FORGE Course Instructor Level 2

Purpose and Impact

Amentum is seeking a FORGE Instructor in Hanover, MD. Instructors will deliver engaging and cutting-edge training solutions to meet the mission and time-critical needs of our customers.

Essential Responsibilities

• Instructors act both as subject matter experts, through lecture and lab work, as well as coaches for students – working not only to impart the expertise required to meet certification standards for their career path, but also how to be successful in mission-critical situations.
• The instructors work with the students to prepare them to meet the mission-critical needs of our customers.
• The instructors monitor student performance on practical exercises and provide feedback to students.
• Virtualization technology is employed heavily to simulate real-world scenarios that create an immersive cyber-environment for students.
• The instructors work with a Team of multi-disciplinary professionals to make recommendations for updates to course content, training materials, and documentation.
• Research, document, and test security solutions for emerging technologies, security methodologies, and CNE concepts.
• Support the development of instruction of comprehensive, tactically relevant operational training, including the design, development, and implementation of training exercises and scenarios required to prepare students for operations.
• Knowledge of the course map(s) for the course(s) that the personnel are supporting along with ability to update the course maps as the courses evolve.
• Ability to create and update detailed schedule(s) for the course(s) that the personnel are supporting.

Other Responsibilities

• Safety - As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
• Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
• Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Demonstrate knowledge of creating and configuring virtual hosts and networks using VMware in support of developing real-world scenarios.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scenario development and Interactive Virtual learning module creation using tools such as VMWare VSphere, VMWare VCenter, Moodle Captivate, Camtasia, and Articulate.
• Demonstrate knowledge of commonly used software programming languages (preferred Python, Ruby, and shell scripting).
• Must have administration knowledge of setting up and maintaining common Unix, Unix Variant, and Windows Servers.
• The ability to perform trend analysis of student performances and identify material in the course that should be improved.
• Ability to recommend and implement future course materials to keep courses current, to address the need to teach/test concepts in addition to specific tool usage, and to improve the student learning experience through the creation of exercises, design of demonstrations, and creation of animated visual aids.
• Experience in system design to include those designs pertaining to general networking systems.
• Effective communication, writing, documentation, and requirements gathering skills are needed to be effective in this role for working with other members of the Team and with the Customer to meet the requirements of the program.
• Experience as a trainer or course developer for cyber courses.
• Provide recommendations for technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Provides mentoring to junior Team Members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in system design to include those designs pertaining to general networking systems.
• Effective communication, writing, documentation, and requirements gathering skills are needed to be effective in this role for working with other members of the Team and with the Customer to meet the requirements of the program.
• Experience as a trainer or course developer for cyber courses.
• Provide recommendations for technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Provides mentoring to junior Team Members.

Security Clearance Required

TS/SCI with poly

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical engineering, Math, Integrated systems & design, Education, Information systems, Cyber engineering, or related field is desired, but not required.

Minimum Years of Experience

Minimum five (5) years of experience in the development, testing, deployment, operations, training, or maintenance of electrical/electronic/software systems. An additional three (3) years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree for a total of eight (8) years of experience.

Compensation Details

$200,000 - $210,000

Benefits Overview

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retail benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Retirement benefits
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance