Apogee Engineering, LLC

Curriculum Developer

Location US-CA-Vandenberg SFB
ID 2026-1880
Category
Cybersecurity
Position Type
Hidden (2049)
Remote
No

Overview

Apogee has an exciting new opportunity for a The Curriculum Developer designs and updates highly technical cyber operations training modules, hands-on labs, cyber range scenarios, and performance-based assessments in support of COF training aligned to the Cyber 2.0 framework. This role focuses on building practitioner-level learning experiences that bridge entry-level cyber skills to mission readiness.

 

****Contingent Upon Contract Award****

Responsibilities

Curriculum Development

  • Develop/modify practitioner-level cyber course content for COF audiences, including:
    • Lesson plans, student guides, instructor guides
    • Hands-on performance tasks and exercises
  • Incorporate current threat intelligence and adversary TTPs into instructional content (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK alignment as directed).

Scenario & Lab / Range Content Development

  • Build complex, multi-stage lab exercises and range scenarios emulating realistic network environments and adversary behavior.
  • Produce range guides/runbooks enabling setup, execution, and teardown with clear steps and expected outputs.

Assessment Development

  • Create knowledge checks and performance-based assessments aligned to learning objectives and USCYBERCOM work role standards.
  • Build objective scoring rubrics, grading criteria, and validation artifacts (to support consistent scoring across instructors).

Sustainment and Updates

  • Support quarterly curriculum and assessment reviews; implement updates driven by:
    • Emerging threats / TTP changes
    • Software/tool updates
    • Government feedback from delivery events
  • Maintain traceability between objectives, instruction, labs, and assessments.

Coordination and Documentation

  • Coordinate closely with the Lead Curriculum Developer/PM to meet delivery schedules (including the “30 days prior to execution” package requirement).
  • Contribute to Government meeting materials and action items as requested.

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: GPEN OR OSCP OR CASP+

Education: Bachelor's degree
Years of Experience: 5+ years of cyber operations experience
Additional Experience:

  • Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:
    • Scenario creation / adversary emulation
    • Hands-on lab development
    • Technical assessment design
  • Strong technical writing ability (clear, step-by-step lab guidance; concise instructional content)

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Experience:

  • Experience developing content for cleared audiences and operational units
  • Familiarity with DoD cyber training ecosystems (e.g., PCTE) and secure networks (NIPR/SIPR/JWICS)
  • Experience with detection engineering, incident response, threat hunting, malware analysis, red team tradecraft, and/or secure network architecture (any one is useful depending on course focus)
  • Prior instructor experience, even if not in a formal schoolhouse

Additional Information
Location:  Vandenberg SFB, CA
On-site This is a fulltime onsite position
Travel: 10% CONUS

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