Technical Instructor, Security Practice at Elastic

At Elastic, we see endless possibility in a world of endless data. And we use the power of search to help people and organizations turn that possibility into results. Elastic is the leading platform for search-powered solutions. With solutions in Enterprise Search, Observability, and Security, we help improve customer and employee search experiences, keep critical applications running smoothly, and protect against cyber threats. Elastic enables organizations worldwide to use the power of Elastic, including Netflix, Uber, BBC, Microsoft, and thousands of others.

Elastic was built on a foundation of being free and open, which trickles down to how we work. We’re a distributed organization and have been from the beginning. Being distributed isn’t just a way of doing business—it’s a mentality that is at the core of our culture.

At Elastic, we see endless possibility in a world of endless data. And we use the power of search to help people and organizations turn that possibility into results. Elastic is the leading platform for search-powered solutions. With solutions in Enterprise Search, Observability, and Security, we help improve customer and employee search experiences, keep critical applications running smoothly, and protect against cyber threats. Elastic enables organizations worldwide to use the power of Elastic, including Netflix, Uber, BBC, Microsoft, and thousands of others.

We are currently seeking Education Engineers and Architects to join Elasticsearch. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering technical training to our customers as well as helping to maintain our curriculum of training courses, which cover Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana.

The Technical Instructor, Security Practice candidate will be happy working on your own initiative, and does not require micro-management. Most of the team works remotely, and we are happy to consider you wherever you live. Our main offices in Europe are in Amsterdam and London. Do you want to meet lots of new people and teach analysts how to incorporate Elastic into their threat hunt? Come join us at Elastic!

Responsibilities:

• Becoming an expert in Elastic products, keeping up to date on changes/releases, and relaying that knowledge in the form of content development, training instruction, educational material, meetups, and conferences
• Learning and presenting compelling courses in extremely technical concepts clearly and concisely to large audiences in a way that fully engages our customers
• Able to travel globally up to 50%
• Creating new courses, liaising with instructors and other subject matter experts
• Having ability to work on your own initiative with fanatical attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Deep understanding of Elasticsearch and/or Lucene, including Elastic Certified Engineer certification
• 4+ years of cyber security experience
• 2+ years of education experience
• Experience as a technical instructor or public speaker to large audiences on enterprise infrastructure software technology to engineers, developers and other technical positions
• Bachelors Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related
• Cybersecurity certifications are a plus
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment

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Additional Information - We Take Care Of Our People

As a distributed company, diversity drives our identity. Whether you’re looking to launch a new career or grow an existing one, Elastic is the type of company where you can balance great work with great life. Your age is only a number. It doesn’t matter if you’re just out of college or your children are; we need you for what you can do.

We strive to have parity of benefits across regions and while regulations differ from place to place, we believe taking care of our people is the right thing to do.

• Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary
• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Double your charitable giving - We match donations 1:1 up to $1500 USD (or local currency equivalent)
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love.
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave