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Purpose and Impact:

Are you interested in using your skills to help shape the Cyber, Security, & Intel space? If you want to be part of a dynamic Instructor Team delivering engaging and cutting-edge training solutions, this is the place for you! Amentum is currently seeking a FORGE Instructor in Hanover, MD. Instructors will be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary Team delivering highly sophisticated, technical, hands-on training solutions to meet the mission and time-critical needs of our customers.

Work Schedule: Attendance is critical at all times. Must be able to work a 40-hour workweek, normally Monday through Friday. However, times and days may vary depending on business requirements. Needs to be available to work overtime during critical peaks and be available to meet last minute requests for overtime should the situation occur.

Essential Responsibilities:

Instructors act both as subject matter experts, through lecture and lab work, as well as coaches for students – working not only to impart the expertise require to meet certification standard for their career path, but also how to be successful in mission when it counts. In addition:

• The instructors work with the students to prepare them to meet the mission-critical needs of our customers.
• The instructors monitor student performance on practical exercises and provide feedback to students.
• Virtualization technology is employed heavily to simulate real-world scenarios that create an immersive cyber-environment for students.
• The instructors work with a Team of multi-disciplinary professionals to make recommendations for updates to course content, training materials, and documentation.
• Research, document, and test security solutions for emerging technologies, security methodologies, and CNE concepts.
• Support the development of instruction of comprehensive, tactically relevant operational training, including the design, development, and implementation of training exercises and scenarios required to prepare students for operations.
• Knowledge of the course map(s) for the course(s) that the personnel are supporting along with ability to update the course maps as the courses evolve.
• Ability to create and update detailed schedule(s) for the course(s) that the personnel are supporting.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Minimum Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities):

• Demonstrate knowledge of creating and configuring virtual hosts and networks using VMware in support of developing real-world scenarios.
• Demonstrate knowledge of scenario development and Interactive Virtual learning module creation using tools such as VMWare VSphere, VMWare VCenter, Moodle Captivate, Camtasia, and Articulate.
• Demonstrate knowledge of commonly used software programming languages (preferred Python, Ruby, and shell scripting).
• Must have administration knowledge of setting up and maintaining commons Unix, Unix Variant, and Windows Servers.
• The ability to perform trend analysis of student performances and identify material in the course that should be improved.
• Ability to recommend and implement future course materials to keep courses current, to address the need to teach/test concepts in addition to specific tool usage, and to improve the student learning experience through the creation of exercise, design of demonstrations and creation of animated visual aids

Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI with poly

Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical engineering, Math, Integrated systems & design, Education, Information systems, Cyber engineering, or related field is desired, but not required. Additional years of experience can be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.

Minimum Years of Experience: Minimum five (5) years of experience in the development, testing, deployment, operations, training, or maintenance of electrical/electronic/software systems. An additional three (3) years of experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree for a total of eight (8) years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in system design to include those designs pertaining to general networking systems.
• Effective communication, writing, documentation, and requirements gatherings skills are needed to be effective in this role for working with other members of the Team and with the Customer to meet the requirements of the program.
• Experience as a trainer or course developer for cyber courses.
• Provide recommendations for technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Provides mentoring to junior Team Members.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process. Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum's role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.

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Compensation Details:

$200,000 - $210,000

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

04/10/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters (https://postings.govdocs.com/#/vxSkbztPuAwwxfs) .