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Technical Trainer jobs are open across technology, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services, from associate to senior and lead levels, with specializations in software systems, compliance training, and product enablement. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Job ID: 2618877
Location: McLean, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-11-10
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: IT Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a skilled Technical Trainer & IT Systems Analyst to lead end-user training, adoption, and enablement for mission-critical tools and data systems. In this role, you will bridge the gap between technical system administration and end-user proficiency—designing instructional content, delivering live training, and serving as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME).
This position is in McLean, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
Primary Training & Enablement Responsibilities:
- Instructional Delivery & User Coaching: Deliver interactive, hands-on instructor-led training (in-person and virtual), workshops, and targeted 1-on-1 coaching sessions for new user onboarding and advanced tool features.
- Curriculum & Materials Development: Design, create, and maintain comprehensive training collateral, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), user manuals, quick-reference job aids, workflow diagrams, and multimedia learning modules.
- SME Guidance & Troubleshooting: Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the application, providing tier-level functional guidance, user troubleshooting, and best-practice workflows.
- Training Needs & Feedback Analysis: Analyze user feedback, support tickets, and system usage metrics to identify knowledge gaps, measure training effectiveness, and implement targeted user engagement strategies. Agile Training Integration: Work closely within an Agile Scrum team environment to align training deliverables and release notes with regular application updates and feature rollouts.
Systems Analysis & Data Management Responsibilities:
- Data Evaluation & Visualization: Collect, compile, evaluate, and publish information and statistical data included in documents, records, forms, reports, plans, policies, and regulations, presenting complex and financial datasets in clear, visualized formats.
- Requirements Analysis: Provide architectural and engineering support to translate user feedback and operational workflows into business and production requirements. Technology Evaluation: Analyze new technologies, hardware, and software (including cloud networks and tools) to determine applicability and integration opportunities within existing or proposed systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.
- TS/SCI with polygraph.
- Training Capability: Demonstrated ability to work as a dedicated tools trainer and drive user engagement and adoption.
Five (5) or more years of demonstrated experience in the following:
- Serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for technical applications, providing guidance and troubleshooting support.
- Analyzing user feedback, support tickets, and usage data to identify training gaps and improve engagement strategies.
- Working within an Agile Scrum team environment.
- Performing technical and business requirements analysis.
- Working with and evaluating financial data sets.
- Providing data in a visualized format (dashboards, charts, and structured reports).
- Utilizing tracking and task management tools such as Jira.
- Utilizing team collaboration and documentation tools such as Confluence (or equivalent).
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Job ID: 2618877
Location: McLean, VA, US
Date Posted: 2026-11-10
Category: Information Technology
Subcategory: IT Systems Engineer
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: No
Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI_wPoly
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE
Description
SAIC is seeking a skilled Technical Trainer & IT Systems Analyst to lead end-user training, adoption, and enablement for mission-critical tools and data systems. In this role, you will bridge the gap between technical system administration and end-user proficiency—designing instructional content, delivering live training, and serving as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME).
This position is in McLean, VA and requires an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
Primary Training & Enablement Responsibilities:
- Instructional Delivery & User Coaching: Deliver interactive, hands-on instructor-led training (in-person and virtual), workshops, and targeted 1-on-1 coaching sessions for new user onboarding and advanced tool features.
- Curriculum & Materials Development: Design, create, and maintain comprehensive training collateral, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), user manuals, quick-reference job aids, workflow diagrams, and multimedia learning modules.
- SME Guidance & Troubleshooting: Act as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the application, providing tier-level functional guidance, user troubleshooting, and best-practice workflows.
- Training Needs & Feedback Analysis: Analyze user feedback, support tickets, and system usage metrics to identify knowledge gaps, measure training effectiveness, and implement targeted user engagement strategies. Agile Training Integration: Work closely within an Agile Scrum team environment to align training deliverables and release notes with regular application updates and feature rollouts.
Systems Analysis & Data Management Responsibilities:
- Data Evaluation & Visualization: Collect, compile, evaluate, and publish information and statistical data included in documents, records, forms, reports, plans, policies, and regulations, presenting complex and financial datasets in clear, visualized formats.
