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For 30 years Per Scholas has been on a mission to drive mobility and opportunity in the ever-advancing technology landscape by unlocking the untapped potential of individuals uplifting communities and meeting the needs of employers through rigorous tech training. By teaming up with dynamic employer partners ranging from Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups were forging inclusive tech talent pipelines fulfilling an ever-increasing need for skilled talent. With national remote training and campuses in 20 cities and counting Per Scholas offers no-cost training programs in the most sought-after tech skills spanning Cloud Cybersecurity Data Engineering IT Support Software Engineering and more. To date 30000 individuals have been trained through Per Scholas propelling their professional trajectories into high-growth tech careers with salaries three times higher than their pre-training earnings. Learn more by visiting follow us on LinkedIn X Facebook Instagram and YouTube.
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Position Title : Cloud Systems Engineering Instructor
Location : Jeffersonville OH
Employment Type : Contract (3-6 months)
Reports To : Senior Director Technical Instruction
Per Scholas seeks a dynamic team-oriented Technical Instructor to ensure Per Scholas adult students are equipped with the necessary skills for success in entry and mid-level tech careers. The Technical Instructor will deliver Per Scholas structured and approved curriculum in full-time technical training.
WHO WERE LOOKING FOR
Per Scholas is seeking a Systems Engineering instructor to become a member of our training team. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented problem-solving individual with strong technical and instructional skills demonstrates the ability to adapt quickly to a dynamic environment and maintains a strong sense of accountability. To succeed in this role candidates must be business-minded within our mission focus and excel in instructional delivery that meets clients and learners high expectations.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Support instructor-led training that prepares students for entry-level to mid-level careers in software development. Responsibilities include daily instruction assessment administration attendance one-on-one tutoring daily evaluation and monitoring of individual student progress addressing student violations with students in a consistent manner and more.
- Provide students with access to relevant resources for outside learning on technologies and study aids relevant to the curriculum.
- Work closely with the team to identify student needs provide the necessary support establish individualized plans for student achievement and participate in regular student-status meetings.
- Maintain and update Salesforce and / or our LMS with student grades certification scores and progress notes.
- Support and maintain the training curricula syllabi lesson plans and other classroom materials.
WHAT YOULL BRING TO US
Instructional Skill Sets
1-3 years of teaching or training experienceStrong technical background; able to grasp and convey highly technical subject matterAbility to respond clearly to live digital conversations via a digital engagement platform such as Zoom or an in-person training environment.Strong communication skillsRequired Skill Sets
Full-Stack & Java : HTML / CSS modern JavaScript React basics Core Java (11) OOP / collections JDBC / JPA / Hibernate Spring MVC / Spring Boot REST / JSON unit testing with JUnit build tooling (Maven / Gradle).APIs & Integration : Design and build server-side RESTful CRUD services; Postman / OpenAPI; fundamentals of microservices and messaging patterns.Databases : SQL (MySQL / PostgreSQL) including joins indexing transactions; working knowledge of NoSQL (MongoDB).Version Control : Git / GitHub workflows (branching PRs merge / rebase) code reviews.CI / CD & Quality : Jenkins or GitHub Actions artifact management code quality and coverage (e.g. SonarQube).AWS Core (hands-on) : IAM (principle of least privilege) VPC (subnets routing SGs NACLs) EC2 S3 RDS (MySQL / Postgres) Elastic Load Balancing Auto Scaling CloudWatch & CloudTrail Parameter Store / Secrets Manager basic cost awareness. Able to deploy a Spring Boot API behind an ALB with RDS and S3.Infrastructure as Code : Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to provision the above; environment promotion (dev / test / prod) basics.Containers (foundational) : Docker build / run images layered filesystem; using containers for local dev and CI.Delivery Practices : Agile / Scrum basics (Jira) user stories sprint rituals trade-off explanations and best-practice reasoning.Team Skills : Collaborates effectively shares knowledge comfortable picking up new / temporary topics as needed.Preferred Skill Sets
Leadership : Experience as a technical lead on projects; ability to lead in an Agile environment.Dev Experience : Docker Compose Makefiles / scripts localstack; artifact repos (Nexus / Artifactory).Security : KMS key rotation IAM boundary / permission guardrails CIS / AWS security benchmarks.AWS Depth : API Gateway Lambda (serverless) CloudFront Route 53 WAF SNS / SQS ECS / EKS Well-Architected Reviews cost optimization (e.g. Compute / Savings Plans rightsizing).Advanced IaC & Platform : Terraform modules / state / backends CloudFormation / CDK policy-as-code (OPA / Conftest) drift detection pipeline-driven provisioning.Frontend Extras : TypeScript state management (Redux / Zustand) front-end testing (Jest / RTL) and performance profiling.Scripting & OS : Bash / Python for automation; practical Linux / Windows admin; networking fundamentals.AI in the Dev Loop : Using AI copilots (e.g. GitHub Copilot) for tests refactors and code reviewplus guidance on ethical / secure use in learning environments.Education Ops : Curriculum design LMS (Canvas) fluency running capstones portfolio coaching and employer-aligned assessment design.Professional Qualifications
Bachelors degree (or equivalent practical / industry experience)Strong technical aptitude (Google Sheets / Excel Slides / PowerPoint Salesforce Slack Zoom etc.) project management and organizational skills with detailed follow-through abilitiesExcellent written communication presentation and customer service skillsSolid understanding of business needsStrong evaluation and data management skillsPrior knowledge or background in IT (if minimal a desire and willingness to learn whats needed) and a passion for technology is a plusPersonal Characteristics
You thrive in a creative inventive fast-paced startup environment with people who are passionate about their work and mission.You are data-driven result-oriented and a forward-looking catalyst for social change.You have a collaborative and flexible work style. Youre excited to work cross-functionally with other departments and independently.You are a life-long learner.You are an effective communicator with strong oral and written skills.You are tech-savvy and learn new tools quickly.You are detail-oriented with exceptional organizational management skills.You have strong public speaking and interpersonal skills. You are a motivator who is personable approachable and socially engaging. You can cultivate relationships and build rapport quickly and authentically with people from various professional and cultural backgrounds.You are adept at managing your time and balancing multiple projects and tasks.You stand behind our mission believing that individuals from any community should have access to well-paying career positions and that talent should be recognized and recruited from diverse sources.L!# Onsite
Compensation
For this role specifically we are targeting a salary range of $60.00 - $65.00 / Hr where the difference in salary is typically determined by several factors including geography in which the selected candidate resides and alignment with qualifications and experience.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions about this role please feel free to email our Talent team at . We look forward to viewing your application!
Equal Employment Opportunity
Were proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin.
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Experience : years
Vacancy : 1
Monthly Salary Salary : 60 - 65