Senior Satellite Communications Training Specialist

Senior Satellite Communications Training Specialist

CACI is seeking an expert IT Training specialist to train technical personnel on the operations and maintenance of a diverse range of satellite communications systems. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive and complex training covering a range of satellite communications systems to include commercial, X-band, and even tactical systems. Additionally, the role involves designing and developing complex technical training programs and curricula, both on-site and on-line, for employees on various pertinent satellite systems.

Other duties include researching and assisting in writing technical and user manuals to support training, working with engineering, technical support, and/or applicable areas to ensure that material is accurate and reflects current product features, gathering, reviewing, and analyzing course evaluations to determine effectiveness of training sessions, preparing recommendations and reports to senior level personnel and/or management, implementing approved revisions to course materials as necessary to improve training effectiveness, working with senior level personnel and business units/technical areas to conduct needs assessments to ensure training needs are met, providing support with the installation hardware and designated software on designated automation equipment within the classroom environment, updating classroom training materials such as student handouts, lesson plans, overhead slides, and practical exercises, as required due to new software, hardware or tasks from the client, providing guidance and direction to less experienced trainers utilizing strong technical and training skills, and developing and presenting complex training of unique telecommunications platforms and systems to include complex Local and Wide Area Networks; System Administration and Network Logical Provisioning. Coordination with Operations and Engineering elements to identify and verify applicability of existing curriculum to ensure all material is current and within defined standards.

Qualifications include a Top-Secret Clearance with Poly, being versed in operation, function, and application of most types of satellite communications terminals, willingness to obtain an industry or government recognized certification as an instructor, such as CompTIA CTT+, knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office automation tools, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, familiarization with today's on-line training environments, experience in developing various types of documentation, such as training manuals, student manuals, and reference material, strong oral and written communications skills, and knowledge of the customer's communications requirements, particularly as they pertain to satellite communications.

Desired qualities include a strong understanding of the customer's IT infrastructure, platforms, security practices, and Basic Telecommunications Training Program familiarity, experience being a Field Engineer, Satellite Specialist and/or classroom instructor, and experience with the Blackboard Learning System and/or distance learning systems.