Instructional Systems Designer

The Mission

The Leidos NSS Group uses a wide range of capabilities in Digital Modernization, Mission Software Systems, and enabling technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to support our customers' mission to defend against evolving threats around the world. Our team’s focus is ensuring our intelligence customers have the right tools, technologies, and tactics to keep pace with an ever-evolving security landscape and succeed in their pursuit to protect people and critical assets. From scanning for illicit material at ports and borders to predicting future events and instability up to five years in advance, our products help customers make the world safer.

The Challenge

• 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 and execute 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.

What Sets You Apart

• Must possess a TS/SCI with poly to be considered.
• Bachelor's Degree and at least 12 years of relevant experience or a Master's Degree and 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with Instructional Design.
• Demonstrated Experience In The Following:
• Identifying performance gaps or learning needs.
• Firmly 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.

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.

Pay And Benefits

Pay Range $105,300.00 - $190,350.00

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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.