Instructional Systems Designer

About the role

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? Unleashed your potential at Leidos, where we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customer’s success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

Responsibilities

• Execute all facets of the training development life-cycle for various training types, including instructor-led courses, web-based and online training, blended learning, and performance support.
• Conduct needs assessments and training needs analyses, including gap, contextual, and root-cause analyses.
• Select and design innovative instructional and learning strategies and associated technologies to optimize learning and achieve learning objectives.
• Create, execute, and test training courses and performance support products.
• Perform quality assurance and quality control activities, including SME reviews, design reviews, course pilots, and hot washes.
• Create and conduct training evaluations, both formative and summative, across all levels for maximum impact.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with training project plans and schedules.
• Manage and execute all aspects of training projects, including schedules, resources, and scope.

Requirements

• Must possess a TS/SCI with poly to be considered.
• Bachelor's Degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience or a Master's Degree and 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Instructional Design.
• Must have experience with Captivate.
• Demonstrated Experience In The Following: Identifying performance gaps or learning needs, formally documenting instructional design plans, using empirical data to make instructional design decisions, ensuring instructional solutions address performance gaps, identifying and making improvements to instruction, designing instructional strategies that engage, motivate, or are learner-centered, using face-to-face, online, and blended learning strategies, developing project management plans for instructional design projects, designing assessments of learning, collaborating across functional teams.

Qualifications

• Software experience or knowledge.
• You Might Also Have: Instructional Design Certification from an accredited institution, prior Customer experience, experience with online learning platforms and tools, previous experience as a facilitator.

Skills

• Instructional Design.
• Captivate.
• Needs Assessment.
• Training Needs Analysis.
• Innovative Instructional Strategies.
• Project Management Plans.
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control.
• Training Evaluations.
• Risk Mitigation.
• Learning Assessments.
• Collaboration Across Functional Teams.

Benefits

At Leidos, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and financial security. This includes competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement benefits. Learn more about our benefits at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $82,550.00 - $149,225.00. The actual salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Details on the schedule will be provided upon hire.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.