Training Curriculum Developer/Manager

Leidos • Odenton, MD

19h

About The Position

The Battle Captain’s Trainer provides training support to DISA Battle Captains and Watch members working within the SCIF. Centrally managed by DISA J-7, the trainer is assigned within the command’s SCIF area according to their skills and knowledge. The role trains Watch members to provide critical communications and information technology services and support to staff elements and organizations within the DISA Watch. It also supports Battle Captains in keeping threats and vulnerabilities low by helping ensure the computer network remains stable, undisrupted, and secure.

The trainer communicates at senior command levels, internally and externally, taking guidance from the J-7 Division Chief, the J-772 DISA Chief Training Branch, and Joint Director leadership. As the training expert for Watch members, the trainer is expected to work independently with minimal or no guidance and provide subject-matter-expert support across assigned functions.

Requirements

• Active SECRET security clearance.
• Current IAT-II certification.
• Organized and deliberate, with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and experience working with large data sets.
• Knowledge of joint doctrine, joint plans, policies, and practices supporting the full spectrum of military operations.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline and 8 years of overall related experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of prior relevant experience. Additional related experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of Watch training capabilities, tasks, and options, from development through transition into operations.
• Establish a community of interest connecting cyber-Watch security trainers with industry and government requirements.
• Analyze training curricula, performance objectives, training plans, certification standards, exercise objectives, and evaluation standards to project future performance objectives and help develop materials supporting Watch training objectives.
• Help ensure Watch Officers have the skills needed to accomplish the mission.
• Support development of innovation scope and objectives, high-level requirements, training requirements, CERT completion, and recommended technology acquisition planning for next-generation technology investments.
• Gather planning inputs from cyberspace operations elements, including assessments, across the program community to ensure inputs represent the community’s full scope.
• Support continuous performance improvement and standardization based on future capability needs, alternate approaches, flexible applications, and adversary modifications.
• Maintain training databases to ensure records are accurate and timely.
• Assist with tracking and reporting Agency-level training requirements for the Watch workforce.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior