Training Architect

Summary

Join SpecterOps, a cybersecurity solutions and services provider, as a Training Architect on our Training Solutions Team. You will play a crucial role in designing and developing hands-on training labs, using tools like Ansible, and deploying them in cloud environments (AWS, OpenStack). Collaborate with Course Architects and clients to ensure labs align with course content and objectives. Responsibilities include lab design and development, proof-of-concept creation, CTF design, cloud deployment, documentation, technical support, and quality assurance. This remote, US-based position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical and soft skills, project management experience, and a passion for cybersecurity training.

Requirements

• Experience in project management and managing multiple projects at once
• Experience communicating with clients and delivering presentations
• Experience independently managing internal projects
• Assist with scoping prospective engagements, participating in technical testing from kickoff through remediation, and mentoring less experienced staff
• Effectively communicate successes and obstacles with clients, fellow team members, team lead(s), and upper management for project delivery
• Coordinate and prepare for internal and customer facing meetings
• Ability to lead projects for infrastructure development, automated deployments, and technology maintenance
• Willingness to develop or refine process working with multiple departments
• Willingness to learn from others
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Foundational knowledge of cyber security concepts
• Contribute new or improve existing content for SpecterOps training courses and assist in the delivery of course offerings (instruction, lab support, etc)
• Ability to travel domestically or internationally an average of 25% over the course of one year
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check
• Desire to embody our core values of passionate curiosity, consistent improvement, empathy, sustainability, humility, and empowerment through transparency

Responsibilities

• Ensure the availability and functionality of training labs across all course offerings
• Lab Design and Development
• Work in partnership with Course Architects to design hands-on labs that complement course content and objectives
• Collaborate to ensure that lab activities align with the training goals and provide practical, real-world experiences for participants
• Proof of Concept Lab Creation
• Develop proof of concept labs using Ansible playbooks to automate the deployment and configuration of lab environments
• Ensure that proof of concept labs are scalable, repeatable, and well-documented
• Capture the Flag (CTF) Design and Development
• Demonstrates project management from product design and development to client communication for expectations of delivery
• Demonstrates capability to lead the overall CTF product by working with other departments to facilitate development work, scheduling, and guides development teams to meet agreed upon deliverable deadlines
• Communicates project successes and issues throughout the development while prioritizing tasks for future improvement
• Cloud Deployment
• Deploy labs into the OpenStack cloud environment and AWS, ensuring that the labs are accessible to participants for training purposes
• Lab Documentation
• Create and maintain comprehensive lab documentation, including setup instructions, troubleshooting guides, and lab manuals
• Update lab documentation as needed to reflect changes in course content or lab environments
• Technical Support
• Provide technical support to instructors and participants during training sessions to resolve lab-related issues or questions
• Troubleshoot and resolve lab environment problems promptly
• Quality Assurance
• Conduct regular testing and quality assurance checks to ensure that labs are functional and error-free
• Collaborate with Course Architects to make necessary adjustments and improvements to labs

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field
• Experience participating in and/or leading Fortune 1000 and/or large Federal Government security assessments
• Public community contributions (e.g., conference presentations, blog posts, white papers, public tool development)
• Experience in administering, attacking, or defending Windows/Active Directory, Linux, and/or macOS environments
• Experience in technical writing
• Experience working for a service-based information security consultancy
• Experience developing and/or providing technical training
• Desire to teach and train students in offensive techniques
• Desire to travel internationally and domestically on a more frequent basis (more than 50%)

Benefits

• Health/Dental/Vision/life insurance: 100% covered for both the employee and their family
• Flexible time off policy
• 13 paid holidays annually
• 401(k) with up to 4% company match
• Equity and quarterly bonus based on company performance
• Remote work: $1,500 first year allowance to set up home office
• $500 annual home office allowance after the first year
• $150 monthly cell phone and internet reimbursement
• $5,000 annual professional development allowance
• $5,250 towards continuing education or student loan repayment
• $1,200 annual benefit for lifestyle, wellness, pet insurance and more
• A one-time $10,000 benefit towards family planning
• In person and virtual employee events throughout the year
• And of course, company swag!