Lead Cybersecurity Instructor Fall 2024

About the Role

Location: Remote, United States

Duration: Contractor, September 2nd – November 23rd, 2024

Reports To: Program Manager

Compensation: $75–$100 per hour (Candidate hourly rate is dependent on experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range)

Lead instructors are responsible for providing in–class instruction and are the "face" of CodePath's virtual classes taught to university students across the nation. Lead instructors plan for engaging lessons using CodePath curriculum, work with co–instructors and teaching assistants to coordinate in–class activities and support, and ensure the course is meeting program KPIs while integrating student feedback throughout the program.

• Instructors are paid for 2 hours of preparation time for each Unit taught
• Instructors are paid for pre–course onboarding and training activities

To be successful in this role, you will be a technical leader in the field of Cybersecurity, with at least 1 year of professional experience employed in a Cybersecurity role.

You are a dynamic, inspiring technical expert with a desire to create inclusive educational spaces and a passion for empowering students, particularly those who identify with underrepresented groups in tech. You have some experience as an educator and/or trainer who is interested in contributing to best–in–class academic programs for underestimated student populations.

Key Activities

• Lead teach the lecture portion of online class sessions of approximately 300 college students
• Plan for lessons to be highly engaging and industry relevant, with CodePath provided curriculum
• Work with the Program Manager to oversee the course and work with other co–instructors as needed
• Participate in syncs with instructors and teaching assistants leading up to the start of the course, as an onboarding and to make sure instructors feel well prepared to run effective sessions during the program
• Participate in check–ins with instructors during the course, shadowing some of the other instructor's sessions, and providing instructors feedback
• Use course feedback to implement course improvements and propose curriculum changes that ensure KPIs are met

Interview Plan

• Preliminary Phone Screen with the Recruiting Team
• Phone Screen with Instructional Program Manager
• Technical Task Assessment

Qualifications

• Computer science (or related field) degree, or comparable experience working in/learning Cybersecurity
• 1+ year of professional experience employed in a Cybersecurity role
• Comfortable with Linux, Bash shell commands, package installation, and using SSH to access a remote machine
• Security+ or similar preferred, as pathway requires general knowledge of a variety of Cybersecurity concepts
• A passion for training the next generation of developers and some experience teaching in an educational, volunteer or work setting, for online learning environments

This is a seasonal, part–time (up to 10 hour/week) position. Candidates will be paid a competitive hourly rate for part time training and program instruction. Our hourly band is $75 –$100 an hour. Candidate hourly rate is dependent on experience and new staff rarely start at the top of the range.

This position is not eligible for medical, dental, or vision benefits or paid time–off.