Content Developer I

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Baltimore, MD, USA
In-Office
175K-190K Annually
Junior
Security • Cybersecurity
The Role
Researches, validates, and develops technical cybersecurity training content, including procedures, labs, demonstrations, exercises, assessments, and rubrics. Builds and troubleshoots systems, virtual machines, networks, scripts, tools, and cyber artifacts; investigates behavior using logs, packet captures, and documentation. Provides subject matter expertise to instructional designers, testers, engineers, and developers, while following configuration control, secure handling, quality, and government-approved documentation procedures.
Summary Generated by Built In

Responsible for researching, gathering, synthesizing, and updating the mission/technical raw content and material from which the course(s) will be built 'and maintained. Responsible for providing subject matter expert (SME) inputs to determining what testing is appropriate and ensuring technical alignment. of assessment items to course objectives when tasked; instructional design structure and psychometric validity remain responsibility of the Instructional Designer and/or Senior Instructional Testing Expert, as applicable to ensure student demonstrates required proficiency. Follows Government approved configuration control and secure handling procedures for controlled and assessment related materials.


Work Schedule: The courses being supported are active from 0800-1700 M-F. Contract core hours are 1000-1400.


Essential Responsibilities:

The Level 1 Content Developer shall possess the following capabilities:

  • Gather and validate raw content appropriate for inclusion in the relevant courses. Document sources/references and assumptions for review.
  • Review storyboards to ensure content is reflected appropriately and provide documented technical accuracy comments and disposition inputs as directed.
  • Draft or update technical narratives, procedures, and lab/exercise instructions using Government-approved templates/tools as directed.
  • Provide SME clarification to Instructional Designers and Graphic Artists to ensure course content reflects technical intent and correct tool/tradecraft behavior.
  • Assist in drafting or updating assessment questions/items and rubrics when tasked, ensuring student-facing materials do not contain answer keys or restricted solutions.
  • Coordinate submission of updated content to Configuration Management (CM) repositories and support versioning/release note inputs as directed.
  • Certifications in areas relevant to the training content areas are desired.
  • Research assigned cyber content; build/configure/modify/troubleshoot systems, VMs, networks, scripts, tools, and artifacts used in training/assessment.
  • Draft/update technical procedures, labs, demonstrations, practical exercises, and assessment components to team standards.
  • Reproduce expected behavior; determine whether systems/networks/programs/exploits/artifacts behave as intended; troubleshoot using logs, pcaps, system artifacts, debugging data, documentation, and experimentation.
  • Document dependencies, assumptions, edge cases, failure conditions, and observable artifacts affecting learners or assessment validity.
  • Support practical assessments, answer criteria, rubrics, automated grading, and controlled exam material; provide SME input to ISD, facilitators, testing, QA/QC, engineering, and developers.
  • Use approved version/configuration-control workflows; complete assigned work to standard, communicate blockers/status, seek guidance as appropriate, and incorporate review feedback.

Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI preferred


Minimum Education & Years of Experience:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Cyber Engineering, Information

Systems/information Technology, Education/Instructional Technology, Electrical Engineering,

Mathematics, or related field and two (2) years of relevant experience

OR

Associate's degree (or 18 semester hours of military coursework/training in a related field) and four (4) years of relevant experience

OR

High school diploma/GED and six (6) years of relevant experience

Relevant experience includes mission/technical content research and development for related training, drafting/updating technical procedures/labs/exercises, and providing SME support to instructional design and course delivery


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Hands-on cyber/IT foundation sufficient to build/troubleshoot technical training; instructional-design, LMS, or curriculum experience alone is insufficient.
  • Working proficiency in at least one Section 2 specialty; broad mastery is not required.
  • Ability to investigate unfamiliar problems using evidence rather than trial-and-error; read/modify and, where appropriate, write relevant scripts/code; reason through execution logic and system interactions.
  • Ability to explain behavior and convert it into accurate labs/procedures/demonstrations/practical’s; foundational understanding of relevant OS, network, virtualization, software, and cyber-tradecraft interactions.
  • Ability to follow technical standards, accept review, execute reliably, and meet applicable CD1 contract/clearance/education/experience requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

  •  Strong preference: prior operational CNO/CND experience, especially certified/formally qualified Exploitation Analyst (EA) or Interactive Operator (IO), or comparable hands-on operational work.
  • Desired, not required: JCAC; RIOT / Foundations / CNOQC graduate; CYBR3800 / HAMMR graduate.
  • Also positive: relevant technical certifications, advanced cyber training, operational mission experience, and demonstrable hands-on lab work, considered in context of the section being fill.

Other Responsibilities:


Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.


Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.


Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.


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Compensation Details:

$175,000.00 - $190,000.00

       

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.


Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance

  • Paid time off and holidays

  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

  • Educational reimbursement

  • Parental leave

  • Employee stock purchase plan

  • Tax-saving options

  • Disability and life insurance

  • Pet insurance


Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

       

Original Posting:

10/08/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

       

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, cyber engineering, information systems or information technology, education or instructional technology, electrical engineering, mathematics, or a related field, plus two years of relevant experience; alternatively, an associate's degree or 18 semester hours of related military coursework/training plus four years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma/GED plus six years of relevant experience.
  • Relevant experience researching and developing mission or technical training content, drafting or updating technical procedures, labs, and exercises, and supporting instructional design and course delivery.
  • Hands-on cybersecurity or IT foundation sufficient to build and troubleshoot technical training; instructional design, LMS, or curriculum experience alone is insufficient.
  • Working proficiency in at least one applicable cybersecurity specialty.
  • Ability to investigate unfamiliar problems using evidence, read and modify scripts or code, and reason through execution logic and system interactions.
  • Ability to explain system behavior and convert it into accurate labs, procedures, demonstrations, and practical exercises.
  • Foundational understanding of operating systems, networking, virtualization, software, and cybersecurity tradecraft interactions.
  • Ability to follow technical standards, accept review, execute reliably, and meet applicable contract, clearance, education, and experience requirements.
  • Prior operational CNO/CND experience, particularly as a certified or formally qualified Exploitation Analyst or Interactive Operator, or comparable hands-on operational experience.
  • JCAC, RIOT, Foundations, CNOQC, CYBR3800, or HAMMR training or graduation.
  • Relevant technical certifications, advanced cybersecurity training, operational mission experience, and demonstrable hands-on lab work.

Amentum Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Amentum and has not been reviewed or approved by Amentum.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare offerings are described as comprehensive, with medical, dental, and vision plans and multiple PPO/HSA options. Mental health support via an employee assistance program and other wellness resources is also included in the benefits mix.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of total rewards through a 401(k) plan with employer matching. Profit-sharing contributions and immediate or near-term vesting in some cases further strengthen the retirement value proposition.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits are presented as solid for the sector, including tiered PTO accrual by tenure and a set of paid holidays. Role-dependent flexible or remote work options and leave programs add to perceived work-life support.

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18,261 Employees

What We Do

Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 20,000 people in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.

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