Contract Databricks Developer Jobs in Reston, VA

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Training Content Developer to work in the National Capital Region covering the Pentagon, Falls Church, and Fairfax. Please Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
The War Data Platform (WDP) is a key initiative within the U.S. Department of War's (DoW) AI-First strategy introduced in early 2026. The WDP separates business and financial data from operational warfighting data, aiming to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield. The WDP extends to Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret environments, and supports collaboration between Combatant Commands, Joint Staff directorates, Senior Executive Service leaders, and operational analysts.
The Senior Training Content Developer serves as the principal author and architect of WDP's enterprise training content library, designing, producing, and sustaining the role-based instructional materials that enable data engineers, analysts, warfighters, and operational stakeholders to effectively leverage WDP's AI, data pipeline, and analytics capabilities across all classification levels. This is a senior-level content development role requiring deep technical fluency, cross-functional coordination, and a data-driven approach to continuous curriculum improvement in direct support of WDP's mission adoption and warfighter enablement objectives.
• Designs and maintains role-based training materials that teach War Data Platform (WDP) data tools, enterprise data pipelines, governance workflows, and operational procedures across Unclassified, Secret, and Top Secret enclaves.
• Authors step-by-step guides, structured walkthroughs, presentation decks, interactive tutorials, and multimedia lessons, working with platform SMEs to accurately explain workflows involving Databricks, Apache Spark, Apache Airflow, Apache Kafka, Unity Catalog, and identity services.
• Packages modules in SCORM and xAPI formats and publishes to Government-approved repositories such as Confluence and SharePoint with accurate metadata, taxonomy, and version control.
• Collects input from Service Desk analytics, course evaluations, and mission user interviews and converts patterns into targeted revisions that shorten time-to-task and reduce repeat errors for Combatant Commands and Joint Staff elements.
• Tracks content freshness, completion rate, assessment score lift, adoption growth, and search success, and reports results.
• Delivers artifacts that include e-learning modules, lab guides, job aids, narrated demonstrations, and release notes mapped to WDP change logs.
• Coordinates with CDAO product teams, platform engineers, and security officers to sequence updates with release milestones and enclave deployment timelines, producing measurable improvements in training throughput, knowledge-base deflection, and mission readiness for WDP programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Current Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• 10-12 years of experience in technical training content development, instructional design, or a closely related discipline within federal, DoW, or enterprise data and analytics platform environments.
• Demonstrated senior-level experience developing role-based technical training curricula for complex data or software platforms, including producing SCORM or xAPI-compliant e-learning modules, lab guides, multimedia tutorials, and job aids aligned to platform release cycles and diverse user populations .
• Hands-on familiarity with enterprise data engineering and analytics tools such as Apache Airflow, Apache Kafka, Databricks, Apache Spark, or Unity Catalog, with the ability to accurately translate technical workflows into accessible, operationally relevant instructional content for users ranging from data engineers to operational analysts .
• Proven experience publishing and maintaining training content within Government-approved knowledge management platforms such as Atlassian Confluence or Microsoft SharePoint, including applying version control, metadata taxonomy, and structured content governance practices .
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proven ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and identify the most appropriate solution.
• Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively and professionally interact with a diverse set of stakeholders (from peers to end-users to executive management).