Technical Instructor - Security Practice

Elastic is a free and open search company that powers enterprise search, observability, and security solutions built on one technology stack that can be deployed anywhere. From finding documents to monitoring infrastructure to hunting for threats, Elastic makes data usable in real-time and at scale. Thousands of organizations worldwide, including Barclays, Cisco, eBay, Fairfax, ING, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, The Mayo Clinic, NASA, The New York Times, Wikipedia, and Verizon, use Elastic to power mission-critical systems. Founded in 2012, Elastic is a distributed company with Elasticians around the globe. Learn more at elastic.co.

We are currently seeking Technical Instructor, Security Practice to join Elasticsearch. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering technical training to our customers as well as helping to maintain our curriculum of training courses, which cover Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana!

The Technical Instructor, Security Practice candidate will be happy working on your own initiative, and does not require micro-management. Most of the team works remotely, and we are happy to consider you wherever you live. Do you want to meet lots of new people and teach analysts how to incorporate Elastic into their threat hunt? Come join us at Elastic!

Responsibilities:

• Becoming an authority in Elastic products, keeping up to date on changes/releases, and relaying that knowledge in the form of content development, training instruction, educational material, meetups, and conferences
• Learning and presenting compelling courses in very technical concepts clearly and concisely to large audiences in a way that fully engages our customers
• Able to travel globally up to 50%
• Creating new courses, liaising with instructors and other subject matter experts
• Having ability to work on your own initiative with fanatical attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Deep understanding of Elasticsearch and/or Lucene, including Elastic Certified Engineer certification
• 4+ years of cybersecurity experience
• 2+ years of Education experience
• Experience as a technical instructor or public speaker to large audiences on enterprise infrastructure software technology to engineers, developers and other technical positions
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or computer science or equivalent experience
• Cybersecurity certifications are a plus
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills

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Additional Information - We Take Care of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match up to $1500 (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

Different people approach problems differently. We need that. Elastic is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation.

We welcome individuals with disabilities and strive to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all individuals. To request an accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email candidate_accessibility@elastic.co We will reply to your request within 24 business hours of submission.

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