Junior Cybersecurity Instructor Role at BeyondTrust in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This is an entry-level instructional role deliberately structured as a stepping stone — BeyondTrust explicitly frames it as a pipeline from Associate Instructor → Instructor → Senior Instructor. That clarity of career ladder is a green flag for early-career professionals who want structured progression rather than ambiguous growth promises.
Skills developed here are increasingly in demand:
- Technical training delivery in SaaS/cybersecurity — a niche with growing market demand as companies invest in customer education and enablement.
- Familiarity with identity security and privileged access management (PAM) — BeyondTrust is a recognized leader in this space, giving your resume strong market signaling.
- Instructional design exposure and LMS platform fluency.
- Stakeholder communication across customers, partners, and internal teams.
For a 0–2 year experience role at a Fortune 100-serving cybersecurity firm, this is a solid brand to have on a resume. Market context: junior instructional/enablement roles at SaaS companies in Canada typically range CAD $50,000–$65,000 annually — no salary is disclosed here, which is a minor red flag worth clarifying at interview.
Culture signals suggest a mid-to-large, established SaaS company (20,000 customers, 75 Fortune 100 clients) with a learning-oriented, mentorship-driven team. The emphasis on coaching, shadowing, and incremental responsibility suggests a supportive onboarding environment — well-suited for recent graduates pivoting into tech education.
Headquarters: Remote Canada | East Coast Canada
BeyondTrust is a place where you can bring your purpose to life through the work that you do, creating a safer world through our cybersecurity SaaS portfolio.
Our culture of flexibility, trust, and continual learning means you will be recognized for your growth, and for the impact you make on our success. You will be surrounded by people who challenge, support, and inspire you to be the best version of yourself.
The Role
The Associate Instructor is a junior instructional role within BeyondTrust University, designed to develop foundational skills in technical training delivery and course support. Working closely with senior Instructors and the broader Education team, the Associate Instructor learns the tools, platforms, and product knowledge needed to contribute effectively to training delivery while building proficiency in learner engagement and curriculum support. This role is designed to develop individuals toward the Instructor role and, longer term, into Senior Instructor positions based on capability growth and performance.
What You'll Do
Training Delivery Support
- Shadow and co-teach courses with more experienced Instructors, progressively taking on greater delivery responsibility as proficiency develops.
- Support the delivery of training to customers, partners, and employees under the guidance of Senior Instructors.
Learner Engagement & Feedback
- Assist in assessing individual and group training needs for assigned courses.
- Gather and consolidate post-session feedback to support continuous improvement of training content and delivery.
- Build working relationships with learners and stakeholders by providing reliable, professional support.
Learning & Development
- Actively build knowledge of BeyondTrust software product lines and underlying technical concepts.
- Proactively use other knowledge channels such as KB articles, Teams chats, and technical documentation.
- Learn and apply team processes, instructional tools, and delivery platforms (e.g., Zoom, Teams, LMS).
- Seek coaching and feedback from Senior Instructors to accelerate skill development.
What You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree or international equivalent, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 0–2 years of professional experience, including internships, co-op placements, academic teaching roles, or applicable project experience.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with comfort presenting or facilitating in front of groups.
- Willingness and ability to learn technical concepts and enablement tools at pace.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Nice To Have
- Internship, co-op, or academic experience in training, education, or instructional facilitation.
- Exposure to software, SaaS, or cybersecurity environments.
- Familiarity with IT principles, networking, or technical subject matter.
- Experience with virtual delivery tools such as Zoom, Teams, or similar platforms.
Better Together
Diversity. Inclusion. They're more than just words for us. They are the guiding values of how we build our teams, cultivate leaders, and create a culture where people feel connected.
We take care of our employees so they can take care of our customers. Customers who come from all walks of life just like us. We hire incredible people from diverse backgrounds because when we are different together, we are stronger together.
About Us
BeyondTrust is the global identity security leader protecting Paths to Privilege™. Our identity-centric approach goes beyond securing privileges and access, empowering organizations with the most effective solution to manage the entire identity attack surface and neutralize threats, whether from external attacks or insiders.
BeyondTrust is leading the charge in transforming identity security to prevent breaches and limit the blast radius of attacks, while creating a superior customer experience and operational efficiencies. We are trusted by 20,000 customers, including 75 of the Fortune 100, and our global ecosystem of partners.
Learn more at www.beyondtrust.com.
To apply: https://weworkremotely.com/remote-jobs/beyondtrust-associate-instructor
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