➡️Subject Matter Expert Instructor (General Security)

SpotStone is a specialized provider of intelligence and counterintelligence expertise across government, industry, and academia. We help client organizations build their capacity to identify threats, reduce risk and protect critical assets, information, people, and mission.

About the Role.

SpotStone is looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) Instructor to lead a General Security curriculum for a federal client. Your courses will give security practitioners across DoD and cleared industry the foundational knowledge they need to safeguard information, personnel, and facilities.

As both instructor and course manager, you will teach on the client's schedule, keep assigned courses accurate and running smoothly, and serve as the go-to resource for General Security questions. You will also bring your field perspective to the curriculum team as new training products take shape.

This role suits a security professional who explains policy with clarity and patience, enjoys working directly with adult learners, and cares about keeping training aligned with real-world practice

Responsibilities.

You will split your time across four connected areas of work:

Classroom delivery

• Teach basic and advanced General Security instructor-led courses on the client's course schedule

• Prepare training spaces and materials ahead of each class, and support learners during sessions

• Achieve the client's Basic and Intermediate Instructor Certifications per its Instructor Certification Manual

Course ownership

• Serve as course manager for assigned courses and products, including class administration and student account management

• Handle day-to-day upkeep of General Security instructor-led courses, eLearning, and related products

• Complete a yearly review of every assigned course and product

Curriculum partnership

• Assist the Curriculum Manager across all ADDIE phases, including file management and end-to-end course reviews

• Provide subject matter input for training needs analyses and beta tests of new offerings

• Evaluate storyboards, design plans, instructor guides, participant guides, webinars, and job aids, and recommend updates for accuracy and relevance

Subject matter guidance

• Respond to General Security questions from students and client customers

• Collaborate with client program leads, managers, and technical staff to design, convert, develop, and deliver training and certification products

Required skills and background

• Thorough knowledge of General Security policy, principles, and practices

• Practical experience in the General Security field

• Ability to engage adult learners in classroom and virtual courses

• Ability to complete the client's Basic and Intermediate Instructor Certifications

• Working knowledge of the ADDIE process and of reviewing training content for accuracy

• Organized approach to course administration, recordkeeping, and student accounts

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

• Active Secret clearance

• U.S. citizenship

• If interested, please submit your information here to include your CV

➡️Subject Matter Expert Instructor (Industrial Security)

SpotStone is a specialized provider of intelligence and counterintelligence expertise across government, industry, and academia. We help client organizations build their capacity to identify threats, reduce risk and protect critical assets, information, people, and mission.

About the Role.

SpotStone is looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) Instructor to teach and steward an Industrial Security curriculum for a federal client. You will help cleared industry and government personnel understand and apply the policies that protect classified information entrusted to the Defense Industrial Base.

You will spend much of your time in front of learners, teaching basic and advanced courses on the client's schedule. Beyond the classroom, you will manage assigned courses, keep content current, and lend your expertise to the curriculum team as new products are analyzed, built, and tested.

This role suits a seasoned Industrial Security practitioner who enjoys teaching adults, takes pride in getting policy details right, and wants their field experience to shape how the next generation of security professionals is trained.

Responsibilities.

Your work spans four areas, from the classroom to the curriculum team:

Teach

• Deliver basic and advanced Industrial Security courses, both instructor-led and virtual, according to the published course schedule

• Set up classrooms and learning environments before each session and support learners throughout

• Earn the client's Basic and Intermediate Instructor Certifications as outlined in its Instructor Certification Manual

Manage courses

• Act as course manager for assigned courses and products, handling class rosters, student accounts, and related administrative tasks

• Carry out routine maintenance on instructor-led and eLearning products in the Industrial Security catalog

• Conduct an annual review of each assigned course and product to confirm it remains accurate and current

Support curriculum development

• Help the Curriculum Manager through every ADDIE phase, from file management to full lifecycle course reviews

• Contribute subject matter input to training needs analyses and beta tests of new products

• Review storyboards, design plans, instructor and participant guides, webinars, and job aids, then recommend changes for accuracy and relevance

Advise as a subject matter expert

• Answer Industrial Security questions from students and client customers

• Partner with client program leads, managers, and technical staff on the design, conversion, and delivery of training and certification products

Required skills and background

• Deep, current command of Industrial Security policy, practice, and requirements

• Hands-on experience working in the Industrial Security field

• Comfort teaching adult learners in both classroom and virtual settings

• Ability to complete the client's Basic and Intermediate Instructor Certifications

• Familiarity with the ADDIE process and with reviewing training materials for technical accuracy

• Strong attention to detail when maintaining courses, records, and student accounts

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

• Active Secret clearance

• U.S. citizenship

• If interested, please submit your information here to include your CV

➡️Instructional Systems Designer (ISD)

SpotStone is a specialized provider of intelligence and counterintelligence expertise across government, industry, and academia. We help client organizations build their capacity to identify threats, reduce risk and protect critical assets, information, people, and mission.

About the Role.

