Security Author

Job Description:

A Security Author is responsible for creating content core to our technology library. They maintain ties with the technology industry, through participation in research, conferences, and other engagements, as well as an opportunity to help educate the next generation of Security professionals. They combine technical practitioner expertise with teaching and content development skills.

Who you’re committed to being:

• You enjoy learning and are open to new ways of doing things.

• You are not afraid to be yourself, experiment, make mistakes and learn from them, ask questions, or voice your concerns.

• When communicating you are self-aware, insightful, and proactive.

• You are a team member first and individual contributor second. You are aware that high-performing teams are only as strong as their weakest link.

• You believe in continuous improvement and request frequent feedback from others.

What you’ll do:

• Author content in accordance with the Security Domain content strategy

• Develop high-quality educational content through videos and hands-on labs

• Develop and structure course outlines, scenarios, and demo environments; produce slides to a provided set of standards and practices; narrate, record, and edit screen captures and slide-based presentations

• Research and maintain insight into Security spaces to have the most up to date ideas and content plans in place

• Work with the Pluralsight Marketing teams to help promote yourself, and Pluralsight, as experts and thought leaders

Experience you’ll bring:

• Experience in Red Teaming, including vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and adversary emulation

• Experience with Blue Team operations, including monitoring, detection, and proactive defense using tools like SIEMs, EDR solutions, and log analysis platforms (e.g., Splunk, ELK Stack, Carbon Black)

• Experience in Incident Handling and Response, including investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery, leveraging frameworks like NIST, SANS, or MITRE ATT&CK

• Experience with security assessment toolsets, including Metasploit, Cobalt Strike, Nmap, Burp Suite, SQLmap, Mimikatz, BloodHound, Nessus, and Gophish

• Automation and scripting for applications and systems

• Experience with networking components, including routers, switches, load balancers, and wireless access points

• Comprehensive knowledge of firewalls, proxies, mail servers, and web servers

• Strong understanding of security methodologies, technologies, and best practices

• Proficiency in Windows, Linux, UNIX, and Mac operating systems

• Active participation in the security community (e.g., conference speaker, tool development contributor) is highly preferred

• Desirable certifications: OSCP, OSCE, GPEN, GXPN, GCIH, GCIA, CISSP, CISM, CEH, CySA+, and CCSP.

Requirements:

• Requires a minimum of 8 years of related or equivalent experience; or 5+ years and an advanced degree

• Advanced experience as a practitioner-level technical expert, with a strong focus on Red Team operations and/or Blue Team operations

• Experience as an author, content creator, instructor, and/or trainer

Why you’ll love working here:

• We’re a blended workplace, where team members work remotely or in a hybrid setup depending on their role and location

• We’re mission driven and guided by our culture pillars

• We have a strong commitment to diversity and belonging

• We cultivate a culture of trust, autonomy, and collaboration

• We’re lifelong learners and champion team member growth and advancement

• We’ve got you covered - team member benefits include competitive compensation packages, medical coverage, unlimited PTO and Summer Fridays, wellness reimbursements, Pluralsight subscription, professional development funds and more.

About us:

Pluralsight provides the only learning platform dedicated to accelerating the technology skills and capabilities of today’s tech workforce. Thousands of companies, government organizations and individuals around the world rely on Pluralsight to support critical technology skill development in areas that are crucial to innovation including artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, software development, and machine learning. Pluralsight provides highly curated content developed by vetted technology experts, industry leading skill assessments, and hands on, i