Senior Spanish Linguist (Intelligence)

Location: Vienna, VA, United States

Salary: $92,300–$166,850 per year

Company

hirify.global delivers technology, digital modernization, and mission innovations for government and commercial customers.

What you will do

• Translate digital and hard-copy materials between Spanish and English while preserving cultural, regional, geopolitical, and subject-specific meaning.
• Provide consecutive interpretation and occasional simultaneous interpretation.
• Transcribe audio and online content and produce English-language reports.
• Prepare gists and summaries by identifying key facts and abstract concepts in large datasets.
• Support intelligence and contingency operations and brief findings to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, fully adjudicated before work begins.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8–12 years of relevant experience or a master’s degree with 6–10 years of related experience; additional experience may substitute for a degree.
• At least 4 years of recent professional translation and interpretation experience.
• Experience in the Intelligence Community and operations.
• Successful completion of a hirify.global senior-level language proficiency test or equivalent.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish, plus proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic online research.

Nice to have

• Translation or interpretation degree.
• HLT experience and contingency-operations linguist experience.
• Familiarity with U.S. intelligence, military, or law-enforcement environments.
• Proficiency in additional languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-focused work supporting national security and intelligence efforts.
• Exposure to AI, machine learning, and digital modernization initiatives.
• Competitive compensation, health and wellness programs, income protection, paid leave, and retirement benefits.
• Willingness to travel temporarily for duty assignments for 10–25% of the role is preferred.