Position SummaryWe are seeking an experienced
Instructional Systems Designer to join a talented training development team supporting a government client. The selected candidate will help design, develop, and modernize training for new employees, ensuring that course content is engaging, mission-relevant, instructionally sound, and aligned with client expectations.
This role requires a skilled learning professional with experience in the Intelligence Community, strong instructional design expertise, and the ability to work closely with subject matter experts, instructors, multimedia developers, graphics specialists, and client stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of adult learning principles, curriculum development, and the unique needs of learners entering a complex mission environment.
Key ResponsibilitiesThe Instructional Systems Designer will be responsible for:
- Designing, developing, and updating training materials for new employee courses and onboarding programs.
- Applying instructional design methodologies such as ADDIE, SAM, or similar models to create effective learning solutions.
- Working with subject matter experts to analyze training needs and translate complex technical or mission-focused content into clear learning objectives, lessons, activities, and assessments.
- Developing instructor-led, blended, scenario-based, role-play, and interactive learning experiences.
- Creating and revising lesson plans, facilitator guides, student guides, slide decks, exercises, assessments, job aids, and supporting course materials.
- Collaborating with instructors, course directors, multimedia developers, graphics teams, and client stakeholders to produce high-quality training products.
- Supporting the design of training that prepares new employees for success in their roles and reinforces organizational standards, expectations, and mission priorities.
- Incorporating adult learning principles, practical application, learner engagement strategies, and performance-based outcomes into course design.
- Reviewing existing curriculum to identify gaps, outdated content, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement.
- Supporting course pilots, classroom observations, learner evaluations, and after-action reviews.
- Using student feedback, instructor input, and performance data to recommend and implement course improvements.
- Ensuring training materials are accurate, current, well-organized, and suitable for delivery in a classified government environment.
- Maintaining strong communication with the client and internal team to ensure training development activities remain on schedule and aligned with program requirements.
Required Skills- Active Top Secret/SCI with Polygraph
- Minimum of 10 years of instructional systems design, curriculum development, training development, or related learning experience.
- Prior experience working in or supporting the Intelligence Community.
- Demonstrated experience designing training for adult learners.
- Strong understanding of instructional design principles, adult learning theory, and curriculum development best practices.
- Experience developing instructor-led training, blended learning, scenario-based training, role-play activities, practical exercises, and assessments.
- Ability to work effectively with subject matter experts to capture, organize, and translate complex information into usable training materials.
- Strong writing, editing, organization, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, client-facing environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
- Ability to work collaboratively with instructional designers, instructors, multimedia specialists, graphics teams, course managers, and government stakeholders.
Additional DetailsFusion Innovation anticipates the annual base salary for this position will generally range from $100,000 to $215,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to:
- Years of direct applicable experience with this work and the customer
- Relevant education, certifications, and training
- Contract labor category requirements, skill level, contract bill rate, and hours allocation
- Alignment with the position's responsibilities
- Additional specialized skills
In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be considered for discretionary bonuses and are eligible for Fusion Innovation's comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, company-sponsored retirement contributions, paid leave, professional development opportunities, and other employee benefits.
