Instructional Designer

General Dynamics•Amelia Court House, VA

39d•$68,000 - $92,000•Remote

About The Position

The Instructional Designer will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality training solutions with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity competencies. This role requires expertise in cross-analyzing multiple documents—such as standards, policies, performance requirements, and existing training materials—to ensure learning objectives are aligned across a full program. The ideal candidate works collaboratively with stakeholders to identify training gaps, creates structured lesson plans and curricula, and facilitates training sessions to support workforce development in cybersecurity.

Requirements

Current Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Cybersecurity, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
3+ years of experience in instructional design, training development, or curriculum design.
Experience working with cybersecurity content, frameworks, or technical subject matter experts.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize information from multiple documents and sources.
Proficiency with instructional design software (e.g., Articulate 360, Captivate, Camtasia) and learning management systems (LMS).
Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-engagement skills.
US Citizenship Required: Yes

Responsibilities

Conduct thorough cross-analysis of source documents (e.g., job task analyses, frameworks, SOPs, compliance requirements, and existing materials) to ensure alignment of program-level learning objectives.
Develop measurable learning outcomes that align with organizational goals, cybersecurity standards, and learner needs.
Evaluate existing training materials for relevance, accuracy, and alignment with critical cybersecurity competencies.
Partner with subject matter experts (SMEs), program managers, and other stakeholders to determine learning needs and identify gaps in current training programs.
Facilitate requirements-gathering sessions to define scope, constraints, and success metrics for new or updated training initiatives.
Communicate instructional design decisions clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
Design structured lesson plans, course outlines, instructor-led training (ILT), virtual instructor-led training (vILT), and e-learning modules.
Apply adult learning principles, instructional frameworks (ADDIE, SAM, or similar), and best practices in cybersecurity education.
Create engaging learning resources such as job aids, assessments, labs, simulations, and hands-on activities to reinforce cybersecurity concepts.
Deliver instructor-led sessions, workshops, and hands-on exercises focused on cybersecurity topics.
Support learners through guided practice, real-world scenarios, and Q&A to reinforce understanding.
Gather learner feedback and evaluate training effectiveness to recommend continuous improvements.
Conduct formative and summative evaluations of training materials and sessions to ensure instructional effectiveness.
Track learning outcomes and recommend revisions to improve learner performance and program impact.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay and paid time off
Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.