Cyber Specialist – Technical Instructor SME

May 16, 2026
$80000 - $100000 / year

Job Description

Company: Nightwing

Location: Bethesda, US

Nightwing is seeking a cleared Full‑time Technical Instructor SME – Cyber Specialist to support a DoD contract providing technical equipment training and support for DoD elements. The duty location is Fort Washington, Maryland.
• Travel – travel to CONUS and OCONUS non‑hazardous locations.
• All candidates must have an active Top Secret/SCI clearance, with the ability to obtain a Full Scope Polygraph.
Job Responsibilities
• Teach, mentor, and advise senior military personnel on various equipment, technical capabilities, and employment techniques, tactics, and procedures (TTPs).
• Assist in the development and implementation of course curriculum and Concepts of Operations (CONOPs).
• Provide training as needed on specialized technical equipment.
• Design and deliver technical training to students at novice, apprentice, journeyman, and master levels in courses that vary in complexity, duration, and frequency of offering.
Required Qualifications and Experience
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a Full Scope Polygraph.
• Experience with technical information collection equipment to support War on Terrorism objectives.
• Conduct and document site surveys;
Operations Security (OPSEC) planning and execution; evaluate building construction techniques.
• Graduate of the Interagency Training Center’s Basic Technical Operations (BTOC) course (or equivalent) and at least 6 years of practical experience in computer hardware and operating systems (Windows, Linux); router, switch, and network protocol functions and operations (TCP/IP, UDP, FTP, SMTP, etc.); network and system intrusion detection; protocol analyzer functions; authentication, encryption, hashing, IPv4, IPv6, VPN; wireless transmissions (IEEE 802.x, Bluetooth, Zigbee, BACnet).
• Minimum 4 years of applied education and/or training experience teaching adults in the last 10 calendar years and minimum 5 years of applied, practical experience conducting federal TSCM or technical surveillance activities in the last 7 calendar years.
• Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree in Education and Training may be considered in lieu of teaching experience. An undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Physical Science, or Physics may be considered in lieu of Technical Surveillance or TSCM experience.
Desired Qualifications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, time management, and organizational skills.
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to effectively interact and communicate with management, customers, and employees.

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. An active and transferable U.S. government‑issued security clearance is required prior to start date.

Nightwing is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
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Source: Learn4Good