Instructional Systems Designer

Description

Leidos is seeking a full time Instructional Systems Designer (ISD).The candidate must have extensive experience with industry-standard instructional design practices, as well as data collection instruments, data collection and analysis, developing or creating project management plans, and designing learning assessments. Additionally, the candidate must have extensive experience in technical operations, telecommunications, and UTS. This position requires the candidate possess a current and active TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance to be considered. Successful candidates will work in a team environment and will be capable of operating independently with minimal supervision.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ability to facilitate in-person courses, short learning opportunities in-person or synchronously online, and briefings to various levels of management.
• 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 analysis, contextual analysis and root-cause analysis.
• Select and design innovative instructional and learning strategies and associated technologies to optimize learning and achieve learning objectives.
• Develop, execute, and test 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
• Provide in-class facilitation of instructional strategies and learning

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a TS/SCI with poly to be considered
• Bachelor's Degree and at least 15years of relevant experience or a Master's Degree and at least 13 years of relevant experience OR Doctorate.
• Prior experience with technical operations, telecommunications, and UTS, familiarity with the intelligence community and its objectives and interaction with customer personnel at all levels within the customer organization.
• Experience with trends, metrics and tracking tasks, and stakeholder information.
• Experience with tradecraft such as RF and Telecommunications
• Must have experience with Instructional Design

Demonstrated experience in the following:

• Identifying performance gaps or learning needs
• Formally 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
• Prior experience as a facilitator
• Prior Customer experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Instructional Design Certification from an accredited institution
• Experience with online learning platforms and tools

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For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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.

Pay and Benefits

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.

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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.