Instructor - Cyber Security for Control Systems

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The Opportunity
SAIT requires an instructor to teach in the Cyber Security for Control Systems (CSCS) post-diploma program. The CSCS program focuses on cybersecurity training to protect and defend SCADA and PLC systems that run critical infrastructure in a networked environment.
The instructor's role is to professionally manage the learning process of the students and to ensure that students achieve established learning objectives to the maximum of their potential.  The instructor is to make use of any and all available resources, methods, techniques and strategies, to ensure student success.  The candidate is expected to work collaboratively with colleagues, and check in regularly with course leads, to create a learning environment which is pedagogically sound, technically supported and innovative in nature. 

The Role

• Prepare and present lessons, lectures, assignments, quizzes, exams, lab activities, and lab demonstrations for learners 
• Maintain records for the purposes of grading, assessing professionalism and tracking attendance in both theory and lab classes
• Manage the classroom or lab to ensure a positive learning environment
• Show personal interest in the learner and create a climate conducive to optimal learning
• Provide on-going support, guidance and advice to students
• Assist in the development of Curriculum
• Manage the student lab environment including scheduling, and proper use and storage of lab equipment and supplies
• Maintain close contact with relevant industry sectors
• Participate in curriculum/program reviews

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant post-secondary education (minimum two-year diploma from a recognized institute) and a minimum of five years related industry experience. Teaching experience at a post-secondary institute in Canada is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills; the ability to organize and present written information.
• Strong commitment to delivering high-quality instruction within set deadlines.
• Understanding of industrial control system architectures, components, and protocols (e.g., Modbus, DNP3, OPC).
• Familiarity with SCADA and PLC control systems.

Expertise in two or more of the following competencies:
• Cyber Security Industrial Control Systems (ICS) standards, frameworks, guidelines and policies
• Firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and VPNs in industrial environments
• Developing and implementing incident response plans for ICS
• Vulnerability assessments
• Designing, and using tools to create user interfaces for desktop, web, and mobile applications
• Designing algorithms and writing secure code in either C, Python, ladder logic, Structured Text, or similar languages
• Securing wired/wireless networks - network protocols, network segmentation, and isolation techniques
• Securing sensors, actuators, and other connected devices
• Configuring Local and network storage
• BASH shell, PowerShell and Python scripting
• Computer architecture – security and exploitation
• Web application security
• Encryption and decryption

Job classification: INSTRUCTOR - S4001Hourly Range: $35.99 - $54.81# of positions: 2Position End Date: August 30, 2024Posting closing date: February 22, 2024




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