Instructional System Designer

Paragon Cyber Solutions has an immediate opening for those ready for an exciting and dynamic career as aInstructional System Designerto provide Instructional Systems Design (ISD), curriculum development, and life-cycle support for Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) Learning Standards Officer (LSO) course development/conversion initiative and Testing Officer support. The ISD shall provide Instructional Systems Designers (ISDs) to perform courseware development/conversion and to support the CIWT Testing Program
Clearance:
Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility
Travel Required:
None
Essential Functions
Design and develop training materials based on Government-provided documentation and using proven industry standards and DoD-approved processes. These training materials shall include the following:
Test/administrative materials and curriculum materials, such as Lesson Plans (LPs) and Trainee Guides (TGs)
Support materials, such as Visual Information (VI) and Instructional Media Materials (IMM)
Creating storyboards, interacting with subject matter experts (SMEs) and course management officials, and providing recommendations for changes to the TA
Requirements
Required Skills
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight in a highly fluid environment, within a team and with other groups or customers
Strong degree of professionalism, excellent organization skills
Ability to work multiple tasks concurrently and switch between tasks quickly
Strong written and verbal communications skills, and detail-oriented and ability to exercise diplomacy within a team environment
Ability to organize and participate in meetings, prepare clear oral and written direction, correspondence, and reports
Good problem-solving skills for data analysis and detection of latent issues in data products
Required Experience
Bachelor’s degree in business, education, maintenance, or related field
Five (5) or more years of applicable experience performing critical thinking, analysis, and/or problem-solving related work or applicable range maintenance and/or operations
Experience in current instructional delivery strategies, methodologies, and technologies;
training devices and equipment;
and ICW systems
Experience in all phases of ISD and development, including planning, coordinating, implementing, revising, converting, and maintaining training courseware
Experience developing web-based learning courseware that is, at a minimum, Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) 4.1 and Section 508 compliant
A functional understanding of Instructional System Design for training products and services
A broad understanding of current technical issues and training system design and development trends
Experience in cradle-to-grave support in the development, acceptance, and hosting of web-based learning within the NETC domain to include the Content Hosting and Report Management Service (CHaRMS), TestTrack, and Government Content Acceptance Testing (GCAT) processes and account management
Experience conducting analyses to identify and validate training requirements, documenting results of analyses, and developing and recommending alternative training strategies for decision-maker consideration
Experience developing training planning data, including resource requirements for initial, interim, and follow-on training requirements, and recommendations, justification and impacts
Experience developing performance-based training materials in the CPM, AIM II/LOM, Adobe Captivate, and Word template formats that support the follow-on training requirement
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &
Vision).
Retirement Plan (401K w/ employer matching).
Paid Time Off &
10 Paid Public Holidays.
Short and Long-Term Disability.
Healthy Work-Life Balance.
Training &
Development.
Why Work For Paragon Cyber Solutions?
You want to make a difference. You want to be recognized by name versus being a number. You want to work with a company where you can grow and work in different areas to increase your knowledge/experience. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and need to live it.
As a small business, each team member rolls up their sleeves and helps where needed (including our CEO). Our ideal candidate will be comfortable with multi-tasking and prefers working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You must be adaptable to the needs of a growing business.
A Model of Excellence
That’s our motto in all we do and what we seek in our team members.
Are you a hardworking professional seeking a new opportunity that fosters growth? Look no further!
We are an award winning minority, woman, veteran-owned, 8(a), EDWOSB, VOSB, certified Tampa, FL-based small business. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality solutions that help our clients protect the integrity of their business operations.