Job Description

Job Description

Description

Are you ready to elevate your language expertise in a mission-critical role? Leidos is seeking a highly skilled Spanish Linguist/Instructor at Hurlburt Field, FL to deliver cutting-edge global and cryptologic language training to military personnel. This is more than a job—it’s a chance to shape the future of national security through language.

Clearance Requirement: Candidates must currently hold a TS/SCI security clearance to be considered.

What You’ll Do

• Provide global language, cryptologic, language, and cultural training to military forces and civilian personnel via traditional classroom instruction, written materials, technology-based instruction, and distributed learning services.

• Develop and integrate new global and cryptologic training materials, curriculum, and courseware for approval of US Government.

• Adapt instructional methods to meet student language proficiency goals, learning styles, and time constraints

• Advise Language Manager and military representatives on assessment, placement, and training needs of students

• Track student progression and reports effectiveness of training to Language Manager and military

What You Bring

• Current TS/SCI clearance is required on day 1.

• ILR Level 3 or higher in Spanish, and ILR Level 2+ in English (based on DLPT 4).

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Spanish, Applied Linguistics, or language teaching. (Additional experience can be considered in lieu of degree).

• 4+ years of related experience (or 8 years without a degree).

  • Minimum 3 years in translation and language services.

  • Minimum 1 year in language instruction—military cryptologic experience preferred.

• Expert-level Spanish proficiency, including grammar, phonology, and linguistic functions.

• Familiarity with the intelligence cycle: collection, processing, exploitation, dissemination, and ISR operations.

• Instructional Systems Design experience is a plus.

This role is ideal for a linguist who thrives in high-impact environments and is passionate about empowering military personnel through language mastery. Ready to make a difference? Let’s talk.

EIO2024

We’re not looking for perfectly polished resumes or perfect fits. We’re looking for people who break limits, ask hard questions, and don’t wait to be told what’s next. At Leidos, we’re not following the roadmap — we’re redrawing it. 

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at -benefits.

Securing Your Data

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Commitment to Non-Descrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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