Cyber Trainer Watch Officer

Title:
• Cyber Trainer Watch Officer

Location:
• Fort Meade, Maryland (ON-SITE)

Clearance Required:
• Secret

Certification Required:
• Security+

Years of Experience Required:
• 8 with Bachelors Degree OR 6-10 with Masters Degree

Basic Qualifications
• Instruction / Training / Workforce Development
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s and 8 years of relevant experience, or Master’s with 6 - 10 years of relevant experience.
• Clearance: Active Secret security clearance (required).
• Demonstrated experience in network operations management training, cyber operations, or workforce development.
• Experience delivering training and supporting course development.
• Experience planning and executing exercises and training events.
• Strong understanding of network operations management and training frameworks.
• Experience tracking training metrics and workforce readiness.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and stakeholders.


Primary Responsibilities:
• Support all aspects of CSSP training certification, tasks, and options, from required development to transition into operations.
• Establish a community of interest between cyber-Watch security trainers and both industry and government CSSP requirements.
• Support the development of the new innovations scope and objectives, high level requirements development, and conduct CSSP training requirements and achievement of CERT completion and recommended technology acquisition planning support to enable next generation technology investments.
• Elicit inputs for the planning process from cyberspace operations elements (to include assessments) throughout the program community to assure inputs are representative of the community’s full scope.
• Support the continuous performance improvement and standardization efforts based on future capability needs, alternate approaches, flexible applications, and adversary modifications.
• Assist in the maintenance of training databases to ensure accuracy and timelines of records.
• Assist in the tracking and reporting of Agency-level training requirements for the Watch workforce.
• Assist in developing training materials, tracking certification status and report, managing the information.
• Assist in managing tools and reports for the Workforce Improvement Program to include full certification status data.
• Ability to develop working relationships with Technology vendors and partners.
• Understanding of relevant IT technologies, both user-facing and back-end infrastructure technologies.
• Participate in cyber panels, meetings, and working groups as subject matter expert and advisor as it pertains to CSSP engagements.
• Analyze the training curriculum, performance objectives, training plans, certification standards, exercise objectives, and evaluation standards to project future performance objectives
• Assist with the development of training materials to support Watch Training objectives that will ensure Watch Officers possess the necessary skills required to accomplish the mission.





• This position requires an active DoD Clearance (Secret, Top Secret, Top Secret/SCI) or the ability to be obtain an (Interim Secret, Interim Top Secret)
• Because an active or interim DoD clearance is required, U.S. Citizenship is required


o Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms.  If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
 Medical, dental & vision
 Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
 Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
 Short and long-term disability
 Health Spending Account (HSA)
 Transportation benefits
 Employee Assistance Program
 Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)