Cyber Instructional System Designer, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•Fort Meade, MD

5h•$69,400 - $158,000

About The Position

The Senior Cyber Instructional System Designer will use instructional systems design strategies to expand clients’ cyber training capabilities. The role collaborates with military leadership, technical experts, and operational colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team creating sophisticated, technical, hands-on training solutions for mission-critical needs. The designer coordinates with subject matter experts to assess requirements, analyze learning needs, recommend solutions, and collect and analyze results using methodologies such as ADDIE and Kirkpatrick. The role gathers client-provided materials, conducts research, and applies learning principles to develop customized instructional content and assessment strategies. It also involves building, validating, implementing, and evaluating training programs for advanced learners. The position is based in Fort Meade, Maryland, and is not listed as remote. An active TS/SCI clearance is required, and the selected applicant may need to meet eligibility requirements for classified access and take a polygraph exam. The projected annualized compensation range is $69,400 to $158,000. Booz Allen describes a benefits package that includes health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, dependent care, and recognition awards, with eligibility subject to stated work-hour thresholds.

Requirements

At least 5 years of instructional design experience, including developing instructor-led, self-paced, and e-learning courses using defined instructional design methodologies.
Experience supporting data gathering through techniques such as working groups, interviews, and surveys.
Experience assessing student understanding, skills, and abilities to gauge subject proficiency.
Experience interacting with and briefing senior leaders.
Experience facilitating conferences and large working groups.
Experience using the Microsoft Office tool suite.
Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to take a polygraph exam.
Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, or Education.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing cybersecurity instruction for military learners.
Experience determining or assessing course and curriculum equivalency against established learning outcomes, competencies, standards, or requirements.
Experience developing course equivalency frameworks, curriculum crosswalks, articulation matrices, or competency mappings.
Experience with interactive multimedia instruction.
Experience with Agile development practices and JIRA.
Experience with Learning Management Systems and human performance improvement.
Experience with Articulate Storyline for eLearning and video design, and advanced PowerPoint.
Experience delivering professional services to the federal government, designing Section 508-compliant learning courses, conducting needs assessments, and conducting requirements development and analysis.
Knowledge of SCORM standards.
Master's degree in Instructional Design or Education.

Responsibilities

Build, validate, implement, and evaluate training programs for advanced learners.
Collaborate with military leadership, technical experts, operational colleagues, and subject matter experts.
Assess training requirements and learning needs, and recommend instructional solutions.
Gather client-provided materials and conduct detailed research to develop customized instructional content and assessment strategies.
Collect and analyze training results using methodologies including ADDIE and Kirkpatrick.
Develop instructor-led, self-paced, and e-learning courses using defined instructional design methodologies.
Support data gathering through working groups, interviews, and surveys.
Assess student understanding, skills, and abilities to gauge subject proficiency.
Interact with and brief senior leaders.
Facilitate conferences and large working groups.