French Spanish Toponymist Job

Date: Jul 23, 2014

Location: Springfield, VA, US

French Spanish Toponymist (Job Number:607454): http://jobs.leidos.com/

Description:


The Mission Support Group of Leidos has a career opportunity for a Toponymist (French/Spanish) shall analyze and conflate information associated with feature data listed in the Geographic Names Database (GNDB) while working closely with Intelligence Community (IC) geographic names experts. Selected candidate will use agency guidance and policies to respond to questions concerning the proper and correct usage of names, various Romanization systems, and the treatment of descriptive information on standard products. These services will use the Geographic Names Processing Systems (GNPS), charts, imagery and geospatial tools to refine names information for use in all types of products and to respond to use question via the Ad Hoc Query process. In addition, the candidate will prepare files and maps for work, accurately entering data to maintain and update the GNDB, including batching the completed work into the GNDB. The accuracy and reliability of the selected candidate’s work is essential to the missions of these users.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Selected candidate will scan and geo-reference hardcopy maps, research, and order geospatial data sources and commercial imagery to use as reference sources. Georeferenced maps and imagery must be conflated with the GNDB. Selected candidate will interpret and apply national and international policies governing the treatment of and general guidelines emanating from the US Board on Geographic Names (US BGN), the Department of State (DoS), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and other related organizations.

Qualifications

: TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts/Sciences (or related field) and/or equivalent formal military training and 2+ years of related experience. Qualified candidates will possess an ILR Skill Level Two certification for reading (DLPT5 2/2) in both the French and Spanish language. Active TS SCI clearance is required.

ADDITIONAL DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualified candidates should also have experience using ArcGIS or GeoMedia Pro; creating shapefiles, geo-databases; utilizing native maps, secondary source maps, and historic maps for extraction and comparison; mapping imagery for stereo and mono extraction at various resolutions; and, expertise in research and information gathering. Specific experience processing geographic names following agency policies and procedures is highly desired. Ideal candidate must be a self-starter and capable of working independently with minimal supervision and guidance. Candidate must be able to multitask and deliver quality products within specified timelines. Candidate should work well as part of a team effort.

Leidos Overview:Leidos is an applied solutions company focused on markets that are seeing converging business and technological trends, and address basic, enduring human needs: defense and national security, health and life sciences, and energy, engineering and infrastructure. The Company's approximately 20,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and commercial health and engineering markets.

Job Posting: Jul 23, 2014, 4:19:55 PM
Primary Location: United States-VA-SPRINGFIELD

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI

Potential for Teleworking: No

Travel: None

Shift: Day Job

Schedule: Full-time

Nearest Major Market: Washington DC 
Job Segment: Military Intelligence, Security Clearance, Top Secret Clearance, TS / SCI, Government, Research

Onomastic Job: French Toponymist / Geospatial Linguist

About the Organization	MultiLingual Solutions, Inc. (MLS) is a woman-owned, 8(a) certified, small business that offers a comprehensive suite of foreign language services to corporate, government and nonprofit clients throughout the world. MLS delivers practical, cost-effective and real-world solutions to its clients' needs, always remaining flexible and responsive to the changing requirements of our customers. After years of steady growth and active involvement in training and supporting our Armed Forces and Intelligence Community, MLS is confident in our ability to solve mission-critical problems quickly and cost effectively. http://www.mlsolutions.com/ Utilizing its global network of professional linguists, MLS can assist in meeting a variety of communications objectives through use of both new and traditional media. Our services include: • Professional placement of linguistic personnel; • Multilingual transcription and reporting; • Customized foreign language and cultural instruction; • Document translation in over 100 languages; • Interpretation for business meetings, onsite consulting, legal proceedings and conference; • Multilingual desktop publishing; • Telephone interpretation; • Multilingual voiceovers and subtitling; • Development of software and Web-based training products in clients language of choice; and • Web site localization. To complement our linguistic resources, MLS provides audiovisual, graphic design, technical programming and desktop publishing services in manifold languages to create a wide array of materials using the most advanced production tools. Such end-to-end translation and design solutions are carefully customized to match all client specifications.
Category	Linguistics
Full-Time/Part-Time	Full-Time
Exempt/Non-Exempt	Non-Exempt
Location	St. Louis
Number of Openings	1
Open Date	9/30/2013
Reports to	EPASS Program Manager
Description	Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Analyze and combine information associated with feature data while working closely with customer geographic names experts. Follow customer guidance and policies to respond to questions concerning the proper names and correct usage of names, various Romanization systems, and the treatment of descriptive information on customer products. Prepare files and maps for work, accurately entering data to maintain and update the associated records. Scan geo-reference, research, and order map sources and commercial imagery that will be used as reference sources as well as verify the proper spelling of names and other metadata. Interpret and apply policies governing the treatment of names as well as general guidelines emanating from the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (U.S. BGN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other related organizations.