Content Developer 2 (Cyber Training)

About the role

Amentum is hiring a Content Developer 2 to research, gather, synthesize and maintain the mission and technical raw content used to build training courses. The developer also acts as a subject matter expert on technical topics, validates assessment items against course objectives and follows government-approved configuration control and secure handling procedures for controlled materials. The courses are active 08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday, with core hours 10:00-14:00.

Key responsibilities

• Gather and validate raw content, checking currency and accuracy against the operational environment and documenting sources.
• Review storyboards for completeness, sequencing dependencies and correct lab steps, and answer questions from Instructional Designers and Graphic Artists.
• Author and update lesson and module content and lab/scenario technical requirements.
• Draft and review assessment items and rubrics, and support pilots by collecting defect inputs and recommending improvements.
• Research unfamiliar problems, engineer environments (systems, VMs, networks, scripts, binaries, services) and emulate malware, RAT, persistence, exploitation or rootkit-like behavior when needed.
• Analyze application, OS, network and low-level behavior, troubleshoot and write/modify scripts and programs.
• Mentor CD1s and lead smaller technical work packages with CD3 mentorship.

Required profile

• No security clearance required; TS/SCI preferred.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Engineering, Information Systems, Electrical Engineering Mathematics or Education/Instructional Technology with 6 years of relevant experience; or Bachelor's degree with 8 years; or Associate's degree (or 18 semester hours of military coursework) with 10 years; or high school diploma/GED with 12 years.
• Relevant experience includes mission/technical content research and development, drafting technical procedures, labs and exercises, and SME support to instructional design.
• Preferred: prior operational CNO/CND experience, especially as a certified Exploitation Analyst or Interactive Operator.

Required skills

• Strong depth in at least one Section 2 specialty plus adjacent knowledge of systems, networks, virtualization, software or tradecraft.
• Independent ownership of complex work, strong analysis and troubleshooting, and ability to make scoped technical decisions and mentor juniors.

What we offer

• Salary range of $160,000-$210,000.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.