Technology Instructor

Navstar Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Navstar Inc. is seeking an experienced instructional designer to design, develop, and deliver advanced technical training for enterprise IT environments.

The role involves building instructor-led and blended learning content, labs, and assessments, and coordinating across engineering, writing, and program support teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Windows and Linux server environments, Cisco networking platforms, and DoD/government training programs.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years of relevant experience in technical training and related areas.
• Minimum 5 years in instructional systems design or curriculum development.
• Experience building technical training for enterprise IT, networking, or server environments.
• Windows Server administration (2016/2019/2022) experience.
• Linux system administration experience.
• Experience delivering instructor-led technical training across platforms.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Experience developing technical documentation and training materials.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain instructor-led and blended learning solutions.
• Develop technical training content for server, network, and platform administration.
• Deliver competency-based training for users of technical systems.
• Analyze engineering docs to identify training needs.
• Create lesson plans, instructor guides, student guides, job aids, labs, and assessments.
• Conduct training effectiveness evaluations and reporting.
• Support content validation, pilots, and updates.
• Maintain product documentation and training materials.
• Coordinate development activities with engineering and program teams.

Skills

Technical training

Instructional design

Curriculum development

Training delivery

Project management

Windows Server administration

Linux administration

Microsoft Office (Word/PowerPoint/Exce

Education

Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design or related field

Master's degree in Instructional Design or related field

Tools

Cisco Nexus

Cisco Catalyst

virtualization/cloud computing

Job description

• Design, develop, and maintain instructor-led and blended learning solutions.
• Develop technical training content supporting server, network, and platform administration requirements.
• Deliver competency-based training for users of technical systems using a variety of instructional methods and learning technologies.
• Analyze engineering documentation, system specifications, technical manuals, and operational procedures to identify training needs.
• Develop lesson plans, instructor guides, student guides, job aids, laboratory exercises, assessments, and performance support materials.
• Conduct training effectiveness evaluations and maintain related metrics and reporting.
• Support course validation, pilot delivery, configuration management, and content updates.
• Maintain WCI products and associated instructional documentation.
• Coordinate training product development activities with engineering, technical writing, and program support teams.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 12 years of relevant experience in technical training, instructional delivery, curriculum development, and/or technology-focused education, with experience supporting enterprise IT, server, network, and platform environments.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in instructional systems design, curriculum development, or technical training development.
• Experience developing technical training solutions for enterprise IT, networking, server administration, or similar technology environments, preferably in a collaborative team setting.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server administration, including Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022.
• Working knowledge of Linux system administration.
• Experience delivering instructor-led technical training using multiple applications or platforms.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• In-depth experience developing technical documentation, training materials, and instructional content.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent development efforts in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Adult Learning, Education, Technical Communication, Curriculum Development, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Education, Learning Technologies, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), Federal Government, or contractor-led training programs.
• Experience developing and delivering technical training for enterprise IT environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking technologies, including firewalls, load balancers, intrusion detection systems/network intrusion detection systems (IDS/NIDS), network address translation (NAT), port address translation (PAT), virtual local area networks (VLANs), access control lists (ACLs), and cloud networking architectures.
• Experience with Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst platforms.
• Experience troubleshooting enterprise servers, systems, and network infrastructure.
• Experience managing training development projects across the full Instructional Systems Development lifecycle.
• Experience developing technical publications, user guides, operational procedures, requirements documentation, and training manuals.
• Familiarity with virtualization, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data center technologies.