Content Developer

nDepth Security is seeking a Content Developer I to research, develop, validate, and maintain technical training materials supporting cyber mission courses. The role combines hands-on cyber and IT expertise with course content development, practical lab design, and technical subject matter support. The selected candidate will collaborate with instructional designers, instructors, quality assurance personnel, and engineering teams to ensure accurate, effective, and controlled course materials.

Courses operate Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.

-5:00 p.m.; contract core hours are 10:00 a.m.

-2:00 p.m.

• Research and validate technical source material for courses, recording references, assumptions, and review inputs.
• Review storyboards and provide documented feedback on technical accuracy and intended course content.
• Develop and update technical narratives, procedures, lab instructions, demonstrations, exercises, and assessment-related materials using approved tools and templates.
• Provide technical clarification to instructional designers and graphic artists on systems, tools, and cyber techniques.
• Support development of assessment items and rubrics while safeguarding restricted answers and controlled testing materials.
• Build, configure, modify, and troubleshoot virtual machines, systems, networks, scripts, tools, and training artifacts.
• Validate expected system and exercise behavior using logs, packet captures, debugging information, documentation, and testing.
• Document dependencies, edge cases, failure conditions, and observable outcomes that affect learner success or assessment accuracy.
• Collaborate with instructors, facilitators, testing, QA, engineering, and development teams to address technical issues and improve content.
• Follow approved configuration-management, version-control, review, and secure-handling processes; communicate progress and resolve feedback.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cyber engineering, information systems/technology, instructional technology, electrical engineering, mathematics, or a related field and two (2) years of relevant experience; OR associate’s degree (or 18 semester hours of relevant military coursework/training) and four (4) years; OR high school diploma/GED and six (6) years.
• Relevant experience in technical content research and development, lab and exercise documentation, and technical support for instructional design or course delivery.
• Hands-on cyber/IT experience sufficient to build and troubleshoot technical training environments; curriculum or LMS experience alone is not sufficient.
• Working proficiency in at least one applicable cyber technical specialty.
• Ability to investigate technical problems using evidence, read and modify scripts or code, and reason through operating-system, network, virtualization, software, and cyber interactions.
• Ability to translate technical behavior into clear, accurate labs, procedures, demonstrations, and practical exercises.
• Ability to follow technical standards, incorporate reviews, and meet applicable contract requirements.

• Operational computer network operations or defense experience, including formally qualified Exploitation Analyst (EA) or Interactive Operator (IO), or comparable hands-on experience.
• JCAC, RIOT, Foundations, CNOQC, CYBR
  3800, or HAMMR training.
• Relevant technical certifications, advanced cyber training, operational mission experience, and demonstrable hands-on lab work.

No clearance stated as required in the source posting; TS/SCI preferred. Confirm nDepth contract requirements before publication.

This position requires a U.S. government security clearance. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and meet the security clearance requirements specified in this posting.