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Instructional Designer

🇺🇸 Annapolis Junction, MD

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $74K - $124K

💻 Instructional Design

🗓️ November 28th, 2025

Top Secret

Edtech.com's Summary

Guidehouse is hiring an Instructional Designer to design, develop, and revise complex interactive and instructor-led technical courses. The role includes creating instructionally sound eLearning solutions, working closely with subject matter experts to ensure technical accuracy, and developing course materials and training aids.

Highlights
  • Design and develop interactive virtual and instructor-led technical training courses
  • Convert written materials into online and instructor-led courseware
  • Create flow diagrams, storyboards, and hands-on virtual activities to simulate real-world experience
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure content accuracy
  • Develop course manuals, training aids, and audio/video materials
  • Use tools such as HTML5, Adobe Captivate, and Edge for e-training solutions
  • Complete data entry and technical writing, mapping objectives to Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA) or Job Qualification Standards (JQS)
  • Required active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree or four years of instructional/curriculum development experience; minimum two years professional experience
  • Annual salary range from $74,000 to $124,000 depending on qualifications

Instructional Designer Full Description

Instructional Designer
US - MD, Annapolis Junction
Full time

Job Family:Learning & Development
Travel Required:None
Clearance Required:Active Top Secret SCI with Polygraph

What You Will Do:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for:
  • Designs, develops, and revises complex interactive, virtual learning and/or instructor-led courses of a technical nature.
  • Ensures integrity of task analysis, training requirements, training hierarchies, instructional materials, and evaluation plans.
  • Converts written materials and/or training requirements to online and/or instructor-led interactive courseware.
  • Develops flow diagrams and storyboards to design instructionally sound eLearning solutions, using a variety of delivery media.
  • Experience working with subject matter experts to ensure technical accuracy of instructional content.
  • Develops course manuals, training aids, and audio/video materials, as needed to enhance training.
The Instructional Designer shall possess the following capabilities:
  • Create hands-on activities in virtualized environments to mimic a practical, real-world experience.
  • Provide input for learning objects for interactive e-training solutions (for example: HTML5, Captivate, and/or Edge delivery.
  • Complete data entry and technical writing activities, to include mapping course objective to Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (K.SA) and/or JQS.

What You Will Need:
  • An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a FULL SCOPE (FS/FSP) polygraph.
  • Bachelor's Degree; FOUR (4) years of documented instructional and or curriculum development experience can be substituted.
  • TWO (2) or more years of relevant professional experience.

What Would Be Nice To Have:
  • Experience working in the Department of War (DoW) and/or Intelligence Community
  • Familiarity with the SIGINT mission space
  • Familiarity with SIGINT compliance/policies

The annual salary range for this position is $74,000.00-$124,000.00.  Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:
Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:
  • Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
  • Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Basic Life & Supplemental Life
  • Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
  • Student Loan PayDown
  • Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
  • Skills Development & Certifications
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
  • Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
  • Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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