Technical Coach, Cybersecurity (Fixed Term)

Flatiron School is hiring a fixed-term Cybersecurity Technical Coach to support our students remotely, acting as a supporting instructor while students are working through the curriculum. Cybersecurity Technical Coaches work in close collaboration with instructors to determine how to maximize their time and support for students in our program. Technical Coaches may support students through 1:1 check-ins, helping students uncover the solutions to technical labs and assignments by guiding them through a process of directed inquiries and incremental hints, and leveraging other methods of academic support and intervention in conjunction with their team. 

In this role, your responsibilities will include guiding students through technical challenges while they are working through Flatiron School’s Cybersecurity curriculum, helping them to deepen their understanding of cybersecurity concepts, and providing feedback to help evaluate student knowledge of a specific content area. Successful Cybersecurity Technical Coaches can inspire and energize students to help them build their confidence as they work through difficult challenges in the Flatiron School curriculum. This role is a Fixed-Term instructional role requiring individuals to teach Monday-Friday from 9am-6pm EST. The fixed-term is scheduled from 06/03/2024 to 11/08/2024 then 01/06/2025 to 03/07/2025 

Responsibilities:

• Guide students through labs efficiently, effectively, and with kindness when they are stuck.
• Conduct project review assessments by objectively evaluating student knowledge against the Flatiron School standards in each course and phase of the curriculum.
• Work hand in hand with the instructional team on monitoring student aptitude and progress; collaborate on remediation plans and support plans as necessary.
• Participate in pilots aimed at bettering our student experience and outcomes.
• Integrate feedback given by students, colleagues, and managers to continually improve.
• Support students on projects and assessments, helping to identify their strengths and weaknesses.
• Embrace change and thrive in ambiguity by helping students and staff with real-time efforts, like being part of new experiments and initiatives, troubleshooting features that are shared to students, and escalating issues that you need help within a timely manner.
• Strive to ask questions and provide solutions rather than simply pointing out problems.
• Collaborate with teammates to address outstanding student issues.
• Strong communication skills, and great judgment about what communications to use in a particular situation or on a particular medium.
• Service orientation: You are delighted to help people succeed, whether that is your colleagues at Flatiron School, or the students you are teaching.
• The ability to work cross-functionally with a variety of colleagues, from curriculum developers to instructors to the Technical Faculty Manager.

Qualifications:

• Availability to work Monday-Friday 9am-6pm EST
• Knowledge and experience/familiarity in any number of the following fields:
• Network security, systems security, logs and detection administration, cyber threat intelligence processes, cryptography, application security, python coding, penetration testing, and GRC.
• Operating Systems: Linux, Windows, Mac OS and their performance monitoring tools
• Tools: Wireshark, Command Line Network Tools (SSH, nmap, netstat, etc.), Vulnerability
• Applied Knowledge in GRC and RMF
• Physical and Virtual Networking
• Governance, Compliance, Risk Management Framework, Incident Response Planning
• SIEM, System/Application Monitoring, or Performance Tools, predominantly SPLUNK
• Applied cryptography and cryptographic protocols
• Application development using Python, additional languages a plus
• Fundamentals of Penetration Testing

Expected Compensation: 

• $65K-$70K, on an annualized basis. Paid bi-weekly during the fixed-term period. 

For Colorado Residents: Application Deadline: We expect this position to be filled by 04/14/2024

About Flatiron School

As a leader in the tech industry, Flatiron School believes that education is the best investment you can make in your future. We’re committed to helping change lives and the world for the better. Our courses provide an immersive, outcomes-driven curriculum for students looking to launch a career in Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or Product Design. Courses are offered both online and in-person on campuses across the country. Flatiron School is frequently ranked as a top coding bootcamp by industry publications. In addition to student programs, we also offer targeted education solutions for organizations.

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