Fiber Optic Test and Repair; FOTR Training Specialist Sr., Surface Combat Systems Training Command - Hampton Roads

Training Specialist

Transform technology into opportunity as a Training Specialist with GDIT. A career here means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you'll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Training Specialist you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

Our work depends on a Training Specialist joining our team to deliver complex technical training to sailors enrolled in courses taught at SCSTC-HR, Norfolk, VA.

How a Training Specialist Advisor will make an impact:

• Develops, organizes, and conducts training and educational programs for Navy students enrolled in the Fiber Optic Maintenance Technician course of instruction
• Utilizes exceptional customer skills to conduct traditional classroom instruction and support technical laboratory training
• Work as a team member to identify learning gaps and train maintenance technicians in the skills needed to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair shipboard fiber optic systems
• Work as a team member to complete customer deadlines which may have competing/shifting priorities
• Conduct dynamic assessment of the sailors' abilities to comply with technical procedures and NAVSEA Shipboard Fiber Optic maintenance and repair standards

What you'll need to succeed:

• Required Experience:
  
  Five (5) years of experience as a technician repairing military electronic systems which included maintaining or installing fiber optic components or technical manager with responsibility for teaching the applicable system or function/task to others in an apprentice level training environment. Of the five (5) years, one (1) year of experience as an instructor or facilitator in a Navy Training Environment, to include curriculum maintenance, writing learning objectives, preparing test items, evaluating instructional materials and the results of instruction and counseling students on academic learning problems is required.
  
  Must be able to support training with extended periods on your feet while instructing.
• Required Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Fiber Optic Repair Technician
• Security Clearance Level: SECRET
• Required
  
  Skills and Abilities:
  
  Excellent communication skills and experience as a Navy instructor (NEC 805A/9502)
• Preferred
  
  Skills:
  
  Master Training/Afloat Training Specialist. Graduate of Navy Shipboard Fiber Optic Maintenance Technician Course.
• Location:
  
  SCSTC-HR, Norfolk, VA

The likely salary range for this position is $70,550 - $95,450. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Norfolk

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.