CCNA Instructor (Part-Time, Contract)

NGT Academy; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

1099 contractor

10 hours/month

90-day term

Course rebuild project

Job summary

NGT Academy is seeking a part-time CCNA Instructor to lead live instruction for networking students and keep the CCNA track up to date as Cisco certification changes. This fully remote, 1099 contractor role offers a monthly retainer of $1,000–$1,500 for roughly 10 hours of work, with a 90-day initial term and a chance to lead the 2027 CCNA course rebuild.

Ideal candidates will hold an active CCNA (or higher), have 2+ years of hands-on networking and 1+ year of teaching adults, and demonstrate

Qualifications

• Active Cisco CCNA certification or higher (CCNP/CCIE preferred).
• Minimum 2 years hands-on networking experience (enterprise/ISP/military).
• Minimum 1 year teaching, training, or mentoring adults.

Responsibilities

• Host a weekly 60-minute study hall for CCNA students with live Q&A.
• Keep CCNA course content current with Cisco's evolving blueprint.
• Answer student questions asynchronously with training-team support.
• Submit a brief monthly summary of sessions and updates.

Skills

CCNA

Teaching

Networking

Remote communication

Job description

NGT Academy is a veteran-founded, Y Combinator-backed IT career training company on a mission to place one million people into tech careers by 2030. We're hiring a part-time CCNA Instructor to lead live instruction for our networking students and keep our CCNA track sharp as Cisco's certification evolves.

What you'll do

• Host one live 60-minute study hall session per week for CCNA students: concept walkthroughs, practice questions, and live Q&A
• Monitor Cisco's CCNA 200-301 blueprint and keep course content current as the exam evolves
• Respond to student questions asynchronously, with backup from our training team
• Submit a brief monthly summary of sessions held and content updates made

A major rebuild of our CCNA course is coming ahead of the 2027 Cisco exam changes. We're scoping it now, and this hire is first in line to lead it as a separately compensated project.

Our hiring process

We keep it short and transparent. Every candidate goes through the same five steps:

1. Teaching sample review — we watch your sample and review your background
2. Behavioral assessment — a short written questionnaire, about 15 minutes
3. Live technical assessment — a spoken conversation with Zach Elliott, our Director of Academic Excellence, covering CCNA-level knowledge at the depth you'd teach it. No written test, no lab, no trick questions. If you hold a current Cisco certification and teach this material, this is a conversation about things you already know.
4. Final interview with our CEO

Plan for the process to take about two weeks end to end. The technical assessment is a required step for every candidate, regardless of certifications or experience — it's how we keep the bar consistent for the students who count on us.

Who thrives here

Our students are adult career-changers, many of them veterans: motivated, beginner-to-intermediate, and hungry for instructors who can make subnetting actually make sense. If you've ever been the person everyone messages before the exam, this role is built for you.

• Active Cisco certification at CCNA level or above — a current CCNP or CCIE more than covers it. CCNP holders, especially Data Center track, move to the front of the line.

• Minimum 2 years hands-on networking experience: enterprise, ISP, or military/DoD network environments

• Minimum 1 year teaching, training, or mentoring adults. Formal instruction, corporate training, or a structured military instructor role all qualify

• Strong on-camera presence and reliable weekly availability for a consistent live session

• A 3–5 minute teaching sample submitted with your application: an existing recording of you teaching or training, or a Loom video explaining one CCNA concept as if teaching someone brand new to networking. Applications without a sample will not be reviewed.

• $1,000–$1,500/month retainer as a 1099 contractor, roughly 10 hours per month
• 90-day initial term, renewed based on performance
• First in line to lead the 2027 CCNA course rebuild — scoped and paid separately as a project
• Fully remote, with a consistent weekly schedule you help set
• Teach motivated adult career-changers, many of them veterans, at a mission-driven academy
  

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