Cybersecurity Instructor – Career Accelerator (Remote)

Per Scholas; Massachusetts; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) match

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Per Scholas is seeking a Cybersecurity Instructor who combines deep technical expertise with a passion for teaching and developing career-ready professionals. You will deliver hands-on instruction in cybersecurity fundamentals, security operations, and ethical hacking in a fully remote learning environment.

The role requires guiding learners to industry-recognised certifications (Security+, CISSP), monitoring progress, and providing actionable feedback to ensure course completion and graduation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, IT, CS, or related field; 3+ years of professional cybersecurity experience preferred.
• Current industry-recognized certifications such as CISSP, Security+, CySA+, or PenTest+.
• Experience teaching adults and practical expertise with cybersecurity labs, cloud security, and labs.

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.
• Monitor 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.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Labs & hands-on

Teaching adults

Certifications

Cloud security

Penetration testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/IT/CS

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Vulnerability scanners

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Per Scholas is seeking a Cybersecurity Instructor who combines deep technical expertise with a passion for teaching and developing career-ready professionals. You will deliver hands-on instruction in cybersecurity fundamentals, security operations, and ethical hacking in a fully remote learning environment.

The role requires guiding learners to industry-recognised certifications (Security+, CISSP), monitoring progress, and providing actionable feedback to ensure course completion and graduation.