Cybersecurity Instructor: Career Accelerator (Remote)

Per Scholas; Clayton (NC); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday & PTO benefits

Medical coverage options

401(k) with employer match

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Per Scholas is seeking a Cybersecurity Instructor to deliver rigorous hands‑on instruction across cybersecurity fundamentals, security operations, and ethical hacking in a fully remote teaching environment. You will prepare learners for industry certifications like Security+ and CISSP, monitor progress, and guide capstones and projects through completion.

The ideal candidate has 1–3+ years teaching or training in technical subjects, relevant cybersecurity certifications, and practical experience

Qualifications

• Current industry‑recognised cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, CEH, or equivalent.
• Experience teaching adult learners and hands‑on labs.
• Hands‑on experience with cybersecurity labs, cloud security, security operations and endpoint technologies.
• Ability to translate complex cybersecurity concepts into practical, job‑relevant learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead lab‑first instruction across cybersecurity fundamentals, security operations, endpoint security, and ethical hacking; guide learners through hands‑on scenarios using current cybersecurity tools and environments.
• Prepare learners for industry‑recognised certifications, including CompTIA Security+ (SY0‑701) and CISSP, while connecting certification concepts to real‑world cybersecurity practices.
• Manage learner progress from foundational skills through advanced application, providing timely feedback, targeted intervention, office hours, and coaching to support course completion, certification readiness, and graduation.
• Mentor cybersecurity projects and capstones from scoping and threat analysis through implementation, testing, documentation, and employer‑ready demonstrations.
• Serve as a cybersecurity subject‑matter expert by informing curriculum, labs, assessments, and certification alignment while staying current on emerging threats, technologies, and industry practices.
• Demonstrated professional expertise across cybersecurity fundamentals, network security, identity and access management, security operations, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Demonstrated ability to teach ethical hacking and penetration‑testing concepts, including reconnaissance, scanning, vulnerability identification, exploitation, web application security, and defensive techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to teach endpoint security, including endpoint protection, hardening, monitoring, detection, response, and remediation.
• Experience working with cybersecurity tools, platforms, and lab environments such as SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability scanners, network analysis tools, identity platforms, firewalls, and security testing frameworks.
• Working knowledge of cloud security concepts and at least one major cloud platform, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Understanding of current cybersecurity threats, attack techniques, defensive strategies, and security best practices.
• Ability to translate complex cybersecurity concepts into practical, accessible, and job‑relevant learning experiences.
• 1–3+ years teaching, mentoring, or training in technical subjects.
• ~ Experience guiding learners through portfolio projects or capstones.

Skills

Teaching/mentoring

Communication

Adaptability

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS or related field

3+ years professional cybersecurity experience

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Vulnerability scanners

Firewalls

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Per Scholas is seeking a Cybersecurity Instructor to deliver rigorous hands‑on instruction across cybersecurity fundamentals, security operations, and ethical hacking in a fully remote teaching environment. You will prepare learners for industry certifications like Security+ and CISSP, monitor progress, and guide capstones and projects through completion.

The ideal candidate has 1–3+ years teaching or training in technical subjects, relevant cybersecurity certifications, and practical experience