- Requirements Analysis: Provide architectural and engineering support to translate user feedback and operational workflows into business and production requirements. Technology Evaluation: Analyze new technologies, hardware, and software (including cloud networks and tools) to determine applicability and integration opportunities within existing or proposed systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelors and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.
- TS/SCI with polygraph.
- Training Capability: Demonstrated ability to work as a dedicated tools trainer and drive user engagement and adoption.
Five (5) or more years of demonstrated experience in the following:
- Serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for technical applications, providing guidance and troubleshooting support.
- Analyzing user feedback, support tickets, and usage data to identify training gaps and improve engagement strategies.
- Working within an Agile Scrum team environment.
- Performing technical and business requirements analysis.
- Working with and evaluating financial data sets.
- Providing data in a visualized format (dashboards, charts, and structured reports).
- Utilizing tracking and task management tools such as Jira.
- Utilizing team collaboration and documentation tools such as Confluence (or equivalent).
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in technical trainer jobs.
- Two or more years of experience delivering technical training to adult learners
- Proficiency with Learning Management Systems such as Workday Learning or Cornerstone
- Strong verbal communication and classroom facilitation skills
- Ability to develop curriculum, job aids, and participant guides from scratch
- Bachelor's degree in education, instructional design, or a related technical field
- Familiarity with authoring tools such as Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate
Tips for Your Technical Trainer Job Search
Tailor your resume to delivery formats
Highlight whether you've delivered instructor-led, virtual, or blended training, since employers weight this heavily. A resume that lists only 'training experience' without naming the modality often gets filtered out before a recruiter reads it.
Certify your instructional design credentials
If you've completed coursework or earned credentials in instructional design, list them prominently. Many technical trainer postings screen for ATD or CompTIA CTT+ certification before reviewing experience, so placing credentials near the top signals you meet the baseline.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists technical trainer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings that name your tech stack
Filter for openings that specify the platforms or software you've trained on, whether that's enterprise CRM systems, cloud infrastructure, or proprietary internal tools. Matching your exact stack to the posting makes your application far more credible than a general fit.
Prepare a teaching demonstration before interviews
Most technical trainer interviews include a live or recorded demo where you teach a concept to a panel. Prepare a five to ten minute segment on something from your domain, with a clear objective, a check for understanding, and a wrap-up, since panels evaluate structure as much as content knowledge.
Negotiate for a needs assessment period
When you receive an offer, ask whether the role includes a formal needs assessment phase before you're expected to deliver. Employers who build this in signal a mature training function, and it protects you from being handed outdated materials with no runway to revise them.
Technical Trainer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most technical trainers?
The companies hiring the most technical trainers right now include Smurfit Westrock, Lockheed Martin, and The Granite, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Florida, and California, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Industries with consistent demand include enterprise software, healthcare systems, and large-scale manufacturing operations.
How many technical trainer jobs are remote?
About 44% of technical trainer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting broad adoption of virtual delivery across the profession. Roles focused on software systems training and compliance training tend to have the highest remote share, while hands-on hardware or equipment training roles typically require on-site presence.
How do you become a technical trainer?
Start by building deep expertise in a specific technical domain, whether that's software, manufacturing processes, or IT systems, since you can't train what you don't understand thoroughly. Next, develop facilitation skills through volunteer teaching, internal mentoring, or formal instructional design coursework. Earning a credential like CompTIA CTT+ or an ATD certificate signals readiness to employers who screen for them before reviewing experience.
Can you get hired as a technical trainer without experience?
Yes, candidates with strong subject matter expertise and limited formal training experience do get hired, especially at companies building out a training function from scratch. The key is to document any informal teaching you've done, such as onboarding colleagues, leading lunch-and-learns, or creating internal documentation, and frame it as evidence of instructional capability rather than waiting for a formal training title on your resume.
What does the technical trainer interview process look like?
Most technical trainer interview processes include an initial screening call, a competency-based interview focused on how you've handled difficult learners or tight content deadlines, and a live teaching demonstration. The demo is typically the deciding round, where you present a short segment to a panel who evaluate your structure, pacing, and ability to check for understanding. Some employers also ask you to review and critique an existing training material as part of the process.
Where can I find and apply to technical trainer jobs?
You can find and apply to technical trainer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and technical background, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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