SpotStone is looking for Instructional Systems Designers to shape the security education. You will join a client Training Division whose curriculum must keep pace with shifting threats, new policy, and evolving DoD security standards.

In this role you own learning products from first analysis through final evaluation. Your portfolio may span self-paced eLearning, microlearning, virtual and in-person instructor-led courses, and job aids. You will also be a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, helping them make sound, evidence-based training decisions.

This role suits a designer who enjoys translating complex security policy into clear, effective instruction, and who thrives in a fast-moving federal environment.

Responsibilities.

Your work follows the full ADDIE lifecycle, and you will support client teams within this framework:

Analyze

• Partner with client staff on training needs analyses that pinpoint target audiences, security competencies, performance gaps, and learning goals

• Recommend learning objectives, topics, instructional strategies, and delivery media based on the analysis findings

• Monitor policy updates, real-world security events, and the DoD Security Skill Standards (DS3) to flag courses that need revision

Design

• Write course design documents covering content outlines, media treatments, technical specifications, assessment strategy, and recommended approach

• Build training design plans that respond quickly to urgent, newly identified requirements

Develop

• Script and revise storyboards that define on-screen text, narration, graphics, and course flow

• Record every content change on storyboards so client developers can implement it accurately

• Create and refresh knowledge checks and final assessments aligned to each learning objective

Implement

• Lead and take part in beta tests for courses in development

• Verify that programmer-completed updates match the approved storyboard before release

Evaluate

• Review courses for content accuracy and instructional effectiveness

• Use assessment results and learner feedback to recommend improvements

Education, Experience (either path qualifies)

Candidates must have a Master's degree in Instructional Systems Design, Adult Education, or a closely related field and at least 5 years of ISD experience. Alternatively, candidates may have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and at least 8 years of ISD experience.

Qualifying experience means designing and developing synchronous or asynchronous online, instructor-led, or instructor-facilitated distance courses.

Required skills and background

• Hands-on, systematic use of ADDIE from needs analysis through evaluation

• Track record mapping courseware to organizational goals and skill standards, with assessments tied directly to objectives

• Experience building or updating distance courses in a collaborative learning environment or LMS (for example Sakai, Moodle, Blackboard, or Adobe Connect)

• Experience designing training on DoD security policy or related security topics

• Experience supporting CDSE, DCSA, or another federal security agency on training, education, or certification programs

• Proven ability to lead an instructional development project from concept to delivery

• Clear writing and confident communication with client stakeholders and subject matter experts

• Active Secret clearance or higher

• U.S. citizenship

• If interested, please submit your information here to include your CV

➡️Intelligence Analyst 📍 Hybrid (National Capital Region/NCR) | ⚡ Demanding Work Environment

SpotStone is a specialized provider of intelligence and counterintelligence expertise across government, industry, and academia. We help client organizations build their capacity to identify threats, reduce risk and protect critical assets, information, people, and mission.

About the Role.

We're looking for a sharp, self-motivated analyst to support a global technology partner in addressing internal counterintelligence and supply chain risks. You'll join a seasoned team of analysts, investigators, technologists, and security professionals with your research directly feeding efforts to protect critical programs and technologies.

This is an entry-to-junior level role. We're not looking for someone who has all the answers. We're looking for someone who asks the right questions.

About You

• You believe protecting the United States' technological edge matters and you want to be part of that effort

• You are a critical thinker, understand analytic tradecraft, and are naturally curious...yet know when to surface from a rabbit hole

• You understand that consistency and discipline drive long-term impact

• You're eager to learn, take feedback, and grow within a high-performing team.

What Success Looks Like

• You answer the question asked and anticipate the questions that weren't

• You own your work and function as a genuine asset to the team, not just a task-completer

• You communicate findings clearly and can walk through your methodology, assumptions, and tradecraft with confidence

Responsibilities

• Conduct focused primary and secondary research on individuals, companies, and other entities of interest

• Produce timely, well-reasoned analytic products across a range of deadlines — from 24–48 hours to multi-week timelines

Key Qualifications

• Experience analyzing individuals, companies, and/or other types of organizations

• Ability to take/adapt to direction regarding research objectives, analytic standards, and operational security (OPSEC) protocol

• Experience delivering analytic or intelligence products

• Proficiency with open source tools, techniques and research resources

• Familiarity with closed source or subscription-based tools, or demonstrate ability to learn quickly

If interested, please submit your information here to include your CV.

➡️ Internship
➡️ Location: Remote
➡️ Timeline: Rolling

SpotStone is a specialized provider of intelligence and counterintelligence expertise across government, industry, and academia. We help client organizations build their capacity to identify threats, reduce risk and protect critical assets, information, people, and mission.

About the Role

SpotStone internships are designed for you, not us. In fact, each one looks a little different. We’re committed to giving entry-level and transitioning professionals a meaningful foothold in the intelligence/counterintelligence, insider risk, and broader analytic fields. The purpose is to focus ambition and guide career trajectories. Our field needs talent, and we're here to help develop it.

If interested, please submit your information here to include your CV.