Job Description:

Job Summary

Hands-On Authors are a unique breed of technical professionals applying practical experience to creating and automating realistic hands-on learning environments. As a staff Hands-On Author you will be accountable for developing educational content of the highest quality to be published on the Pluralsight platform. This role focuses on building and supporting realistic security and IT operations environments and content.

Duties/responsibilities

• Conversion of new TTPs and POCs into advanced hands-on training environments with research and SME support

• Automating robust hands-on environments to create rich, interactive experiences, pushing the boundaries to develop world-class, on-demand hands-on training

• Engineer content and capabilities that advance content capabilities and provide new and creative features and options to lab authors and customers

• Develop and maintain cloud-based machine images

• Develop and maintain environment infrastructure templates supporting various generic scenarios

• Serve as Tier 2 support for issues with lab environments

• Collaborating with peers for cross-role-focused research, projects, and advanced "purple team" capability development

• Working hand-in-hand with staff authors to support the rapid creation of published lab content

• Develop and document automation and scripting components for use by other authors

• Pluralsight authors must embrace the mentality of a "lifelong learner" and be capable of learning new techniques, processes, and technologies through continuous and rigorous research and self-directed study. It is expected that the research and self-study efforts are presented in the content you create

Minimum qualifications/skills

• 4+ years of IT, security, or scripting experience

• Proficient with at least one of the following scripting or coding languages: Terraform, Bash, Python, PowerShell, Golang

• Familiarity with Packer or other Cloud Image management, Docker, GitHub

• Recent experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

• Understanding of basic technical security controls, defenses, and attacks.

Preferred qualifications/skills

• One or more industry-recognized security certifications from certifying bodies such as GIAC, CompTIA, and Offensive Security preferable

• Familiarity with CTFs and other cyber challenge formats

Physical and Mental requirements

Work is performed in an office (or home office) environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Sedentary work. Repetitive work. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

EEOC Statement

Bring yourself. Pluralsight is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or protected veteran status. Pluralsight will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

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