Learning Lead (Fully Remote) - Hunstville, AL
Business Staffing of America
- Alabama
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and implement a comprehensive training plan to upskill IRS personnel across multiple user roles using diverse training formats such as:
- Interactive virtual sessions
- Independent study materials
- Hands-on exercises
- Group activities and collaborative workshops
- Deliver training aligned with the approved plan, ensuring participants are guided through the Exstream software's full capabilities
- Provide documentation supporting the training program, including tracking completion of training milestones
- Evaluate the proficiency of IRS developers and support staff in using the Exstream tool
- Identify skill gaps and provide targeted remediation strategies to close those gaps effectively
- Facilitate effective knowledge transfer by:
- Ensuring all Exstream-related work products are securely stored, organized by user role, and easily accessible within the IRS environment
- Providing comprehensive guides for maintaining deployment pipelines and executing routine updates
- Making troubleshooting, performance tuning, and system management information available and understandable
- Design and execute training programs to prepare the NOTCON team in key areas, including:
- Deploying and enhancing Microservices
- System Integration, Site Acceptance Test (SAT), and Platform Test (PTE) environment configuration
- Support for Simplex notice formats and global override enhancements for manifest files
- Working with live data in DEV, SAT, and PTE environments
- Enhancing error reporting and logging features
- Addressing barcode integration and encoding in Exstream
- Upgrading to the latest Long-Term Support (LTS) releases (e.g., JDK 17 → 21)
- Proven experience training technical and non-technical users on complex software systems (preferably Exstream)
- Experience working with IRS systems, notice lifecycles, and Microservices-based architecture
- Strong understanding of knowledge management practices, documentation, and system administration
- Familiarity with modern development and test environments (e.g., DEV, SAT, PTE)
- Ability to assess learning progress and adapt training approaches accordingly
- Experience with IRS Notice Conversion (NOTCON) efforts
- Proficiency in Exstream, Java/Microservices, and COTS upgrades
- Background in training delivery, curriculum development, and learning technologies
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Government or federal agency training experience is a plus