
Senior Instructional Designer
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Job overview
SAIC seeks a Senior Instructional Systems Designer to develop, implement, and evaluate training for a federal government client. The role applies formal instructional design methodologies, creates training across multiple modalities, and provides technical guidance and mentorship. It is remote within the United States, with possible travel to SAIC offices. The target salary range is $100,001–$140,000.
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Full job description
Description
SAIC is seeking a Senior Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) to support the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training for a federal government client. Working under the direction of the ISD Manager, the selected candidate will serve as an experienced instructional design practitioner responsible for developing high quality training solutions, supporting complex instructional design initiatives, and providing technical guidance and mentorship to other members of the team.
This position is remote and can be worked from anywhere within the United States.
Travel may be required to SAIC office locations (i.e. Reston, VA, Huntsville, AL and San Antonio, TX)
Responsibilities
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Applying instructional design methodologies such as ADDIE, SAM
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Working with subject matter experts to analyze training needs and translate complex technical, medical or mission-focused content into clear, learning objectives, lessons and assessments.
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Designing, developing and updating training materials including instructor-led, eLearning, blended experiences.
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Creating and revising lesson plans, facilitator guides, student guides, slide decks, exercises, assessments, job aids, and supporting course materials.
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Collaborating with subject matter experts, trainers, graphic designer/multimedia developers, and project stakeholders to produce high-quality training products.
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Supporting the design of training that prepares new employees for success in their roles and reinforces organizational standards, expectations, and mission priorities.
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Supporting classroom observations, learner evaluations, and after-action reviews.
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Using learner feedback, instructor input, and performance data implement course improvements.
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Ensuring training materials are accurate, current, well-organized, and suitable for delivery
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Maintaining strong communication with the client and internal team to ensure training development activities remain on schedule and aligned with program requirements.
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Maintaining training content library and version control of training materials.
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Ensuring content meets Section 508 accessibility standards.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of relevant experience.
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Minimum of 8 years of experience in instructional systems design, curriculum development, or closely related training development roles.
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Demonstrated experience applying formal ISD methodologies (e.g., ADDIE, SAM).
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Proven experience designing and developing training in multiple modalities (e.g instructor lead, web-based, blended).
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Proficiency with eLearning tools (e.g. Articulate 360, Adobe Captivate, Lectora, or similar).
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Working knowledge of LMS standards and technologies, including SCORM and/or xAPI.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts clearly and to facilitate stakeholder and SME reviews.
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The ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance
Preferred Qualifications
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Master’s degree in a relevant field (Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Education, HPT, etc.).
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Experience developing training for Medical, Customer Service/Call Center, Federal, DoD, or highly technical environments (e.g., IT, engineering, cyber, aviation, or similar).
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Experience applying and verifying Section 508 accessibility requirements for digital learning content.
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Experience applying Bloom’s Taxonomy, Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model, or other learning and performance frameworks.
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Relevant professional certifications (e.g., ATD APTD/CPTD or equivalent).
Target salary range: $100,001 - $140,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2618943
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
How this job compares
Set against the 701 open Instructional Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$100–140K/yr
- Virginia median$82–142K/yr35 salary ranges
- US median$74–144K/yr517 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $120K, is 7% above the Virginia median midpoint ($112K) — in the middle half of Instructional Designer salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 43 open Instructional Designer jobs in Virginia and 701 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Instructional Designer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 576 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 262 of the 701 open Instructional Designer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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