Instructional Designer – Train-the-Trainer Specialist

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 3 minutes ago

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📚 Learning and Development

🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor

This company has sponsored H1B visas in the past.

👻 Ghost score 25%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

DecisionPoint Corporation

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2011

🎖️ Defense

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Defense • Consulting • Logistics

DecisionPoint Corporation is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business specializing in IT modernization and digital transformation for government agencies. They provide comprehensive services including cybersecurity, health IT, and intelligent automation solutions, aimed at improving operational efficiency and effectiveness while ensuring secure cloud migration. Their Centers of Excellence approach drives mission success by addressing the most pressing challenges faced by government entities through innovative technology and expert support.

📋 Description

• Conduct training-needs analyses and collaborate with subject matter experts to identify target audiences, performance gaps, learning requirements, and desired outcomes • Translate complex technical information into clear, practical, and measurable learning objectives • Convert subject matter expert knowledge, standard operating procedures, technical documentation, releases, migrations, upgrades, and lessons learned into structured learning products • Design and develop instructor-led courses, virtual courses, eLearning, labs, simulations, exercises, demonstrations, job aids, reference guides, and microlearning • Develop train-the-trainer programs for instructors, coaches, and technical subject matter experts • Create course outlines, design documents, storyboards, instructor guides, learner guides, presentation materials, facilitator notes, lab instructions, and assessment plans • Develop knowledge checks, quizzes, scenario-based exercises, practical demonstrations, performance tasks, and proficiency assessments • Design assessments measuring whether learners can perform required technical tasks • Tailor training content and delivery methods to systems, technologies, user roles, proficiency levels, and operational requirements • Apply adult-learning principles and instructional-design methodologies across analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation • Develop accessible training content and ensure materials are accurate, current, technically validated, clearly written, and consistently formatted • Coordinate technical reviews and validation with subject matter experts, system owners, instructors, quality personnel, and Government stakeholders • Incorporate reviewer comments, testing results, learner feedback, and lessons learned into updated courseware • Deliver virtual, classroom, side-by-side, pair-programming, workshop, lab, and blended-learning sessions • Facilitate practical exercises, discussions, demonstrations, coaching sessions, and learner assessments • Observe and evaluate instructors or subject matter experts during practice delivery and provide constructive feedback • Support pilot sessions, course testing, release-readiness training, and post-deployment learning activities • Align training content with system releases, migrations, upgrades, modernization efforts, operational priorities, and workforce learning paths • Coordinate course schedules, learner communications, enrollment information, prerequisites, technical access, training environments, and supporting materials • Maintain course files, version histories, review records, source materials, accessibility documentation, assessments, and completion evidence • Track participation, completion, assessment results, learner feedback, proficiency outcomes, and recommended improvement actions • Evaluate training effectiveness and recommend improvements to content, delivery methods, exercises, assessments, and supporting resources • Support technical knowledge transfer during transition-in and transition-out activities • Protect sensitive Government, program, personnel, training, and technical information

🎯 Requirements

• Active Secret clearance or higher • Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Adult Education, Information Technology, or a related field • Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience • Current ITIL certification • Experience in instructional design, technical training, curriculum development, train-the-trainer programs, technical writing, or adult education • Experience supporting Department of Defense, federal civilian, or other Government programs • Experience designing technical training for infrastructure, cloud, networking, cybersecurity, software, data, ITSM, or enterprise systems • Experience working with technical subject matter experts to extract, organize, validate, and communicate complex knowledge • Experience converting standard operating procedures, technical documentation, system releases, migrations, and lessons learned into training products • Experience developing instructor-led training, virtual instructor-led training, eLearning, labs, simulations, job aids, microlearning, and assessments • Experience developing train-the-trainer curricula and preparing instructors or subject matter experts to deliver courses • Experience applying ADDIE, SAM, Bloom’s Taxonomy, backward design, adult-learning theory, or comparable instructional-design methodologies • Experience developing performance-based assessments, scenario-based exercises, practical demonstrations, rubrics, and proficiency measures • Experience facilitating virtual and classroom sessions, technical labs, workshops, pair-programming activities, or guided exercises • Knowledge of Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines applicable to electronic training content • Experience developing accessible documents, presentations, multimedia, eLearning, and learner resources • Experience with Articulate Storyline or Rise, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, Microsoft 365, or comparable content-authoring tools • Experience with learning-management systems and SCORM, xAPI, or comparable learning-content standards • Experience using virtual training platforms, collaboration tools, lab environments, and knowledge repositories • Familiarity with ITIL Version 5 or ITIL 4 practices and enterprise IT service-management environments • Certified Professional in Talent Development, Certified Professional in Training Management, Microsoft Certified Trainer, CompTIA CTT+, or a comparable instructional-design or training certification • Strong instructional-design, technical-writing, editing, facilitation, and presentation abilities • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Strong organization, documentation, version-control, and time-management capabilities • High attention to detail and commitment to instructional accuracy, accessibility, usability, and quality • Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to learners with varying roles and proficiency levels • Ability to manage multiple course-development projects, reviews, delivery schedules, and stakeholder priorities • Ability to work independently while maintaining accountability, discretion, and consistent follow-through

🏖️ Benefits

• Regular full-time employment • Opportunity to work remotely • Work on USMEPCOM ENLIST government IT training programs