Curriculum Developer
Overview
Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a The Curriculum Developer designs and updates highly technical cyber operations training modules, hands‑on labs, cyber range scenarios, and performance‑based assessments in support of COF training aligned to the Cyber 2.0 framework. This role focuses on building practitioner‑level learning experiences that bridge entry‑level cyber skills to mission readiness.
Responsibilities
Curriculum Development
Develop/modify practitioner‑level cyber course content for COF audiences, including:
Lesson plans, student guides, instructor guides
Hands‑on performance tasks and exercises
Incorporate current threat intelligence and adversary TTPs into instructional content (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK alignment as directed).
Scenario & Lab / Range Content Development
Build complex, multi‑stage lab exercises and range scenarios emulating realistic network environments and adversary behavior.
Produce range guides/runbooks enabling setup, execution, and teardown with clear steps and expected outputs.
Assessment Development
Create knowledge checks and performance‑based assessments aligned to learning objectives and USCYBERCOM work role standards.
Build objective scoring rubrics, grading criteria, and validation artifacts (to support consistent scoring across instructors).
Sustainment and Updates
Support quarterly curriculum and assessment reviews; implement updates driven by:
Emerging threats / TTP changes
Software/tool updates
Government feedback from delivery events
Maintain traceability between objectives, instruction, labs, and assessments.
Coordination and Documentation
Coordinate closely with the Lead Curriculum Developer/PM to meet delivery schedules (including the “30 days prior to execution” package requirement).
Contribute to Government meeting materials and action items as requested.
Qualifications
MinimumExperience:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Certifications: GPEN OR OSCP OR CASP+
Education: Bachelor's degree
Years of Experience: 5+ years of cyber operations experience
Additional Experience:
Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:
Scenario creation / adversary emulation
Hands‑on lab development
Technical assessment design
Strong technical writing ability (clear, step‑by‑step lab guidance; concise instructional content)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience developing content for cleared audiences and operational units
Familiarity with DoD cyber training ecosystems (e.g., PCTE) and secure networks (NIPR/SIPR/JWICS)
Experience with detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, red team tradecraft, and/or secure network architecture (any one is useful depending on course focus)
Prior instructor experience, even if not in a formal schoolhouse
Additional Information
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA
On‑site: This is a fulltime onsite position
Travel: 10% CONUS
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