Senior Instructional Designer/Curriculum Developer

Location: Arlington, VA/National Capital Region, United States

Company

hirify.global is a small government-support and technology services business providing engineering, program management, operations, logistics, maintenance, and training expertise for UAS, C5ISRT, and ADAD technologies.

What you will do

• Analyze training requirements, performance gaps, organizational objectives, and stakeholder needs to identify learning solutions.
• Design, develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate curricula and educational programs for contract and organizational requirements.
• Create lesson plans, instructor and student guides, presentations, practical exercises, case studies, assessments, and performance-support tools.
• Develop instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, blended, eLearning, and self-paced learning products using instructional technologies.
• Collaborate with SMEs, instructors, program managers, leadership, and stakeholders to validate technical and operational content.
• Review learner feedback, assessment results, training metrics, accessibility compliance, documentation, and quality standards to support continuous improvement, audits, and accreditation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Curriculum and Instruction, Education, Adult Learning, Educational Technology, Organizational Development, Human Resources Development, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in instructional design, curriculum development, training development, adult education, educational program development, or a related field.
• Active Secret clearance is required.
• Experience applying formal instructional design methodologies, including ISD and ADDIE-related frameworks, to develop curricula and learning solutions.
• Experience developing instructor-led, virtual, blended, and online learning programs, including lesson plans, learning objectives, assessments, instructional materials, and educational resources.
• Experience collaborating with SMEs and stakeholders on technical and non-technical training content.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.
• Strong technical writing, editing, content development, communication, project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple curriculum and instructional development projects, conduct needs and performance-gap analyses, apply adult learning and evaluation techniques, and maintain instructional quality.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting federal government, Department of War, or contractor-operated training and education programs.
• Experience with Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, or similar eLearning tools.
• Experience developing SCORM-, xAPI-, or LMS-compatible training products and familiarity with LMS and digital learning environments.
• Knowledge of competency-based learning, workforce development, and performance improvement methodologies.
• Experience supporting leadership development, professional development, technical training, or workforce readiness programs.
• Experience developing products meeting Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Professional certification in instructional design, training, learning and development, curriculum development, or project management.

Culture & Benefits

• Position is contingent upon contract award.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and workers’ compensation.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plan options.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global careers page and upload a CV or resume.