Content Development, Cyber SME - Military veterans preferred

Title: ? Cyber SME / Content Development SME 

Department: ?Cyber Solutions/Div 11 

Reports to: Senior Program Manager 

Revision date: 6/10/2025 

FLSA Status: Exempt?  

Location: Columbia, MD? ? ? ? ?  

Level: T3 

Rate of Pay: $185k-$246k  

Company Overview 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.?

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply. 

Position Summary: 

Comtech Systems, Inc. (CSI) is looking for a?Cyber SME / Content Development SME?to manage training and development programs supporting one of our government clients in Columbia, MD. 

Responsibilities: 

• Design and update cyber courseware aligned to DCWF/NICE work roles.
• Author terminal learning objectives, hands-on labs, and performance assessments.

• Collaborate with Instructional System Designers and peer Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to ensure accuracy and mission relevance.
• Conduct peer reviews, align with Job Qualification Standards/DCWF/NICE KSAT requirements.
• Plan, develop, deliver, evaluate, and administer nontechnical training and development programs.?
• Identifies performance/behavior gaps, makes recommendations, and provides solutions to improve business performance, increase retention, or develop future leaders.?
• Determines costs/benefits and creates high-impact, low-cost solutions.?
• Research externally available programs.?
• Oversees the design and presentation of training programs. Reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of programs.?
• May personally conduct selected programs. Serve as a technical resource for programs that are developed and presented. Determine which training intervention will best meet the requirements or needs in a given situation.?
• Market the benefits of training and development of employees as a means of continually improving our workforce.?
• Maintain relationships with line managers to be aware of potential training needs and to assist them in analyzing performance deficiencies with their employees.?
• Ensures training effectiveness and return on investment (ROI) using multi-level tracking and measurement systems.
• Support various modes of course delivery:? Instructor Led, Live-Virtual, Mobile Training Team

 
Qualifications:? 

• Minimum of 10 years of working experience in the competency areas of the courses to be instructed (unless otherwise exempted by the government customer).
• Must meet Cyber Instructor, Work Role ID 712 (NIST: OV-ED-002) standards:?https://public.cyber.mil/dcwf-work-role/cyber-instructor/
• At least 2 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Experience working under general supervision to provide solutions to technical problems of moderate scope/complexity.?
• Experience supervising, coordinating, providing leadership to, and reviewing the work of assigned staff.?
• Experience supervising individual contributors in technical positions and/or entry-level professionals.?
• Experience estimating staffing needs, assigning work, recommending candidates for employment, making recommendations for termination, conducting performance evaluations and salary reviews for assigned staff, and is responsible for the application of company policies.

• Clearance Requirement: This position requires an active?Secret?clearance. You must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.

Education: 

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with 10+ years of experience, or a Master's degree with 6 - 8 years of experience.?

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.