Cryptologic Language Training Developer Level 1 - Spanish

Description

Part of the team that builds the company's language training courses for Spanish. This is a full-time regular position in the Training category.

You will create course material that mirrors the work of a language analyst, using eLearning tools, interactive lectures, group discussion, team exercises, readings, case studies, role plays and live demonstrations. You will also update existing material to meet the client's language training requirements.

You will work alongside language instructors and other developers on designing, building and documenting language and subject-specific training. You will also write practical tests that check whether students have reached the learning or performance goals.

Responsibilities

• Define and record what the customer needs from training, including objectives and the language level of each material.
• Help rank training development requirements by priority.
• Find and use classified and unclassified subject-specific language sources to build authentic content.
• Build materials with transcription, translation and analysis exercises based on operational tasks.
• Work with Government and contractor developers and language instructors on the design, build and documentation of training.
• Work with SIGINT Operations technical experts and other Government and contractor instructors and developers to source and create language materials.
• Write practical evaluations that measure whether students have mastered the learning or performance objectives.
• Use tools such as Audacity, Adobe C5S and Adobe Premier to produce blended material covering online, distance, asynchronous eLearning and self-paced instruction.
• Find and suggest learning applications and tools that improve how training is delivered.

Requirements

• Minimum clearance required to start: TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• A bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) in Language, Area Studies, Education, Education Technology, ISD or a directly related discipline.
• Native-level Spanish with a minimum ILR level 4 in reading, listening and speaking, plus a minimum ILR level 2 in English reading, writing, speaking and listening. Alternatively, native-level English with a minimum ILR level 3 in Spanish reading and listening. Your skill levels must be documented within the last 3 years.
• At least five years of experience, including:
• Three years in SIGINT or Intelligence Community work as a language analyst and/or language instructor.
• Two years, within the last six years, of hands-on work developing, documenting or updating basic, intermediate and advanced language training under ISD principles.
• One year of typing in English and foreign-language fonts, keyboards and software.
• One year, within the last four years, designing synchronous and asynchronous instruction and teaching adults skills-based content with web or distance tools such as Centra, Blackboard, Questionmark or SumTotal.
• Without the degree, 4 more years of applied experience in language education, instructional design or language analysis may be substituted, for 9 years of work experience in total.
• Desired: one year using digital audio tools such as Audacity or Sound Forge.

Conditions

Full-time, regular position with up to 10% local travel.

Salary range: $78,700 to $165,200.

Final pay depends on factors including location, Federal Government contract labor categories and wage rates, relevant prior experience, specific skills and competencies, education and certifications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits covering healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education and time off.
• Flexible time off that lets you take the time you need.
• Access to learning resources to support your career goals.
• Competitive compensation and learning and development opportunities.
• Flexibility to balance quality work with your personal life.