Expeditionary Communications Training Specialist Instructor

Description:_Leading with our people, Digital Consultants' mission is to deliver the highest level of professional solutions while being a trusted partner and advisor to our customers.
With a culture of practicality, opportunity, and creativity we remain dedicated to being honest, trustworthy, respectful, and ethical in everything we do.
We are a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business that supports multiple IT customers within the Federal, civilian, and private sectors.
Digital Consultants also offers our employees growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package.
_ _Our founding principles, Fairness and Common Sense make working here more than a job, it’s the Digital family.
_ Digital Consultants is seeking a qualified Expeditionary Communications Instructor/Curriculum Developer for the 39th IOS to Develop and modify instructional materials (plans of instruction, lesson plans, student, and instructor handbook instructions, test questions, and visual aids) for both in-residence courseware and/or non-resident on-line ADL courseware.
Augment and support the Government with the development and maintenance of the Expeditionary Communications curriculum.
Augment and support other instructors with Expeditionary Communications course execution and/or during course exercises.
Serve as exercise controller during Expeditionary Communications course exercises (if required).
*_Duties to include:_* * Instructs Initial Qualification Training to Airmen in training.
* Plans, develops and implements technical product or system training programs for customers, and/or employees, and field support personnel.
Technical training may include standard, repeatable modules, customized, and new product modules.
* Obtains information from customer and technical organizations, engineering, software, and product requirements to prepare training programs; prepares lesson plans and training materials; designs product demonstrations; develops course content; determines methodology; and coordinates the development of training aids.
* Conducts training sessions, and demonstrations, and develops criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of training activities.
* May administer tests and may include military trainers.
* Confers with management, employees, and clients to gain knowledge of work situations requiring technical training and to better understand changes in policies, procedures, regulations, business initiatives, and technologies.
* Formulates teaching outline and determines instructional methods such as individual training, group instruction, lectures, demonstrations, conferences, meetings, and workshops.
* Trainers are expected to have technical expertise in building networks using mobile systems i.
e.
RF links, encryption modules, exchange, proxy, and firewall.
* Continuously revises lesson plans to ensure course material reflects product features, meets new training requirements, and keeps technical information up to date.
* Facilitates the execution of all training programs.
* Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned.
Requirements: * Clearance: Secret * Education: Associate degree or equivalent experience of 5 - 8 years of expeditionary/tactical communications systems with deployment and operation of tactical communication systems (NIPR, SIPR, MNIS, JWICS, etc) or equivalent experience.
* Certifications: Cyber certification commensurate with DoDl 8570.
1m - lAT Level II * Significant experience in software and hardware-related communications including servers, firewalls, routing, switching, and infrastructure-related communications including encryption devices and various physical, MAC, network, and transport layer devices, preferably a mix of operational experience and developing course materials.
* Significant experience in software and hardware-related communications including servers, firewalls, routing, switching and infrastructure-related communications including encryption devices and various physical, MAC, network, and transport layer devices, preferably a mix of operational experience and developing course materials.
* Extensive experience with PacStar IQ-Core Software and PacStar Modular Series 400 Communications Solutions.
* Extensive experience with Cisco routing and switching devices.
* Extensive experience with HAIPE bulk encryption techniques (i.
e.
- KG-175D, KG-250X, AES, etc.
).
* Solid understanding of various protocols including DNS, DHCP, SNMP, SMTP, UTP, TCP/IP * Strong background in TCP/IP internet working, routing, switching, VLAN configuration and troubleshooting IP networks.
* Working knowledge of call managers, Local Session Controllers (LSC) – specifically the REDCOM SLICE, and associated protocols such as SIP and VOIP CODECs.
* Ability to perform complex network troubleshooting and resolve programming errors and equipment malfunctions.
* Experience with VMWare ESXi server architecture.
* Experience with Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
* Experience with Aruba Firewall, HBSS, ESS.
* Experience with Proxy Servers.
* Working with Radio Over IP (ROIP) systems and solutions.
* Possess a working knowledge of standard Tactical Data Links (TDL) such as Link-16, TADL-J, and JADC2.
* Possess a working knowledge of Electromagnetic Warfare Considerations when deploying expeditionary communication systems.
* How to interpret and set up equipment in accordance with a Satellite Access Authorization (SAA) and Gateway Access Authorization (GAA).
* Working Knowledge of military SATCOM terminals to include FDMA and TDMA modulation techniques and X-Band, C-Band, Ku-Band, and Ka-Band.
* Strong organizational skills and a confident, detail-oriented, customer-oriented, positive mindset.
*Preferred Skills and Experience*: * Instructor Methodology Course (IMC) or Basic Instructor Course (BIC) certificate Instructional Systems Design (ISD) or Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate (ADDIE), Technical Writer certificate.
_Digital Consultants, an inclusive and welcoming company, is fully committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, Veterans status or any other protected characteristic.
_ _ We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who need assistance during any part of the employment process.
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org_ _or call 571-306-3444.
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_ Job Type: Full-time