Instructional Systems Designer — Federal Security Training

Team Carney; Linthicum (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness benefits

401(k) with company matching

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Team Carney is seeking an Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) to support a critical federal program. You will analyze, design, develop, and maintain instructional content for web-based and instructor-led courses while nurturing strategic client partnerships.

The ideal candidate is passionate about instructional design and security training, applying ADDIE across diverse products and collaborating with the Training Division to meet evolving security needs.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Instructional Systems Design or Adult Education with 5+ years ISD experience.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years ISD experience.

Responsibilities

• ADDIE Application: guide and support application of ADDIE methodology.
• Training Needs Analysis: conduct TNAs to identify security training requirements and objectives.
• New Content Development: develop content plans, storyboards, assessments, and beta tests.
• Curriculum Maintenance: update training products per policy changes or DS3 standards.
• Design Documentation: create course outlines, media treatments, specifications, and design approaches.
• Quality Assurance & Implementation: validate revisions with client programmers and run beta tests.
• Assessments & Evaluation: build and update robust assessments to measure outcomes.

Skills

Systematic Instructional Design

LMS Familiarity

Curriculum Mapping

Project Leadership

Federal Sector Expertise

Higher Education Experience

ADDIE Methodology

Education

Master’s Degree Track (ISD or Adult Education)

Bachelor’s Degree Track (ISD)

Tools

Moodle

Blackboard

Adobe Connect

Job description

Team Carney is seeking an Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) to support a critical federal program. You will analyze, design, develop, and maintain instructional content for web-based and instructor-led courses while nurturing strategic client partnerships.

The ideal candidate is passionate about instructional design and security training, applying ADDIE across diverse products and collaborating with the Training Division to meet evolving security needs.