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Job DescriptionTraining Specialist Senior – Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Specialist Trainer
Transform technology into opportunity as a Training Specialist Senior with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT 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 Senior you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Training Specialist Senior joining our team to deliver complex technical and tactical training to sailors enrolled in courses taught at Surface Combat Systems Training Command-Middle Atlantic (SCSTC MIDLANT) Norfolk, Virginia.
HOW A TRAINING SPECIALIST SENIOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
● Develops, organizes, and conducts training and educational programs for customer personnel enrolled attending Advanced Warfare Training.
● Utilizes exceptional customer skills to conduct traditional classroom instruction and support technical and tactical laboratory training
● Work as a team member to identify learning gaps and train officers/enlisted in the technical & tactical employment of the ASW Combat Systems such as AN/SQQ-89, Mk-32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (SVTT) and associated auxillary systems, system capabilities and limitations, employment of automated systems, mission planning and execution, and tactical communications
● Work as a team member to complete customer deadlines which may have competing/shifting priorities
● Provide subject matter expertise in support of curriculum development for SCSTC MIDLANT courses supporting the employment of the SQQ-89 Combat System
● Conduct dynamic assessment of the sailors’ abilities to comply with approved maintenance, operational procedures, and ship’s Battle Orders and thereafter provide formal appraisal of performance with recommendations for improvement and methods to maintain technical and tactical proficiency
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
● Required Experience: Seven (7) years of experience as a STG or GM supporting operation and/or maintenance on CG or DDG ASW systems, system employment, and weapon handling. Candidate must be a senior STG or GM operator or technical manager with responsibility for teaching the applicable system or function task to others in a master level training environment. Of the seven (7) years, one (1) year of experience as an instructor 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. Designation as a Master/Afloat Training Specialist a significant plus. Must be able to support training with extended periods on your feet while instructing.
● Required Technical Skills: Experience as a qualified AN/SQQ-89(V)15 Combat System senior-level technician/operator, or Gunners Mate with significant SVTT maintenance and handling experience is required.
● 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
● Location: Customer Site; Norfolk, VA
● US Citizenship Required
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays