Instructional Systems Designer

Position Overview

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Location: Linthicum, MD (1 day a week on site)

Position Type: Full-Time

Clearance Requirement: Current Personnel Security Clearance / Eligibility at the Secret level

Key Responsibilities

• ADDIE Application: Assist and provide technical guidance on the comprehensive application of the ADDIE methodology.
• Training Needs Analysis (TNA): Collaborate with client personnel to conduct thorough TNAs that identify security competencies, training requirements, learning objectives, instructional strategies, media selection, and tailored recommendations.
• New Content Development: Rapidly support immediate development needs through front-end analysis, training design plans, storyboards, assessments, and beta tests.
• Curriculum Maintenance: Maintain existing training products by identifying necessary updates driven by policy changes, real-world events, or the Department of Defense Security Skill Standards (DS3).
• Design Documentation: Document all curriculum changes on storyboards and develop detailed course design documents (including content outlines, media treatments, technical specifications, assessment strategies, and recommended design approaches).
• Quality Assurance & Implementation: Ensure all revisions are accurately applied after a client programmer completes technical updates. Conduct and participate in beta tests to evaluate products for technical accuracy and instructional effectiveness.
• Assessments & Evaluation: Develop, update, and evaluate robust course assessments to accurately measure learning outcomes and instructional impact.

Minimum Requirements

• Education & Experience (Must meet one of the following tracks):
• Master’s Degree Track: Master’s degree in Instructional Systems Design or Adult Education from an accredited university AND at least five (5) years of applied ISD experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree Track: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university AND at least eight (8) years of applied ISD experience.

Core Technical & Professional Qualifications

• Security Clearance: Must hold an active Secret personnel security clearance or eligibility.
• Systematic Instructional Design: Proven experience using a systematic approach to design and develop synchronous/asynchronous online, instructor-led, or instructor-facilitated courses.
• Curriculum Mapping: Demonstrated capability to conduct thorough needs analyses, map courseware to organizational goals/skillsets, and align assessments directly to learning content.
• LMS Familiarity: Experience building and updating distance-delivered courses within collaborative learning environments and Learning Management Systems (e.g., Moodle, Blackboard, Adobe Connect, etc.).
• Project Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading instructional development projects from concept to execution.
• Federal Sector Expertise: Experience supporting federal agencies in the execution of security-related training, education, or certification programs.
• Higher Education Lens: (For CDSE’s Education Division specifically) Instructional design experience supporting higher education, undergraduate-, or graduate-level programs.

Comprehensive Benefits Overview

• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans with extensive provider networks.
• Financial Security: Competitive base salary, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company matching contributions, and flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Time Away: Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) program along with standard observed Federal Holidays to ensure you have time to recharge.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and professional certification assistance to support your career progression and continuous learning.
• Life & Disability Protection: Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.