Apogee
Curriculum Developer Program Manager
CISSP
GIAC
Top Secret
Edtech.com's Summary
Apogee Engineering, LLC is hiring a Curriculum Developer Program Manager. The role leads the development and delivery of cyber operations curriculum and assessments for Space Training and Readiness Command, managing schedules, quality, and government coordination to align training materials with USCYBERCOM standards.
Highlights
- Lead the design and release of practitioner-level cyber operations curriculum packages and performance-based assessments.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for government coordination and compliance.
- Manage internal execution rhythms and contract reporting to meet government deliverables.
- Oversee development of lesson plans, student/instructor guides, cyber range scenarios, and assessment validation plans.
- Ensure integration of current adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) aligned with USCYBERCOM work role standards.
- Require Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and US citizenship.
- Must have CISSP (or equivalent IAM Level III) and GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) certifications.
- Minimum of 8 years cyber operations experience with 3 years in technical instruction/curriculum development and 2 years project/team lead experience.
- Experience with cyber range concepts, adversary emulation, and assessment design preferred.
- Familiarity with USCYBERCOM Work Role Standards, NICE framework, and DoD cyber training environments is beneficial.
Curriculum Developer Program Manager Full Description
Overview:
Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a Curriculum Developer Program Manager. The Lead Curriculum Developer / Program Manager leads delivery of practitioner-level cyber operations curriculum and assessment products supporting Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Cyberspace Operations Forces (COF) training under the Cyber 2.0 force generation model. This role owns day-to-day execution, schedule, quality, and Government coordination for courseware, cyber range scenarios/labs, and performance-based assessments aligned to USCYBERCOM Work Role Standards.
****Contingent Upon Contract Award****
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
Program Management / Government Interface
- Serve as the single primary POC for Government coordination (via COR/CO), ensuring non-personal services compliance.
- Plan and run internal execution rhythms that support Government deliverables (e.g., KO brief, PMRs, monthly status).
- Produce/oversee contract reporting:
Curriculum & Assessment Leadership
- Lead design and release of highly technical, practitioner-level curriculum packages for COF 1 and COF 2a pipelines.
- Ensure all courseware integrates current, documented adversary TTPs and aligns to USCYBERCOM work role standards.
- Direct development of:
- Detailed lesson plans, student/instructor guides
- Performance-based labs and cyber range scenario guides
- Knowledge checks and performance-based assessments, scoring rubrics, and validation plans
- Ensure curriculum packages are delivered 30 days prior to course execution.
Cyber Range / Scenario Direction
- Oversee design of multi-stage scenarios emulating realistic network terrain and adversary behavior, aligned to terminal learning objectives.
- Ensure scenarios are documented so they can be set up/executed/torn down without external troubleshooting (per PWS service thresholds).
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: CISSP (or equivalent IAM Level III) AND GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
Education: Bachelor's degree
Years of Experience: 8+ years of cyber operations experience
Additional Experience:
- 3 years formal technical instruction and/or curriculum development experience
- 2 years project/team lead experience delivering complex technical products on schedule
Demonstrated experience with cyber range concepts, adversary emulation, and assessment design
Strong writing/editing skills for producing deliverables suitable for Government review/approval
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Experience:
- Experience mapping content to USCYBERCOM Work Role Standards and/or NICE framework
- Experience integrating threat intelligence into training (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK mapping)
- Experience building performance-based assessments with defensible scoring rubrics
- Familiarity with PCTE or similar DoD cyber training/range environments
- Experience working in cleared environments with SIPR/JWICS workflows
Additional Information
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA
On-site This is a fulltime onsite position
Travel: 10% CONUS
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