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title: 'Operational Language Analyst (Turkish) at Swift'
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# Operational Language Analyst (Turkish) at Swift

- **Company:** Swift
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-04-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group/am9icG9zdDp5uR-O9ffTd95REK4IYIeM

## Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for an Operational Language Analyst (Turkish) to support SIGINT operations through the processing, analysis, and translation of voice and/or graphic language materials. This role contributes directly to mission success by enabling the extraction, interpretation, and reporting of critical foreign language information.

OLAs perform a range of cryptologic language processing tasks including translation, transcription, and gisting of foreign language materials. More senior levels contribute through quality control, mentoring, and advanced analysis of complex language data.

Core Responsibilities (All Levels):

- Process voice and/or graphic language materials in support of SIGINT operations
- Translate, transcribe, and gist foreign language materials into clear, idiomatic English
- Identify and extract essential elements of information (EEIs)
- Support mission reporting through accurate and timely language analysis
- Utilize standard tools and databases to support analysis and reporting

Requirements:

OLA Level 1

- High School Diploma or GED
- ILR Level 2 in Audio and/or Text Translation (within 2 years)
- 2 years of cryptologic language processing experience- At least 1 year with translation/transcription/gisting as primary duties
- 1 year typing on an English keyboard
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required OLA Level 2
- Associate’s Degree (or +2 years experience in lieu)
- ILR Level 3 in Audio and/or Text Translation (within 2 years) 4 years of cryptologic language processing experience
- At least 2 years with translation/transcription/gisting as primary duties
- No more than 1 year reporting as primary duty
- 2 years must be within last 4 years
- 1 year typing on an English keyboard
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required OLA Level 3
- Bachelor’s Degree (or +4 years experience in lieu)
- ILR Level 3 in Audio and/or Text Translation (within 2 years) 10 years of combined relevant experience
- At least 6 years in cryptologic language processing
- At least 6 years in the required language
- At least 1 year performing quality control (QC) at ILR 3
- Recency requirements apply (within 6 years)
- 1 year typing on an English keyboard
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required OLA Level 4
- Bachelor’s Degree (or +4 years experience in lieu)
- ILR Level 3 in BOTH Audio and Text Translation (within 2 years) 15 years of combined relevant experience
- At least 8 years in cryptologic language processing
- At least 8 years in required language
- At least 3 years performing QC at ILR 3
- Recency requirements apply
- 1 year typing on an English keyboard
- US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

## About Swift

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The Swift Group provides national security technology and mission support by combining experienced field operatives with expert technologists.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no disclosed funding stage)
- **Headquarters**: Reston, VA, USA
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: National security, defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, training and logistics.
- **Target customers**: U.S. Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community agencies (B2G).
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “When national security leaders need something built quiet that hits loud, they turn to Swift.” — The company pairs field operators with technologists to solve complex national security challenges with speed, discretion, and precision.

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **HPC Research & Technical Advisement**: Specialized advisement for revolutionary high-performance computing systems supporting data-intensive missions.
- **Software Development & Data Solutions**: Rapid prototyping, agile development, and applied data science tailored to mission needs.
- **Cyber Enablement**: Network defense, offense, threat analysis, and resilience for enterprise and operational environments.
- **Operations**: Mission planning and execution support delivered shoulder-to-shoulder with client teams anywhere in the world.
- **Training & Mission Support**: Operator-led instruction and technical training across the full mission lifecycle.
- **Energetics**: Advanced research, advisory, and deployment of energetic materials to improve system performance and operational effect.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held).
- **Key Metric**: Over **126 open positions** currently listed on the careers page, signaling rapid growth.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Growt Signals**: Founded in 2019, now has multiple offices (Reston, Annapolis Junction, Chantilly, McLean, etc.) and supports customers across the U.S. and globally. High volume of active job postings.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Operator-led approach**: Combines real-world field experience with cutting-edge engineering, reducing the gap between mission needs and technical solutions.
- **Integration**: Unified teams of operators, engineers, and analysts work together, avoiding siloed tools.
- **Discretion and trust**: Emphasizes low-profile, off-the-record work, earning deep trust from national security clients.
- **Acountability**: Company culture of owning outcomes, with a flat, agile structure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Expanding capabilities in cyber, HPC, and data science while maintaining operator-driven agility. Continued support for sensitive, high-stakes missions across civilian, defense, and intelligence domains.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven, employee-focused, with a strong sense of purpose. Values include transparency, integrity, service, and innovation.
- **Work environment**: Low-profile, high-impact. Roles often require clearance and on-site presence at client locations (e.g., Chantilly, Annapolis Junction, Reston). Not fully remote; likely hybrid or on-site.
- **Bnefits**: Comprehensive healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time-off benefits.
- **Success stories**: Clear career progression from analyst to chief architect, with wide pay bands (e.g., $50k–$290k) indicating room for growth and specialization.

## Sources
1. [theswiftgroup.com/company](https://theswiftgroup.com/company/)
2. [theswiftgroup.com](https://theswiftgroup.com/)
3. [careers.theswiftgroup.com](https://careers.theswiftgroup.com/)
4. [jobs.gem.com](https://jobs.gem.com/the-swift-group)

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