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Curriculum Developer

🇺🇸 Vandenberg SFB, CA 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Instructional Design 🗓️ June 15th, 2026
Top Secret

Edtech.com's Summary

Apogee Engineering, LLC is hiring a Curriculum Developer. The developer will design and update cyber operations training modules, hands-on labs, and performance assessments aligned with the Cyber 2.0 framework, creating practitioner-level learning experiences to advance entry-level cyber skills to mission readiness.

Highlights
  • Develop and modify cyber course content including lesson plans, student and instructor guides, and hands-on exercises.
  • Create complex lab exercises and cyber range scenarios simulating realistic network environments and adversary tactics.
  • Design knowledge checks and performance-based assessments aligned with USCYBERCOM standards.
  • Update curriculum quarterly to reflect emerging threats, software changes, and government feedback.
  • Maintain clear traceability between learning objectives, instruction, labs, and assessments.
  • Coordinate closely with Lead Curriculum Developer and contribute to government meeting materials.
  • Requires US citizenship and ability to maintain Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
  • Must have GPEN, OSCP, or CASP+ certification, bachelor's degree, and 5+ years of cyber operations experience.
  • Experience in scenario creation, adversary emulation, lab development, or technical assessment design is required.
  • Preferred experience includes developing content for cleared audiences, familiarity with DoD cyber training ecosystems, and prior instructor experience.

Curriculum Developer Full Description

Overview: 
Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a The Curriculum Developer designs and updates highly technical cyber operations training modules, hands-on labs, cyber range scenarios, and performance-based assessments in support of COF training aligned to the Cyber 2.0 framework. This role focuses on building practitioner-level learning experiences that bridge entry-level cyber skills to mission readiness.
 
****Contingent Upon Contract Award**** 

Responsibilities: 
Curriculum Development
  • Develop/modify practitioner-level cyber course content for COF audiences, including:
    • Lesson plans, student guides, instructor guides
    • Hands-on performance tasks and exercises
  • Incorporate current threat intelligence and adversary TTPs into instructional content (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK alignment as directed).
Scenario & Lab / Range Content Development
  • Build complex, multi-stage lab exercises and range scenarios emulating realistic network environments and adversary behavior.
  • Produce range guides/runbooks enabling setup, execution, and teardown with clear steps and expected outputs.
Assessment Development
  • Create knowledge checks and performance-based assessments aligned to learning objectives and USCYBERCOM work role standards.
  • Build objective scoring rubrics, grading criteria, and validation artifacts (to support consistent scoring across instructors).
Sustainment and Updates
  • Support quarterly curriculum and assessment reviews; implement updates driven by:
    • Emerging threats / TTP changes
    • Software/tool updates
    • Government feedback from delivery events
  • Maintain traceability between objectives, instruction, labs, and assessments.
Coordination and Documentation
  • Coordinate closely with the Lead Curriculum Developer/PM to meet delivery schedules (including the “30 days prior to execution” package requirement).
  • Contribute to Government meeting materials and action items as requested.
 
Qualifications:
Minimum Experience:
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
Certifications: GPEN OR OSCP OR CASP+
Education: Bachelor's degree
Years of Experience: 5+ years of cyber operations experience
Additional Experience:
  • Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:
    • Scenario creation / adversary emulation
    • Hands-on lab development
    • Technical assessment design
  • Strong technical writing ability (clear, step-by-step lab guidance; concise instructional content)

Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Experience:
  • Experience developing content for cleared audiences and operational units
  • Familiarity with DoD cyber training ecosystems (e.g., PCTE) and secure networks (NIPR/SIPR/JWICS)
  • Experience with detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, red team tradecraft, and/or secure network architecture (any one is useful depending on course focus)
  • Prior instructor experience, even if not in a formal schoolhouse

Additional Information
Location:  Vandenberg SFB, CA
On-site This is a fulltime onsite position
Travel: 10% CONUS