Cybersecurity Instructor I - Remote Career Accelerator

Per Scholas; Elm (PA); Remote; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holidays & PTO

Medical coverage

401(k) match

Employee assistance

Job summary

Per Scholas is recruiting a Cybersecurity Instructor to deliver hands-on cybersecurity training and lab-based learning for career-ready technologists. You will guide learners through fundamentals, security operations, and ethical hacking while aligning instruction with real-world security practices.

The role emphasizes preparing candidates for industry certifications, including Security+ and CISSP, and supporting successful course completion in a fully remote instructional environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated cybersecurity fundamentals and advanced topics.
• Ability to teach security operations, ethical hacking, and lab-based learning.
• Experience preparing learners for CompTIA Security+ and CISSP exams.

Responsibilities

• Lead lab-first instruction across cybersecurity topics.
• Prepare learners for industry certifications (Security+, CISSP).
• Guide progress from foundational to advanced concepts and assess outcomes.
• Mentor capstones from threat analysis to demonstrations.
• Contribute to curriculum and lab development.
• Collaborate with staff to maintain an inclusive, high-expectation environment.

Skills

Cybersecurity basics

Security operations

Endpoint security

Ethical hacking

Cloud security

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Labs experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Firewall platforms

Job description

Per Scholas is recruiting a Cybersecurity Instructor to deliver hands-on cybersecurity training and lab-based learning for career-ready technologists. You will guide learners through fundamentals, security operations, and ethical hacking while aligning instruction with real-world security practices.

The role emphasizes preparing candidates for industry certifications, including Security+ and CISSP, and supporting successful course completion in a fully remote instructional environment.