Leading Path Consulting · Fort Belvoir, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-20

Salary: USD 75,000–150,000

Workplace: on_site

Department: Government

Linguist / Targeter - Mandarin language

TS Clearance with SCI Eligibility required (we will sponsor the SCI portion needed for this clearance!)

Role requires 5 days per week of in-office work with flexibility around onsite hours

Key Responsibilities

- Fluency in Mandarin (*must be able to translate Mandarin to English in both written and spoken dialect)

- Must be familiar with Mandarin/Chinese culture

- Provide timely, concise, and accurate feedback and analysis to the sponsor and be prepared to present data and findings on as needed basis

- Collect data from the public internet; and present that data to the government

- Technical prowess (understanding of how software, databases, web servers and the internet actually work)

- Draft and coordinate data and findings which require minimal editing in sponsor system

- Assist in the preparation of responses to senior level tasking/requirements

- Read and write Mandarin at a high level and need to be able to translate from Mandarin to English

- Experience supporting cyber activities Targeting Experience Ability to utilize an array of targeting tools

- Experience assimilating and evaluating large amount of data Strong analytic writing and briefings skills

- Technical prowess (understanding of how software, databases, web servers and the internet actually work)

 4 Weeks PTO

 11 Federal Holidays

 Comprehensive healthcare plan (United Healthcare, Guardian Dental, MetLife, Life and Disability Insurance and HSA)

 3% 401k Contribution

 Training Reimbursement

Leading Path Consulting

Linguist/Targeter - Mandarin