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# Lead Cybersecurity Trainer

- **Company:** Nabout Leidos
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $107,900.0 - $195,050.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Computer Network Operations, Information Technology, Cyber Warfare
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.military.com/career/332368/lead-cyber-security-trainer-illinois-il-scott-air-force-base

## About the Role

* Active Top Secret/SCI clearance; must be able to maintain clearance eligibility.\n
 * Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, information technology, education, instructional design, or a related discipline from an accredited institution, with 8+ years of relevant experience. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.\n
 * Demonstrated experience delivering cybersecurity, information technology, network operations, or operational training in a large or geographically distributed organization.\n
 * Experience developing and maintaining training content, including lesson plans, instructional materials, practical exercises, and learner assessments.\n
 * Working knowledge of DoD cyber workforce concepts, including DoD 8140 and DoD Cyber Workforce Framework work roles.\n
 * Experience assessing training effectiveness and identifying workforce training or capability gaps.\n
 * Ability to coordinate with Government, contractor, technical, and operational stakeholders.\n
 * Strong written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.\n, * Experience supporting DISA, a Cyber Security Service Provider, network operations center, security operations center, or cyber defense mission.\n
 * Experience developing or delivering collective training events, technical exercises, cyber range events, or scenario-based cyber training.\n
 * Experience with adult learning principles, instructional systems design, or learning-management systems.\n
 * Familiarity with workforce analytics, readiness reporting, and training-record management.\n
 * Relevant cybersecurity certifications, such as SANS GIAC, GCIA, GCIH, CASP+, Security+, or equivalent credentials.\n
 * Instructor, facilitator, curriculum-development, or training-management certification or equivalent experience.\n

## Description

The Digital Sector is seeking a Lead Cybersecurity Trainer to support the DISA GSM-O II TN22 Boundary and Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) Services Program. GSM-O II delivers network operations and cyber defense support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and Combatant Commands.\n
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The Lead Cybersecurity Trainer is responsible for leading the development, delivery, coordination, and assessment of cybersecurity training activities supporting the TN22 workforce. The position serves as a senior instructor and training subject-matter expert, ensuring personnel receive timely, relevant, and mission-aligned training to support operational readiness.\n
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The successful candidate will work closely with the Cybersecurity Training Manager, TN22 Program Manager, Service Delivery Manager, site coordinators, technical leads, trainers, and Government stakeholders to identify training requirements; develop instructional materials; deliver training; assess training effectiveness; and document workforce readiness. This role supports a geographically distributed workforce and may require coordination across multiple sites, work centers, and shifts.\n
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\nKey Responsibilities\n
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 * Lead the design, development, delivery, and continuous improvement of cybersecurity training for the TN22 workforce.\n
 * Deliver instructor-led, virtual, hands-on, and scenario-based training supporting cyber defense, network operations, and CSSP mission requirements.\n
 * Develop and maintain training materials, lesson plans, instructor guides, student guides, practical exercises, assessments, and associated training records.\n
 * Support training plans aligned to assigned DoD Cyber Workforce Framework work roles, contractual requirements, mission needs, and applicable DoD 8140 qualification requirements.\n
 * Coordinate with technical and functional leads to ensure training content reflects current operational tools, procedures, threats, and mission priorities.\n
 * Assess learner performance and training effectiveness through knowledge checks, practical exercises, feedback, and readiness assessments.\n
 * Identify individual and collective training gaps and recommend training, mentoring, remediation, or development actions to program leadership.\n
 * Support the planning, execution, and evaluation of collective training events, technical exercises, tabletop events, and readiness-validation activities.\n
 * Capture lessons learned from training events, exercises, operational feedback, and readiness assessments; update training content and methods accordingly.\n
 * Coordinate training schedules, facilities, virtual platforms, materials, and instructor resources across multiple sites and stakeholder organizations.\n
 * Maintain complete and accurate training documentation, qualification records, attendance rosters, assessment results, and other required program artifacts.\n
 * Contribute to readiness metrics, dashboards, and recurring reports by providing timely and accurate training-status data.\n
 * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior trainers, instructors, and training coordinators.\n
 * Brief program leadership and stakeholders on training execution, learner performance, training risks, readiness gaps, and recommended corrective actions.\n


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