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Job overview
Enlighten seeks a Cyber Instructor to design, develop, and deliver advanced technical training supporting defense mission operations. The instructor will work with customers, operational units, subject matter experts, and other trainers to create and maintain training programs. The role uses a hybrid work approach, with an average of one to two days per week in the local office, and requires travel of approximately 25%.
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Full job description
Enlighten, honored as a Top Workplace from USA Today, is a leader in big data solution development and deployment, with expertise in cloud-based services, software and systems engineering, cyber capabilities, and data science. Enlighten provides continued innovation and proactivity in meeting our customers’ greatest challenges.
We recognize that the most effective environment for your projects doesn’t always look the same. Our hybrid work approach ensures that you can make lasting relationships with your team and collaborate in-person to get the job done—while having the flexibility to work from home when needed to achieve focused results.
Why Enlighten?
At Enlighten, our team’s unwavering work ethic, top talent and celebration of innovative ideas have helped us thrive. We know that our employees are essential to our company’s success, so we seek to take care of you as much as you take care of us. Here are a few highlights of our benefits package:
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100% paid employee premium for healthcare, vision and dental plans.
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10% 401k benefit.
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Generous PTO + 10 paid holidays.
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Education/training allowances.
Anticipated Salary Range: $95,399.00 - $140,000.00. The salary range for this role is intended as a good faith estimate based on the role's location, expectations, and responsibilities. When extending an offer, Enlighten takes a variety of factors into consideration which include, but are not limited to, the role's function, internal equity and a candidate's education or training, work experience, certifications and key skills. Occasionally positions/roles may include additional non-recurrent compensation and will be addressed by the recruiter during the interview process.
Job Description
Enlighten is looking for a Cyber Instructor to assist in designing, developing and delivering highly technical advanced training to enhance multiple mission operations across the defense industry. The candidate must have an engaging personality, customer service adaptability, and excellent teaching skills. They will work in a fast-paced, mission oriented environment with our talented team of instructors and curriculum developers. The candidate must have a background and understanding of joint service defensive operations as well as network or host cyber operations and analysis. Work location is hybrid, and the candidate must be willing to work on-site with customers as needed and travel approximately 25% of the time. CONUS and OCONUS travel is possible.
#LI-DW2 #Mid-Senior Level
Essential Job Responsibilities
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Solicit and engage customers to define learning requirements and objectives for complex technical concepts and scenario based training.
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Develop engaging training materials in a variety of formats including web-based training, videos, slides, instructor/participant guides, knowledge checks, practical exercises/labs, use cases and best practices.
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Conduct advanced training courses in cyber hunt, log analysis, intrusion investigation, software operations, platform architecture, and other relevant topics, through use of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on lab exercises.
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Revise course materials as necessary to maintain currency with development processes and publications.
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Develop and maintain relationships with subject matter experts and industry professionals to stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in cyber hunt and related fields to incorporate into training materials.
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Develop and maintain relationships with operational units to increase training efficacy and operational adoption.
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Collaborate with other trainers and instructional designers to develop comprehensive training programs that meet the needs of various audiences.
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Provide mentorship and guidance to internal teams, including coaching on technical skills, problem-solving, and critical thinking.
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Stay current with emerging threats and vulnerabilities in order to provide relevant and timely training to trainees.
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Additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
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Clearance Requirement: Must currently have and maintain an active TS/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance; U.S. Citizenship required.
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6 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 4 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years relevant experience.
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Experience conducting technical training in classrooms or small groups.
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Experience in cyber operations and analysis.
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Experience in training curriculum development.
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Experience working with Intrusion Detection System (IDS), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools.
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Strong presentation skills.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Must be able to travel up to 25% CONUS and OCONUS.
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Must be able to work in a hybrid environment, spending an average of 1-2 days a week in the local office. Flexibility is essential to adapt to schedule changes, customer needs, and in person training delivery as needed.
Preferred Requirements
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Background in Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), Network Operations (NetOps), and Intelligence Operations (IntelOps)
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Experience developing Web-Based Training content utilizing Markdown or HTML.
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Experience maintaining Learning Management Systems (LMS) libraries and content
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Prior government or military experience with any of the following organizations: MARFORCYBER, DCSA, DISA, Army Cyber, U.S. Cyber Command, Coast Guard Cyber Command, U.S. Air Force (AFCYBER), or 10TH Fleet / Navy Cyber.
We have many more additional great benefits/perks that you can find on our website at www.enlighten.com.
How this job compares
Set against the 340 open Technical Trainer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$95–140K/yr
- US median$91–137K/yr209 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $118K, is close to the US median midpoint ($116K) — in the middle half of Technical Trainer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 12 open Technical Trainer jobs in Maryland and 340 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Technical Trainer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 270 postings).
- Education
- 84 of the 340 open Technical Trainer jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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