Description
Athenix Solutions group is looking for a Cyberspace Training Specialist to serve as key personnel on a large-scale DoD/DoW cyber training and exercise program in the Annapolis Junction, MD area.
This role provides senior leadership for cyberspace training, curriculum standards, instructional delivery, and training strategy execution supporting joint and service-like cyber force development missions. The position requires a trusted professional capable of leading multidisciplinary teams and advising senior government stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead delivery of cyberspace training and force development services for a DoD cyber mission partner
- Serve as the senior contractor lead for training strategy, curriculum oversight, and instructional execution
- Oversee development, validation, and sustainment of joint cyber curricula, lesson plans, instructional materials, and proficiency standards
- Direct training and proficiency standards development for cyber mission teams and related workforce elements
- Lead and mentor instructors, instructional designers, curriculum developers, and training analysts
- Ensure all training products align with joint doctrine, DoD policy, and approved course design documents
- Coordinate across multiple government organizations, service components, and external stakeholders
- Support course scheduling, student registration, training records management, and readiness assessments
- Provide senior-level briefings, reports, and recommendations on training effectiveness, gaps, and readiness trends
- Support training strategy, policy development, and governance initiatives
- Participate in exercises, workshops, and Mobile Training Team (MTT) events as required
This position may require some CONUS & OCONUS travel.
Requirements
- Active Top Secret / SCI w/Polygraph clearance
- 8+ years of experience in training, workforce development, curriculum management, or instructional leadership
- 3+ years of experience leading teams in a training or education environment
- Experience supporting DoD, Joint, or Combatant Command–level training programs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior government leaders
Desired Qualifications:
- 4+ years of experience in a cyberspace or cyber operations environment
- Experience supporting training strategy and policy development
- Familiarity with:
- Joint training constructs and readiness frameworks
- Instructional System Design (ISD / ADDIE)
- Cyber workforce training and certification models
- Experience working across multiple government organizations or service components
- Prior experience supporting training in classified environments
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph clearance
- 8+ years experience in training, workforce development, curriculum management, or instructional leadership
- 3+ years experience leading teams in a training or education environment
- Experience supporting DoD, Joint, or Combatant Command-level training programs
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience briefing senior government leaders
- 4+ years experience in a cyberspace or cyber operations environment
- Experience supporting training strategy and policy development
- Familiarity with Joint training constructs and readiness frameworks
- Familiarity with Instructional System Design (ISD / ADDIE)
- Familiarity with cyber workforce training and certification models
- Experience working across multiple government organizations or service components
- Prior experience supporting training in classified environments
What We Do
For Missions That Cannot Fail Athenix Solutions Group is focused exclusively on serving the Intelligence Community, DoD Cyber, Special Operations, and others who operate at the edge. By blending deep domain experience, mission understanding, innovative technology, precise analytics, and specialized subject-matter expertise, we help our customers meet their most challenging and dynamic mission requirements. Whether it’s Systems & Software Development, Intelligence & Cyber Operations, or Special Mission & Force Readiness, our total lifecycle solutions create a decisive advantage against current and future adversaries. These integrated capabilities also maximize mission performance, improve security, increase readiness, and reduce costs. A middle-tier company, Athenix is large enough to offer depth and breadth of capabilities yet unbound by bureaucratic processes that hamstring mega organizations. As a middleweight, we have the speed, know-how, and flexibility to deliver the innovative and agile solutions needed to support tip-of-the-spear missions. Our can-do culture and mission-first attitude are at the heart of everything we do. We understand that our work impacts the safety and security of the nation and the world, and we welcome the responsibility of working on missions that cannot fail
