets and trends. 

• Producing incident, threat, and information reports. 

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Minimum of six (6) years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree in International Studies, Business, Media/PR, Hard Sciences or a related field.  

• (in-field experience may be substituted for education requirements) 

• Minimum DLPT 3/3/2/2 or Equivalent (ILS, ILR, ALTA) in Korean language.

• Very strong working knowledge of popular, legacy, and new social media, forums, messaging services, blog sites, and mobile applications in English and/or Korean language. 

• Knowledgeable of idioms, colloquialisms, slang, and have a sophisticated understanding of the cultural, social, and political environment in which the language is used. 

• Preparing information reports with excellent writing and briefing skills in English 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.

• Willingness to work outside normal business hours. This position is not shift work. 

DESIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• Additional languages or dialects.

• Experience living overseas (preferably Korea) or has Korean as native language. 

• Former Military linguistic experience (35P, 09L, 1N3, 2671, 2712, 2799, or equivalent). 

• 3-5 years of experience within the U.S. military or U.S. intelligence community. 

• Active/Recent CI Poly. 

REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE:

• Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility (PR within 6 years). 

• Willingness to take and ability to pass a polygraph. 

 

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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