IT, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing Instructor, Adult-Education Adjunct

IT, Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing Instructor, Adult-Education

Adjunct Status, Part-time up to 28 hours per week/ up to 4 days a week as needed. Flexible schedule. 

Responsibilities: 

Designs and prepares meaningful, systematic and sequential instructions with relevant learning activities to meet objectives of the course(s) assigned.

Under the direction of the IT, Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing Program Coordinator deploys technologies and/or applications in the labs where his/her classes are assigned.

Assists students with certification assessment preparation.

Teaches courses assigned by the Program Coordinator.

Regularly revises assigned to him/her courses under the direction of and in collaboration with the Program Coordinator to assure the correlation with changing business needs derived from the ongoing and evolving developments in IT Operations, IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Computing Technologies development and deployments, as well as introduction of new and evolving technologies, like Artificial Intelligence(AI), and Quantum Computing any other new advancements in the above mentioned fields and concentrations.

 Promotes the Program and participates in recruitment of new students through a variety of activities and means.

Supports the Program Coordinator in all of the following:

Attends Program Advisory Board meetings and shares his/her perspective on the needs of the Program with the Advisory Committee in seeking the advice from the Advisory Committee on ways to advance the Program.

Modifies existing or introducing and promoting additions of new and emerging technologies into the Program.

Prepares the students to enter "on the job training" or to "get the job", and ensures that the Program standards and activities are relevant to the current and emerging needs of Businesses and Industries locally and in the State of Ohio.

 Attends  the Program Departmental instructional and informational meetings and "training/cross training" sessions.

 Performs other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator.

 Demonstrates professional demeanor, and flexibility to meet the changing needs of the  students.

Stays current with the changes in technologies relevant to the Program.

Required Qualifications:

 Minimum of five years of proven professional, practical, paid career experience in any of the following areas (or the combination of any of the following):

IT Network Infrastructure Design, Deployment, Operation, Maintenance, Upgrade, Cybersecurity and Information Security � Knowledge/practical experience of/with Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, and other major platforms and devices is definite plus.

Technical Support and Help Desk.

Network Operations Level 1 or Level 2 Network Engineering roles and responsibilities.

End User Hardware/Devices and Software: deployment, upgrade, maintenance, security, and disposal practices.

Cloud Computing experience with any or the combination of any of the following platforms and concentrations:

*Microsoft Azure; *Amazon AWS; * Google Cloud Platform (GCP); * Any other Cloud platforms or Cloud related concentrations and technologies.

General Cybersecurity and various Cybersecurity specialties and concentrations.

Software/Application and development.

Scripting in any of the following languages: Python; JavaScript; PowerShell; Ruby; PHP; Perl; and Bash.

Post-Secondary teaching experience or corporate training experience is preferred (but not required).

 Valid Licensure/Permit by the Ohio Department of Education as an Adult Education Instructor.

 Any combination of the following current or recent Certifications:

CompTIA: * A+, * Network +, * Linux+, * Security+, * CySA+, * Pentest+, * Cloud Essentials, * Cloud+                                                            

Cisco: * CCNA or * CCNP.                                                                               

Microsoft: Azure Fundamentals, Azure AI Fundamentals,  Azure Administrator Associate, or higher.                                                               

AWS:   * AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner; * AWS Certified Security- Specialty; * AWS Certified Machine Learning � Specialty; * AWS Certified Sy