Core Responsibilities

• Design, revise, and deliver competency-based cybersecurity curricula, certification preparation, instructional materials, exercises, and assessments, including Security+, Network+, and CySA+ pathways.
• Align relevant training with the NIST NICE Workforce Framework and employer needs, with emphasis on security operations, GRC, and security engineering.
• Coordinate day-to-day HERO apprenticeship activities, including onboarding, instruction, schedules, mentors, learner progress, documentation, and applicable compliance support.
• Develop and implement six-to-eight-week accelerated bootcamps, realistic cybersecurity lab scenarios, practical assessments, and learner readiness evaluations.
• Support development and delivery of a virtual cybersecurity career school, including course sequences, LMS workflows, instructors, and learner support.
• Collaborate with IBSS and Guideship personnel, employers, and academic partners, including Alabama A&M University, on approved workforce development and curriculum enhancement initiatives.
• Manage training milestones, coordinate SMEs and instructors, identify delivery risks, report progress, and recommend continuous improvements.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 t0 7 years of directly relevant experience in cybersecurity instruction, technical curriculum development, or workforce training; 10 or more years strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently create and deliver cybersecurity instruction and hands-on assessments for adult learners.
• Strong working knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, Security+ topics, security operations, and GRC concepts.
• Experience coordinating multiple training deliverables and collaborating with technical SMEs.
• Excellent communication, organization, accountability, and learner-focused problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent combination of education and practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• CompTIA Security+ certification; CySA+, CISSP, CGRC, or comparable credentials are valued.
• Experience with registered apprenticeships, workforce development programs, technical bootcamps, or higher education partnerships.
• Experience with NIST NICE, virtual cyber labs, learning management systems, and performance-based assessments.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled instructional tools and emerging cybersecurity skills.

What Success Looks Like

• Instructional materials and labs are delivered on schedule and meet agreed competency standards.
• Apprentices and trainees receive consistent instruction, feedback, progress tracking, and practical assessments.
• New approved training initiatives move from plans to pilots and repeatable delivery with clear reporting.

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