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Task Area Lead - Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) - SME

Peraton
Fort Bragg, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/28/2026 CLOSED ON 3/27/2026

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Task Area Lead - Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) - SME
Job Locations US-NC-Fort Bragg
Requisition ID 2026-163027 Position Category Customer Service Clearance Top Secret/SCI
Responsibilities

Join Peraton's mission-critical team supporting secure, real-time data delivery across complex operational environments in direct support of our nation's warfighters. If you are driven by national security and energized by cutting-edge C2ISR capabilities, sensor integration, and resilient data transport solutions, we invite you to join our team.

We are seeking highly cleared professionals who excel at the intersection of advanced communications infrastructure, distributed systems, and mission assurance-where reliability, security, and performance are paramount.

Specifically, we are looking for aTS/SCI cleared Task Area Lead - Task 6 - Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) - SMEto support this mission at Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina.

Responsibilities:

As a Task Area Lead - Task 6 - Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) - SME, you will provide technical and management leadership for all equipment and information support functions across the Task Order. Your responsibilities include:

    Provides leadership on instructional design and leads implementation of Peraton C2ISR Documentation Mastery Framework (DMF). Recognized as a domain expert.
  • Drives just-in-time (JIT) training strategies and provides authoritative leadership in instructional design, training strategy, and compliance, including assigning Risk Owners for Task 6 in concert with the TO Risk Register.
  • Shapes enterprise training posture and ensures alignment with Task Order deliverables.
  • Leads the analysis, design, and development of C2ISR training supporting hardware and software system upgrades and installations across mission-critical operational environments.
  • Conducts task, workflow, and audience analysis for operators and maintainers to define learning objectives, training paths, and measurable performance outcomes for operational management, network configuration, equipment maintenance, and support reporting procedures.
  • Designs and maintains lesson plans, iTMs, student guides, instructor guides, job aids, lab exercises, and performance-based assessments and scenarios, ensuring consistency and configuration control across all training products.
  • Integrates mission-realistic scenarios and real-world use cases into labs and assessments to validate trainee proficiency on required tasks.
  • Uses the Government-furnished LCMS/LMS to structure course catalogs, organize content objects, manage versions, and ensure assessments and completion data support proficiency tracking and remediation decisions.
  • Provides guidance and standards to Training Specialists and Technical Trainers on instructional design principles, templates, and review processes.
  • Leads Task 6.1 transition activities, supporting the Task Order Program Manager and Transition Manager in planning, managing, and monitoring Knowledge Transfer (KT) during transition in accordance with the Peraton Transition Methodology (PTM): supports task planning by reporting on project schedules and deliverables; updates the Transition Performance Dashboard (TPD) for review; manages, coordinates, and facilitates the start-up and transition schedule in coordination with the Transition Manager; monitors individual project schedules and provides updates to the IMS; and reports status, progress, forecasts, and risks/issues to critical path to the Transition Manager.
Qualifications

Required qualifications:

  • Previous experience as a Task Are Lead/Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) or similar role supporting a DoD customer at the CCMD level
  • Minimum of 12 years' experience with a BS/BA degree or 10 years' experience with a MS/MA or 7 years' experience with a Ph.D. OR 16 years without a degree OR 14 years with AS/AA
  • A current, active DoD security clearance at the TS/SCI level
  • US citizenship is required

Desired Qualifications:

  • DoD-approved IA baseline certification for ADP-III/IT-III based on the IAT level and CE/Operating System (OS) certificate within six months of the assignment.

Work Environment:

  • Location:Pope Army Airfield, NC
  • On-site expectations: Full-time on-site presence required for equipment management and asset tracking
  • Travel:May require occasional travel to CONUS and OCONUS sites for logistics coordination and facility assessments

Why Join Us?

  • Be part of a mission-critical team supporting our nation's elite and its mission partners in delivering cutting-edge C2ISR capabilities
  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment supporting critical national security operations
  • Manage cutting-edge communications and sensor systems that directly impact operational readiness
  • Access to professional development opportunities and career growth within the intelligence and cybersecurity community
  • Opportunity to work with advanced tactical communications technologies and AISR systems

#C2ISR

Peraton Overview

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Target Salary Range
$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
EEO
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state, or local law.


 

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