Lead Cybersecurity Content Engineer - Defense

About the role

Founded in 2006 by the creators of Kali Linux, OffSec (formerly known as Offensive Security) is the leading provider of continuous professional and workforce development, training, and education for cybersecurity practitioners. OffSec’s distinct pedagogy and practical, hands-on learning help organizations fill the infosec talent gap by training their teams on today’s most critical skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviews, coaches, and provides technical direction in a specific area.
• Contributes as an individual, including drafting topic outlines, and writing content, and building lab environments.
• Designs and implements hands-on exercises that test students based on written content (exam creation).
• Might be called upon to act as a spokesperson for the courses and materials in the area where they provide technical direction and leadership.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of relevant industry experience (Defense) working in areas such as threat hunting or malware analysis.
• Significant technical expertise in the desired area.
• Somewhat training creation experience, prior online/asynchronous content development experience is ideal but not required.
• Some fundamental understanding of training/adult education principles needed.
• Some experience with mentoring, coaching, and leadership.
• Strong command of the English language, including writing skills, and the ability to express oneself with a high level of detail and precision and effectively communicate.
• Experience collaborating across cultures, continents, and time-zones.
• Ability to contribute in a collaborative and professional team environment.