Position Description: The
CTA Instructor/Curriculum Developer delivers high-quality, practitioner-focused cyber training in-residence and, as required, via Instructor-Led Virtual (ILV), Online modalities, and Mobile Training Teams (MTTs). When not on podium, the individual performs curriculum maintenance and modernization using formal instructional design principles consistent with CTA requirements (ADDIE/ISD and related methodologies). The role supports continuous improvement through student feedback, performance data, and stakeholder inputs, ensuring courseware remains current, engaging, and aligned to approved course design documentation. This is a hands-on role requiring technical depth, strong classroom presence, and the ability to translate operational cyber experience into structured learning experiences with practical labs and performance-based assessments.
Location: Columbia, MD
Clearance: Interim Secret required to begin; must be able to maintain at least Secret.
Responsibilities and/or Success Factors: Instructional Delivery (Podium / Facilitation):
- Deliver CTA courses in accordance with the Government-approved Course Design Plan/Document and established pacing, learning objectives, and assessment approach.
Provide instruction across CTA delivery methods, including:
- In-residence (onsite) instruction
- Instructor-Led Virtual (ILV) delivery, as required
- MTT delivery at customer locations (CONUS/OCONUS), as tasked
- Ensure learning is immersive and practitioner-based, emphasizing hands-on exercises and performance-based assessment where applicable.
- Prepare for instruction by completing the course(s) prior to teaching and meeting program standards for instructional readiness. Curriculum Development, Maintenance, and Continuous Improvement (Off-Podium)
- Update and improve course materials using instructional design principles and CTA development approach (ISD/ADDIE; Bloom's taxonomy and/or SAMR as directed).
Produce and maintain course artifacts as assigned, such as:
- Lesson plans, instructional materials, lab guides
- Student Guides and Instructor Guides (or approved commercial equivalents, when applicable) develop (and utilize) Instructor Guides for all courses to maintain integrity and consistency
Participate in course reviews/audits and recommend updates informed by:
- Student surveys and comments
- SME feedback
- Tool/technology evolution and emerging threats
- Ensure materials are professional, consistent, and clear (grammar/spelling/format/voice) and contribute to quality assurance of training products. Training Systems & Technical Integration Support (Coordination Role)
- Coordinate with platform engineering/integration staff to ensure course content, labs, and assessments function as intended in the LMS/cyber training environment.
- Validate training environment readiness (VMs, exercises, accounts/access) for assigned deliveries; report defects and recommend corrective actions through appropriate program channels. Measurement, Feedback, and Reporting Support
- Support the collection of training effectiveness data (participant performance, feedback, survey completion) and provide actionable improvement recommendations.
- Reinforce program requirements that all students complete required surveys prior to course completion where applicable to delivery processes. Mobile Training Team (MTT) Support (As Needed)
- Support MTT delivery requirements and help ensure MTT instruction mirrors resident delivery in quality, content, and tools unless otherwise directed.
- Participate in advance planning, including site surveys/coordination as required by the Government.
Minimum Qualifications Including Certificates: - Interim Secret clearance required to begin; must be able to maintain at least Secret.
- Education: Bachelor's degree (IT-related preferred).
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant technical cybersecurity experience and demonstrated experience delivering training (podium/facilitation).
- Demonstrated ability to apply adult learning principles to improve student engagement and outcomes.
- Strong written communication skills (able to maintain clear, logical curriculum documentation and instructional artifacts).
